(ANSA) – ROME, JANUARY 07 – The idea of naming the Olympic Stadium after Paolo Rossi, bomber of the 1982 World Cup who died a year ago, raises doubts in the capital. The agenda asking to name “Pablito” the sports facility in Rome was recently approved in the House with 387 votes in favor, but – despite the unanimous appreciation for the unforgettable champion – in the city it collected several perplexity, on social networks among the fans of Rome and Lazio, but also in the Campidoglio. Lastly, it was the Capitoline Councilor for Sport, Alessandro Onorato, who openly said he was against: “There was no need to put a great figure like that of Paolo Rossi at the center of a constant debate like this and I would like to say that there is no need to change the name of the Olympic Stadium “.
Onorato speaks of a “colonial approach to Rome”. And during an intervention on the radio, he asked himself: “Does it seem normal to you that Parliament should decide the name to be given to the stadium in the city of Rome? At the most, the Municipality should take care of it. With Mayor Gualteri we had decided not to enter this story, but since you asked me the question – he clarifies during the interview – I would say that perhaps it is appropriate to name him the stadium of some other team where Paolo Rossi played and in this way remember a figure that we all loved.
The name Stadio Olimpico is wonderful, it reminds us of the 1960 Olympics and we hold on to it. “Rossi, the capital’s sports owner specifies, is” a great champion that we all loved but who played in six teams from the north and who in Rome he only played away “. (ANSA).
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