(ANSA) – ROME, MARCH 06 – Pino Wilson, captain of Lazio’s first historic Scudetto, has died. He was 76 years old. “The SS
Lazio, its President, the coach, the players and all the staff express deep condolences for the death of the captain of the first Scudetto Pino Wilson and join in the pain of the family “, reads the website of the biancoceleste club.
Considered one of the strongest defenders of his generation, with the biancoceleste shirt he played 324 games with 6 goals, holding the record for appearances with Lazio for a long time.
In 1971, with the arrival of Tommaso Maestrelli on the bench, Wilson became one of the leaders of that Lazio known as the “Maestrelli band”, a team of character that in 1974 won the first Scudetto in the club’s history. A goal that has remained in the memory of many fans. Lots of messages on social media: Above all that of Lazio: “Together, we have become champions.
Hi Pino, our Captain, the story that binds us is eternal “, we read on the twitter profile of the biancoceleste club. (ANSA).
Source: Ansa
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