A large proportion of Saudi fans present at the Al-Awwal Park stadium in Riyadh, where the Italian Super Cup final between Inter and Napoli was played, whistled a minute’s silence. in memory of Luigi RivaItalian legend who died this Monday at the age of 79.
Riva, the Italian national team’s all-time top scorer with 35 goals in 42 games, Euro Cup champion in 1968, runner-up in the World Cup in Mexico 70 and captain of Cagliari who lifted the ‘scudetto’ in 1970, He died shortly before the start of the matchso there was no time to organize the minute of silence before kickoff.
The minute of silence, after the break
It happened before the start of the second half and while both teams were completely silent on the field, the Saudi fans began to whistle, interrupting the emotional moment.
The players and some Italian fans responded with applause and chants in favor of the legendary Luigi Riva.
Source: La Verdad
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