The next day is the day of farewell. Greetings to the champion and the man. Gigi Riva will enter the Cagliari stadium for the last time, adjacent to the Sant’Elia where his career ended.
Key points
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The last dress: the blue tracksuit of the national team with the writing “Italy”
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The funeral home at the stadium from 1pm
17:58
Tortu: “He taught everyone that Sardinia is home”
“A wound for all of Sardinia and for all of Italy in general. For anyone who has practiced sport and loves it, it is one of the greatest examples of humanity, value and love for the team and the shirt. He taught what he wants say feel at home and left me with a broken heart.” Born in Lombardy, how Gigi Rivabut Sardinian due to his paternal origins and his attachment to the island, Filip Tortu was deeply affected by the passing of the eternal striker, symbol of Cagliari.
“I have always felt similar to him in character,” he said Sports Radio the Olympic gold sprinter of the 4X100 -, very reserved but at the same time simple in his relationships and relationship with the city. Even though he was not born in Sardinia like me, he had become a true Sardinian, and for me he was and will still be an important part of my life.”
17:36
Pavoletti: “He was the strongest and could go anywhere. He chose Sardinia”
Among the hundreds of people moved by the final farewell to Gigi Riva, there were also the Cagliari players. “He was the strongest of all and he could go anywhere, as they say today – he said Leonardo Pavoletti –, instead he chose the Cagliari and the Sardinia. I believe this feeling is worth more than all the goals he scored and the records he broke.”
16:41
Line outside the stadium for the last farewell
Outside the Unipol Domus of Cagliari an increasingly long queue, inside Gigi Riva’s coffin, with the blue tracksuit of the Italian national team and the red and blue one of Cagliari at his feet. Hundreds and hundreds of people have been paying homage to the champion who won the Cagliari scudetto since this morning, waiting to be able to enter the chapel of rest set up inside the Sant’Elia stadium – which will soon be named after Riva – and say goodbye to the the last time Thunderclap. “The pain is too strong, I would like to answer many questions, but today we must remain silent. Riva united this people and this land, and he did so for decades – the moving words of Tommaso Giulini, president of Cagliari -. No one loved Sardinia more than him, he will continue to be our star in everything we do.”
14:55
Cagliari pays homage to the coffin
At 1.50pm the Cagliari players arrived in a group at the stadium to pay homage to Gigi Riva’s coffin.
13:43
The body arrives at the stadium
Around 1.30pm the hearse carrying Gigi Riva’s body arrives at the stadium applauded by the people. Lines of fans at the entrance to give their final farewell to the legend.
12:44
Two days of citizen mourning in Cagliari
The municipal administration of Cagliari has decided to decree citizen mourning on 23 and 24 January. Many commercial businesses will pull down their shutters during the funeral on Wednesday at 4pm in the Sardinian capital, all businesses are invited to close for the funeral to commemorate the myth of Cagliari.
12:42
The hours of the funeral home
The funeral chapel at the stadium will be open from 2pm to 10pm on Tuesday and from 7am to 1pm on Wednesday, before the coffin is transported to the Basilica of Bonaria for the funeral.
11:50
The funeral on Wednesday at 4pm in Bonaria
It is not yet officially confirmed, but Gigi Riva’s funeral will be celebrated on Wednesday 24 January at 4pm at the sanctuary of Nostra Signora di Bonaria, which overlooks the sea.
11:49
The last dress: the blue tracksuit of the national team with the writing “Italy”
Gigi Riva was dressed in the blue tracksuit of the national team from the 1960s, with a majestic “Italia” written on his chest. A way to symbolize the inseparable bond with the blue shirt.
11:47
The funeral home at the stadium from 1pm
Gigi Riva’s body has been in the morgue of the Brotzu hospital in Cagliari since dawn. At 1pm he will be taken to the Cagliari stadium, the team to which he donated his entire career: it will be the place to say goodbye to him for the last time before the funeral.
2024-01-23 17:03:21
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