The best friend still doesn’t believe it. “Did Giorgio kill his neighbor?” I absolutely exclude it, violence was not his way of being. May they seek the truth. He was killed with barbaric ferocity. A crowd against a lonely and defenseless man …». Efisio Cau e Giorgio Scanu, peers, they had last seen each other just over three years ago, but they often heard on the phone. “Last time he told me he wanted to open a restaurant in Tegucigalpa. “I’ll wait for you, I’ll take care of everything: when you want to come, I’ll send you the plane ticket”. He was retired, he wanted me as his partner, he had many plans ».
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Giorgio Scanu had left Sardinia more than 20 years ago, almost 30, they say in Santa Giusta, a center which is practically a periphery of Oristano, towards Cagliari. He was born in Donigala, a nearby hamlet, he had moved a few kilometers. A first marriage that lasted a few months, just to see a child born, the work – appreciated – as a telephone technician. But then the crisis and layoffs arrived at Sirti, a company that carried out tenders for Telecom Italia. And he had connections at Deutsche Telekom. They offered him to move to Central America, he packed his bags and left.
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Honduras, all the insights:
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In his past even years as a footballer, first and second category, amateur championship, up to the small matches between amateurs, fame as a “mastiff” as a lateral defender. «It’s true, they called it Terrore – remember Sergio Vacca and Tino Melis, who took care of the teams in which he played: Milis, Nurachi, Riola, Oristano towns – because it was decided on the pitch, the attackers against opponents turned off. He played hard but fair. And he was respected. He has always had a passion for football. He had to stop playing a bit because of his age and some muscle trouble. He also wanted to try as a coach. He was tough on his players too, he demanded discipline. He started saying: I will miss football ».
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The first years as an emigrant were tough. Long journeys, uncomfortable locations. Job offers in Guatemala, possibility to move to Brazil. But by now in Honduras he had rebuilt a life, new marriage and two children. “Of course, here is a completely different mentality, Italy and Sardinia are something else”. Sometimes a bit of nostalgia. In 2005 a few weeks of vacation in Sardinia and a temptation. But he had immediately given up: «I am now close to retirement and I see that there is no work here. What do I return to do? ».
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