Saturday, April 25, 2009
Fourteen Years From The Demise Of Andrea Fortunato
Fourteen years ago Juventus, their supporters and all the football world received the saddest of news: Andrea Fortunato had lost his fight with leukaemia. It was the 25th of April 1995. Andrea, just as he had always done on the field against his opponents, fought till the very end even against the illness which he had been diagnosed with in May 1994. A year of treatment and hope were rendered futile on that Spring day of fourteen years ago.
Andrea had been with Juventus for 2 years, playing his first season in black and white in 1993-94 collecting 27 appearances and scoring a goal. He had shown crystalline class and constant commitment so much so that his physical deterioration at the end of the season had surprised everyone. Unfortunately, this was the sign of an illness which was developing, the illness which took him away a year later and which left him a special place and deep sorrow in the hearts of everybody.
Juventus and its supporters never forgot Andrea and even today they heartily embrace his relatives.
Juventus.com
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