The recent passage of Ronaldo to AC Milan has brought many comparisons to pounce on another sample that passed in Inter Milan's Brazilian el'ingrato: the purely technical comparison would probably be there, but that is not even remotely comparable - in addition to humanity of the two, of course - Are the circumstances that led them from one side of the waterway. The above-mentioned term of comparison is Giuseppe Meazza, whimsical football athlete with supernatural virtues and weaknesses of common man. Innate class striker from crystalline, brilliant and acrobatic, designated emblem of an era - the one between the two world wars - which at that time looked to him as a symbol A Italian: great player, pleasing appearance, a war orphan, tied to mother (whose regular phone calls before every game, even then was not exactly simple telephone call), adored and popular.
"Pepin", as it was called in his Milan where he was born August 23, 1910, impressed everyone from the start: he was just seventeen years old when, with a brace, he helped beat Inter 6-1 Genoa and the Ruling had instead only nineteen when he made his debut against Switzerland in the national team, passed 4-2 thanks to a couple of their goals. It was the prelude to a dazzling career that would see him almost four decades of absolute prim'attore football, spent largely for wearing colors Inter: with the Milanese team he played 408 matches and scored 287 networks well, and won two league titles an Italian Cup, was three times top scorer in the league but also the protagonist of a farewell full of mystery and sadness. The
"Balilla" In fact, the end of the thirties was the victim of an alleged circulatory problem known as "ankle cold", the sports medicine at that time was not able to solve: the then Ambrosiana-Inter (renamed in this manner at the behest of the fascist regime) decided reluctantly to relinquish the famous striker and the latter went to city rivals AC Milan. A change of shirt that the Beloved of the public considered it a deep betrayal by the man who had acclaimed him for thirteen seasons, but Meazza himself explained that several years later with Codest words: "I do not think it is a betrayal: in those moments, moments that were very bad, I had just married and the idea of \u200b\u200bnot leaving Milan seemed quite appropriate. "
At the end of two years experience of AC Milan, the champions imbrillantinato also played a tournament each for Juventus and Atalanta: the last lightning that started at the end of the path of one of the best Italian footballer of all time.
One to whom A year after the disappearance avvenutane in 1979, was deservedly named the San Siro stadium, however, was also an athlete who wrote pages memorable in the history of the national team: through talent as sublime touch with both feet, intoxicating dribbling, shooting high and imperious header (despite a height of only 169 cm) guided the selection of Italian Vittorio Pozzo to win the World Cup 1934 and 1938 . Two very prestigious titles to be added to the 33 goals that "Balilla" created in 53 appearances for the Azzurri: data to be indisputable star.
A star that at times was overshadowed by concern breaks because of his two biggest vices, women and passion for the game shortcomings definitely plausible for someone who had begun to kick the streets of the modest neighborhood of native Porta Vittoria and found himself very young protagonist in the ranks of one of the most important and wealthy teams homegrown. The ace by more than 350 career goals, however, always knew how to get out: using stunning shots, as well as the pages of gossip, even on the green rectangle.
(Published on 16/02/2007 in the magazine Weekly Sportfoglio )
Giuseppe Meazza
Born in Milan on 23/08/1910
Forward
at Inter from 1927 to 1940 ( Moreover, in the role of player-coach during the season 1946 / '47) Total attendance
-gol: 408-287
Wins: 2 league titles (1929 / '30, 1937 / '38) 1 Italian Cup (1938 / '39)
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