The words of the former Biancoceleste defender, Italian champion with Lazio in ’74, on the celebration for the fiftieth anniversary of the Scudetto at the Olimpico
Speaking at the microphones of Radio you are Luigi Martini, one of the protagonists of the Banda Maestrelli, spoke about the party for the fiftieth anniversary of Lazio’s first Scudetto, expressing all his emotion. These are his words.
“About our Lazio, the least important thing was the technical question, despite the presence of great champions. The decisive thing to underline is that there is no other team in the history of football that has that kind of history. An incredible novel, a unique story, people who jumped with parachutes, but above all the human side of that team. Who in the world can say they have done what Oddi did, taking Giorgio and Pino to rest with the Maestro in the same chapel. With these things you make an endless television series, it’s a story that overshadows everything and it’s the reason why the fans don’t forget it. These are stories that touch your soul. Anyone who isn’t moved by all this is wrong.
Sunday at the Olimpico will be a joy, I owe everything to Lazio, everything starts from there, even my political and racing career. When I think about that Lazio I get emotional, my teammates were more than friends. When I think of them I think of something that is inside me. The figure of President Lenzini deserves to be brought to the center of the novel. The pairing with Maestrelli was incredible, it was a perfect fusion. Every Friday I went to his house, he wanted to know everything, how things were going, how things were going with Chinaglia. He was a man of incredible moral strength, I experienced the decline with him. I immediately understood Maestrelli’s choice to move me to the full-back role, but I never accepted it (laughs, ed.). In those years the full-backs were often boots, while my characteristics were very offensive. It was Maestrelli’s greatnesshis ability to get inside people with his persuasion, to convince me.”
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May 7, 2024 (modified May 7, 2024 | 7:31 pm)
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