Immortal Torino

Immortal Torino

Subtitle:
How the Superga Air Crash Robbed Italian Football of its Champions
By:
Roberto Pennino
Price:
£18.99
Out:
ISBN:
9781801507707
Format:
Hardback
Size:
222 x 144
Pages:
240

Description

On 4 May 1949, 18 players of Grande Torino – one of Italian football’s greatest-ever teams – and 13 other passengers lost their lives in an plane crash as they returned from a friendly against Benfica. Immortal Torino tells the tale of the crash, the aftermath and draws on the testimonies of their former teammates and colleagues who survived.

About the author

Roberto Pennino is a Dutch lawyer and writer with Italian roots. Immortal Torino was first published in Dutch in 2018 before being translated into Italian in 2019. In 2019 he published Forza Olandesi, a history of Dutch players in the Italian Serie A. He has also written the biography of Dutch striker Pierre Vermeulen and Italië 1982, an in-depth, behind-the-scenes account about Italy’s World Cup title in Spain.

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