How An Italian Football Team Honoured A Woman's Memory Of Her Late Husband And Son
In this week's FEEL GOOD FRIDAY column, we bring to you a story of a heartwarmingly beautiful gesture from A.S. Roma towards a woman who had recently lost her husband and son.
By Sadho Ram — 12 Dec 2014, 01:06 PM — Updated over 9 years ago
Anyone who has lived through a football World Cup can tell the game has some of the best kind of fans with kindest of heart. For example, look no further than Clovis Acosta Fernandes, a die-hard Brazil fan, who showed the world the true meaning of glory.
But what we don't hear about as much is how much heart the football players have for their fans. Take for example, this Italian team who did something so incredibly beautiful for the family of two of their fallen fans that made them cynosure of the Internet.
As reported by Forza Italian Football site, A.S. Roma paid tribute to two of their fallen fans who died following their Champions League clash against Bayern Munich in late October this year
Father and son, Stefano and Cristiano, were killed in a scooter accident while driving home from A.S. Roma's Champions League game.
Stefano and Cristiano were devoted fans to the game and to their team.
Their tragic deaths left Stefano's wife, Luana, a widow and their young daughter Michelle, without a brother.
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A.S. Roma invited Luana and her daughter to their next game. When they arrived, they found every Roma player was wearing a t-shirts with pictures of the pair emblazoned on the front. The photo had been taken at the last game the father and son saw.
The team then stood for a moment of silence. As one redditor commented, "those eyes are of someone who has not stopped crying." It was truly a heartwarming gesture from the team.
