Gigi Buffon commemorated the Heysel tragedy and urged fans of all clubs to “understand the gravity of what happened.”
In May 1985 trouble broke out in the stands before a European Cup Final between Liverpool and Juventus.
A wall collapsed and 39 people died in the crush, most of them Juve supporters.
Italy play Belgium in a friendly tomorrow at the stadium built over the old Heysel, so today Buffon and and Giorgio Chiellini placed flowers at the plaque marking the tragedy.
Gigi Buffon commemorated the Heysel tragedy and urged fans of all clubs to “understand the gravity of what happened.”
In May 1985 trouble broke out in the stands before a European Cup Final between Liverpool and Juventus.
A wall collapsed and 39 people died in the crush, most of them Juve supporters.
Italy play Belgium in a friendly tomorrow at the stadium built over the old Heysel, so today Buffon and and Giorgio Chiellini placed flowers at the plaque marking the tragedy.
“We can only try to improve the world so this never happens again, but also educate young people so they understand the gravity of what happened,” said Buffon in a Press conference.
“When fans of other clubs deride the victims of Heysel, it is done out of sheer ignorance and not evil.”
The goalkeeper was also asked to comment on the current Bianconeri form in Serie A.
“I think we have to keep our feet on the ground, as the table says after 12 rounds we are in seventh place and that’s no coincidence.
“We need to take it one game at a time and improve both performances and results. If we go from seventh to sixth to fifth, then we’ll see.”