SUPER HERO

At espana 1982 world cup,One man rose from world cup obscurity to leave his footprints on the sand of soccer time,it was an indellible print that many will hate to remember especially two super powers of world football,The selecao and the Machines.

PAOLO ROSSI was considered as a failure based on the three matches played at the first group stage and manyITALIANS would have been cursing coach ENZO BEARZOT for lining up Rossi against argentina in the first match of the second group stage,when he was substituted in the 80th minute,many would have thought he will be confined to the reserve bench against the super power from south america in the next match.

Rossi was again thrown into action against Brazil by an undettered bearzot, 5 minutes into the match Rossi justified the confidence reposed in him by the coach with a super strike and went on to score two more in a 3-2 win, He punished poland with two goals in the semi final before silencing the german machine with a goal in the final, with six goals in the last three matches he played at espana 82,ROSSI became the first man to win the GOLDEN BOOT and the newly introduced GOLDEN BALL,an honour that only one person after him was able to IMMITATE till now, another ITALIAN, Salvatore schillaci.

However ROSSI's achievement is more unique because he won the cup and gold medal while schillaci only won a bronze medal without the cup.

A giant,super hero and a legend.