Gifted with extraordinary talent, Baggio reached the top of Italian and world football, winning the betting most incredible, but also proving himself human with the missed penalty at USA '94.
Roberto Baggio's list of achievements
In Serie A Roby won two consecutive league titles in 1995 and 1996, respectively with Juve and Milan, with the Old Lady he won the UEFA Cup in 1993, the year in which he also managed to put the Golden Ball in his cabinet.
The Divine Ponytail: the film about his life
Released in 2021 and directed by Letizia Lamartire, Il Divin Codino is the autobiographical film that tells the story of Baggio from his debut to his injuries, from his first contract with Viola to his encounter with Buddhism. Baggio's life flows quickly between the solitude of the footballer and his great successes, until reaching the final of the USA '94 World Cup.
The film also retraces the last seasons of Roby's career, until he is bought by Brescia and meets Carlo Mazzone. This film was personally viewed by the protagonist and for this reason it represents his most faithful autobiography.
The '94 World Cup and that missed penalty
Even though the decisive penalty in the World Cup final may have been missed, Baggio has always been loved by fans and football enthusiasts, it's a shame that on that occasion he didn't score, but in that case physical problems also came into play and all the troubles the footballer had with Arrigo Sacchi did nothing but worsen the situation.
Despite his unerring aim, also fueled by training during the hunting, the error from the penalty spot tormented Baggio for several years, as is faithfully reported in the film we talked about in the previous paragraph.
Mazzone's run under the curve?
This is definitely the most beautiful masterpiece of the Divine Ponytail, because in September 2001 during the Brescia – Atalanta derby, Atalanta were winning 1 – 3 and Roberto's first goal had not resolved the match.
The fans were incandescent and the Nerazzurri ultras heavily teased Mazzone, who from the Brescia bench was starting to lose patience. When Baggio scored the 2-3 Carletto was categorical and his words are still engraved in the history of football "if we make it 3-3 I'll come under the curve".
When Baggio scored the 3-3 Mazzone gave life to the most beautiful run in the history of football, which still today remains among the most viewed and imitated videos on the Web.
The defamation lawsuit against animal rights activists
Last summer we saw Roberto Baggio in court for a lawsuit against animal rights activists, who had called him a “murderer” on the radio and posted posters accusing him of his passion for hunting. The Divine Ponytail has always declared that he respects all laws related to hunting.
The fourth best Azzurri striker
With 27 goals for the Italian national team, Baggio is the fourth best Azzurri striker ever, a career that began on November 16, 1988 and ended on April 28, 2004, even though Roby has not worn the Azzurri shirt since 1999.
His first goal with Italy, the Divine Ponytail, was in a friendly against Uruguay in 1989, his first goal at the World Cup was in Italy '90 against Czechoslovakia. In the 1994 World Cup in the United States He scored 5 goals between the round of XNUMX and the semi-final, the last goal was against Austria at the 1998 World Cup in France.
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THANK YOU ROBERTO!!
