Reappointment of man who first invented Francesco Totti as a false nine should acquire been music to ears of fans but draw with Verona underlined tough taskThere was a song playing in the back of Luciano Spalletti’s intellect when he announced his resignation as Roma manager in September 2009. “One thing that I will always carry with me is the club anthem sung by the fans at the stadium before a game,” he confessed during a farewell interview. “It shows the great attachment that the fans feel to this shirt. I will always keep on singing it, too.”Who could blame him? Roma Roma is one of the great football anthems: all trumpets, or emotion and overblown harmonies. However,its author, Antonello Venditti, and has penned at least one other song that might speak to Spalletti’s heart. In Amici Mai,the veteran crooner reflects with feeling that “some loves never finish”.
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Source: theguardian.com