Italy legend Alessandro Altobelli is ‘devastated’ to overlook the funeral of his greatest good friend, Evaristo Beccalossi, as he’s caught in Kuwait with no flights out there to return to Italy.
Former midfielder Beccalossi
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His funeral is being held right this moment in his hometown of Brescia, with many different Nerazzurri legends current, together with Beppe Bergomi.
Former Inter and Italy star Altobelli, a 1982 Italy World Cup winner, was one in every of Beccalossi’s closest buddies however couldn’t attend his beloved good friend’s funeral.
Altobelli, who lives in Kuwait and works as a Serie A pundit for an area TV station, has been pressured to overlook Beccalossi’s funeral as a result of lack of flights from the Center East to Europe.
MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 23: Evaristo Beccalossi attends The Greatest FIFA Soccer Awards 2019 on the Teatro Alla Scala on September 23, 2019 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Claudio Villa/Getty Photographs)
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“I’m devastated,” he advised
“There are not any flights. It had already taken me two days to return right here [to Kuwait]. I spent eight hours in Istanbul throughout a layover, making an attempt to relaxation on a chair. Now I’m stranded, and there are not any options.
“He [Beccalossi] was my greatest good friend,” concluded Altobelli.
“He was a champion and a second father to my sons. With him, part of him has died too.”
Beccalossi and Altobelli collectively received the 1979-80 Serie A title with Inter.
Altobelli is the second-best scorer within the Nerazzurri’s historical past with 209 targets.