The Roma fans' chorus: "There is only one Gigi Riva". His son Nicola thanks: "Immense gesture"
A sincere tribute from over 400 Roma fans yesterday in the away section of the DomusGigi Riva (Archive)
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During the match between Cagliari and Roma which took place yesterday evening at the Unipol Domus, the over 400 Giallorossi fans who filled the away section paid a sincere tribute to Gigi Riva .
" One Gigi Riva, there is only one Gigi Riva ", chanted the fans of the capital to pay homage to a legend of Cagliari and of football in general, loved by all fans.
A gesture that struck the many Sardinian fans and the Riva family. So much so that his son Nicola wanted to thank the Roma fans: "There are gestures like this that have immense value for me , that still give hope to the world of football... For me it is truly worth so much more than a victory or a defeat! Thanks to the Roma fans present yesterday at Unipol Domus! ", he wrote on his Facebook profile.
Before the match, Nicola Riva had written another post as a fan, remembering his father: « First start of the season without you dad, but it's as if you were there, I feel you, I know you're there suffering with all the fans of your Cagliari ».
(Unioneonline/L)