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Damiano Tommasi, an atypical midfielder for Roma, Italian champions in 2001, is running for municipal elections in the “very right” city of Veneto.
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From our correspondent in Rome, Quentin Raverdy
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Sn the electoral leaflets for the municipal elections in Verona, among the familiar figures of the local political class, a face will make many football fans wince, well beyond the borders of the “little Rome” of Veneto. Admittedly, his buckled helmet has grayed somewhat over time, but the gentle gaze of Damiano Tommasi, “the candid soul” of Italian football, has not changed. At 48, the unfortunate hero of the Nazionale (author of a golden goal disallowed – scandalously, say the Transalpins – during the 2002 World Cup) is now making his big debut on the political field.
Blessed bread for the Italian press, always fond of politico-football puns. Starting with the very name of Damiano Tommasi’s movement, Back! (“network” in French…
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