The passing of Evaristo Beccalossi deeply affected the football world and, in particular, the Nerazzurri environment. Many, last night at the Olimpico, noticed a significant absence during the match against Lazio: Inter took to the field wearing black armbands, but a minute of silence in memory of the former playmaker was not observed.
A decision that generated questions and reactions, which La Gazzetta dello Sport explained as follows:
“As for the pre-match moment of silence for former players, the Federation decides, based on a specific internal policy: the custom is that a minute of silence is automatically granted on all fields for those who have worn the blue jersey (however, the former Inter playmaker never played for the National Team). In other cases like this, a request from the clubs may be made, as was immediately done by Lecco, of which Evaristo was president from 2014 to 2016. Inter will nevertheless pay tribute to their champion next Sunday at home, before the match against Verona and the subsequent presentation of the championship trophy: it will be a historic day to dedicate the trophy to Beccalossi himself,” it reads.
The topic also came up in the post-match press conference, with Cristian Chivu responding to journalists’ questions as follows: “I hadn’t thought about that… We are missing a dear person, also for the Inter world, and we offer our condolences to the family. He was always close to us. As for the minute of silence, I don’t know, but since we heard the news, we have always thought of him.”
Therefore, Inter-Verona will be the moment chosen by the club to celebrate Beccalossi in front of their own fans, on a day that will already go down in history for the championship celebration and will also be dedicated to the memory of the former number 10.
