Giacomo Losi, historic captain of Roma in the fifties and sixties, passed away yesterday at the age of 88
Another serious loss has hit European and, in this case, Italian football in the last few hours. Giacomo Losi, former defender of Roma, of which he became captain and flagship, passed away yesterday evening at the age of 88. The touching farewell of the Giallorossi club.
Born in Soncinoin the province of Brescia, on 10 September 1935, after a childhood as a “partisan” (as told by himself), Giacomo Losi began playing football in his city's team, the Soncinese, where he was “paid with bread and salami”. Subsequently, in 1952, he moved on to Cremonesewhere in two seasons he contributed to the promotion to Serie C.
But Losi's true love story began in 1954, when he arrived in the capital to play for the club. Rome. In a very short time he first took the starting shirt, then the captain's armband and then the hearts of all the Romans. So much so that he was soon nicknamed “Giacomino core of Rome“. Not a little, considering his northern Italian origins.
With Roma he played for 15 seasons, collecting an incredible sum of 386 appearanceswhich made him the Giallorossi with the most games played for over 40 years, before the advent of Francesco Totti and Daniele De Rossi, who recently surpassed him.
At the end of the 68-69 season, due to problems with the coach at the time Helenio Herreraleft Roma and played for a season at Tiber Romea Serie D club belonging to the Giallorossi.
His nephew announced his death, which as mentioned happened yesterday in the capital Massimo Liofredi. Here are his words:
Uncle Giacomo went to heaven tonight. He remained attached to the Giallorossi shirt until the end, for which he had an immense love and which he continued to follow on every occasion.
Inevitable condolence message from the yellow-red clubwho wrote on his social media channels: “You have always loved us, we have always loved you. Hello Captain, you will be in our hearts forever“.
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