Nicoletta Tamberlich (ANSA) – ROME, NOV 12 – Unforgettable her commentary, of rowing and tennis above all, but also fencing and athletics, as well as her hosted in football-themed television talk shows, during which she never hid his great passion for Lazio. The world of sport and TV is in mourning: Giampiero Galeazzi, the sports reporter and RAI presenter and former rower, died in Rome, at the Gemelli Hospital, was 75 years old and had been suffering from diabetes for some time. His last television appearance dates back to three years ago on Domenica In. “My big steak goes away an important piece of my life” post Mara Venier with a heart on Instagram. Born in Rome on May 18, 1946, Galeazzi in his youth, after graduating in economics, worked for a short period in the marketing and advertising office of Fiat, in Turin, he had become a professional rowing, winning the Italian singles championship in 1967. then in the double with Giuliano Spingardi the following year, participating in the selections for the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Then he joined Rai as a sports journalist first on the radio and then on TV, first on Domenica Sportiva and then on Wednesday Sport. He is remembered by the commentaries of sporting events such as the rowing gold medal of the brothers Carmine and Giuseppe Abbagnale, dragged by the legendary live commentary of Galeazzi in Seoul in 1988 and of Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi in Sydney 2000 “let’s win “, Galeazzi’s final scream that thrilled all viewers live. Also known by the nickname of Bisteccone for its imposing tonnage: he was given the nickname by Gilberto Evangelisti, as revealed on several occasions by the same journalist “he saw me and said:” Who is this Bisteccone? “. From football, to tennis, to rowing, with his voice he recounted the exploits of the Abbagnale brothers, the second Scudetto of Napoli directly from the San Paolo locker rooms. In May 1987, Napoli won the first Scudetto with Maradona on the pitch and at the final whistle Galeazzi is the protagonist of the blue party . Memorable his exchange with Diego, Galeazzi entered the dressing room of the team and left the microphone to Maradona, interviewer version. The journalist was the host of Novantesimo Minuto for several seasons, of which he had also been sent. Many comments of condolence from the various colleagues, from the director of TG5 Clemente Mimun to Massimo Caputi. In the Eighties he was also sent by the DS for the most important Serie A matches. 92 to 1999 led the 90th minute and participated in the conduction of the 1996 Sanremo festival with Pippo Baudo. In 2010 and 2012 he participated in World Nights and European Nights, both Rai broadcasts. Galeazzi was a Lazio fan and had two children: Susanna and Gianluca. In his career he was not only a sports journalist: he recounted in 1986 as a correspondent for Rai the meeting between Michail Gorbaciov and Ronald Reagan in Reykjavík. Galeazzi was in Iceland for the Champions Cup match between Valur and Juventus. “Hi Giampiero! Thank you for having lived the sport first as an athlete and then as a journalist. Your voice, full of enthusiasm and passion, is linked to the memories of many blue emotions. I am sure that tonight the Olympic Stadium will also remember you for how you deserve it. “. Thus the Undersecretary for Sport, Valentina Vezzali. Galeazzi said some time ago: “Telling the extraordinary victories of Abbagnale is still today a unique emotion for me like those of Napoli in the Scudetti. Today everything I have done, entering the locker room and interviewing anyone, would not be possible, because everything is cold and predetermined “. He had been hospitalized for weeks, in intensive care. He leaves two children (Gianluca and Susanna, both journalists, the first in force at La7, the second at Sky). (HANDLE).
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