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âDevastatedâ Italy World Cup winner forced to miss Beccalossi funeral: âNo flightsâ
TL;DR
Alessandro Altobelli, an Italy World Cup winner, is unable to attend the funeral of his best friend Evaristo Beccalossi due to a lack of available flights from Kuwait. Beccalossi, a former Inter midfielder, passed away at the age of 69.
Key points
- Alessandro Altobelli is unable to attend a funeral
- Evaristo Beccalossi passed away at age 69
- Funeral held in Brescia, Italy
- Altobelli is stuck in Kuwait
- No flights available for Altobelli
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âDevastatedâ Italy World Cup winner forced to miss Beccalossi funeral: âNo flightsâ
Italy legend Alessandro Altobelli is âdevastatedâ to miss the funeral of his best friend, Evaristo Beccalossi, as he is stuck in Kuwait with no flights available to return to Italy.
Former Inter midfielder Beccalossi died on May 6, aged 69.
His funeral is being held today in his hometown of Brescia, with many other Nerazzurri legends present, including Beppe Bergomi.
Former Inter and Italy star Altobelli, a 1982 Italy World Cup winner, was one of Beccalossiâs closest friends but could not attend his beloved friendâs funeral.
Altobelli, who lives in Kuwait and works as a Serie A pundit for a local TV station, has been forced to miss Beccalossiâs funeral due to the lack of flights from the Middle East to Europe.
MILAN, ITALY â SEPTEMBER 23: Evaristo Beccalossi attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 at the Teatro Alla Scala on September 23, 2019 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)
âIâm devastated,â he told Corriere della Sera.
âThere are no flights. It had already taken me two days to return here [to Kuwait]. I spent eight hours in Istanbul during a layover, trying to rest on a chair. Now Iâm stranded, and there are no solutions.
Q&A
Why can't Alessandro Altobelli attend Evaristo Beccalossi's funeral?
Alessandro Altobelli is stuck in Kuwait and cannot find any available flights to return to Italy for the funeral.
Who was Evaristo Beccalossi and when did he die?
Evaristo Beccalossi was a former Inter midfielder who died on May 6 at the age of 69.
Where is Evaristo Beccalossi's funeral being held?
Evaristo Beccalossi's funeral is being held in his hometown of Brescia, Italy.