(ANSA) - MODENA, 27 OCT - Football is his life.
yesterday as today.
So Marco Ballotta, one of the longest-lived goalkeepers in national and international football, returned to the field at 57.
He didn't play, but at least he wore the official Castelvetro jersey, that of the second goalkeeper.
It happened on Sunday in the Emilia-Romagna Excellence.
Ballotta has been the president of Castelvetro for years: due to the injury of the second goalkeeper of the first team, the 17-year-old Cacchioli, a solution was ready at home. And so in view of the derby won 1 to 0 by Vignolese, after a couple of training sessions and Ballotta was ready to resume confidence with the field. For now, no predictions are made about the future, the physical integrity of the former number one of Modena, Lazio, Inter and Parma, class of '64, could allow him to return to the old profession, he who at the end of his career among professionals (2008) played some games between amateurs and amateur level but as a striker.
"I just dialed in - commented Ballotta - the coach asked me to lend a hand and I didn't hold back.
Fortunately there is none.I was needed. "(ANSA).
