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Juventus Marks 19 Years Since Vinovo Tragedy as Spalletti Joins Families' Remembrance

Club tributes coincide with families' enduring grief alongside continued memorial efforts.

Overview

  • Juventus issued an official remembrance on December 15 and noted that the Vinovo training pitch remains dedicated to Alessio Ferramosca and Riccardo Neri.
  • Coach Luciano Spalletti attended a December 5 memorial dinner in Gambassi Terme after publicly dedicating a Juventus victory to the two boys, traveling from Turin with Gianluca Pessotto.
  • Parents Luciano Ferramosca and Franco Neri described unrelenting pain nearly two decades later, with the anniversary period weighing heavily on their families.
  • The families sustain the memory through charity and community events, including dinners, tournaments, runs, and a planned fundraising dinner in Turin in May.
  • The 17-year-olds died on December 15, 2006 after slipping into an artificial lake near the Vinovo training center while retrieving balls, suffering hypothermia despite hospital care.