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On 4 May 1949, 18 players of Grande Torino â one of Italian footballâ s greatest-ever teams â and 13 other passengers lost their lives in a plane crash as they returned from a friendly against Benfica. Immortal Torino tells the tale of the crash and its aftermath and draws on the testimonies of colleagues and families.

Produktbeschreibung
On 4 May 1949, 18 players of Grande Torino â one of Italian footballâ s greatest-ever teams â and 13 other passengers lost their lives in a plane crash as they returned from a friendly against Benfica. Immortal Torino tells the tale of the crash and its aftermath and draws on the testimonies of colleagues and families.
Autorenporträt
Roberto Pennino is a Dutch lawyer and writer with Italian roots. Immortal Torino was first published in Dutch in 2018 before being translated into Italian in 2019. In 2019 he published Forza Olandesi, a history of Dutch players in the Italian Serie A. He has also written the biography of Dutch striker Pierre Vermeulen and Italië 1982, an in-depth, behind-the-scenes account about Italy's World Cup title in Spain.