“While we were warming up, which went on for a long time, we saw fans arriving from section Z in tears, holding crying children in their arms. They had all their clothes ripped off, and first aid arrived from the UEFA staff and our doctor, Francesco La Neve, with the completely inadequate security service failing to intervene. During the warm-up there was a sort of meeting, Juventus did not want to play that match but were forced to take to the pitch for reasons of public order. After the game we went back to the hotel and were told in detail what had happened. Those who say that we won a blood-stained cup only add to the pain of the relatives who lost their loved ones. As a child you dream of playing in the European Cup, of winning it, but suddenly you find yourself in a surreal situation: on the one hand you have won that trophy, on the other hand, however, there are thirty-nine innocent dead. Years later I still think it was the right decision to play that match because otherwise we would be talking about a massacre. At the same time, however, we must not forget these 39 people who unfortunately lost their lives over a football match. It must never happen again, these people must always be remembered.”