The Superga Air Tragedy and Il Grande Torino
Football Travel by Outside Write
English - May 04, 2024 04:53 - 30 minutes - 55.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsSports Society & Culture Places & Travel laliga bundesliga football premierleague seriea soccer travel Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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My guest is Roberto Pennino, whose book 'Immortal Torino' covers the story of 'Il Grande Torino' - the Great Torino FC side that dominated Italian football in the 1940s. Tragically, the team and coaching staff all died as their plane descended into Turin on the way home from a friendly match in Lisbon against Benfica, crashing into the Basilica di Superga.