A delegation of the Italian first division club around Coach Ranieri showed the late Pontifex in St. Peter’s Basilica.
The Italian first division club AS Rome said goodbye to several members of the late Pope Francis on Thursday. The delegation of the club of Rio World Champion Mats Hummels, who ended his career after the current season, was led by coach Claudio Ranieri.
Together with tens of thousands of pilgrims, the group stood in order to get to the body of the Argentine Pope died on Easter Monday in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The club’s group included the Argentine players Paulo Dybala and Matias Soulé as well as the Italians Lorenzo Pellegrini, Bryan Cristante and Gianluca Mancini.
The encounters of Serie A, which are scheduled for the coming Saturday, take place at a later date due to the funeral of the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Because of the death of Francis, who turned 88, the four games originally posted for Easter Monday had already been postponed to Wednesday.
The Pontifex was a great football fan and supporter of the Argentine club San Lorenzo from the capital Buenos Aires.