Roberto Baggio protagonist of a film about his life. To announce it, in fact, one of the most important Italian players of football history. On the other hand, the film will not arrive at the cinema, but will be a Netflix production and therefore only visible in streaming.

Roberto Baggio-Italian Champion
Roberto Baggio soon starring in a film Source: www.zon.it

Roberto Baggio from novel to film

The film is based on the book Divine Codino di Raffaele Nappi. The author manages to transform Roberto Baggio's life into a compelling novel with careful journalistic research. In the film Baggio will be played, according to MoviePlayer, by Andrea Arcangeli. Furthermore, Letizia Lamartire is directing the film. In fact, along with seven others Netflix movies, could be broadcast unencrypted on Mediaset after one year. Likewise there is no release date yet. According to the latest rumors, the film is one of those chosen in the Netflix catalog scheduled for 2020. The film about Roberto Baggio is a tribute to his career. In fact, it is thought to cover the 22 years lived as a footballer. Likewise, he explores Roberto's private life off the pitch.

Roberto Baggio - the book
Raffaele Nappi's book “Divin Codino”, Roberto Baggio's sports biography, becomes a film. Source: www.amazon.it

A champion's life

Particular is the plot of the film. As far as Baggio's life is concerned, this film tells the story of a child prodigy. He also tells us about those 220 internal sutures and a perforated meniscus at 17. This is a work that relives the story of a young man who everyone gave up for dead. The finished young Baggio and the man with a Golden Ball in his hands. It is the story of that Italian summer, of squares and flags. It is the story of a generation of Italians who grew up with a myth. This is the story of a champion. The man of Italy '90 e USA '94. Roberto Baggio, certainly one of the most loved in Italy between the 90s and 2000s. There are many curious people who want to know how a film can tell the Baggio universe. All that remains is to wait for the release on Netflix.

photo of Roberto Baggio with the number 10 shirt
Unforgettable the race on the field of the shirt number 10 of the Italian national team and the tail of Roberto Baggio. Source: https://www.metropolitanmagazine.it

Roberto Baggio an endless myth

With the club teams he won two league titles. He has won an Italian Cup and a UEFA Cup. Roberto Baggio is also the boy who took part in three World Cups in the national team. Especially in '94, when he touched the victory in the American world championship. After dragging Italy to the final with 5 goals, all important, he misses his own penalty. On the other hand, Baggio is a symbol of the final lost against Brazil. Among the Azzurri he is still the only one to have scored in three different editions of the world championships.

Roberto Baggio-Italian national team
Roberto Baggio a champion loved by all of Italy. Source: https://it.eurosport.com

On an individual level, by contrast, he has achieved numerous awards. Since the FIFA World Player's victory at the Ballon d'Or in 1993. In any case, he has also won the inaugural edition of the Golden Foot in 2003. Certainly his is a career as a champion. Everyone admires the man, the footballer and the Italian champion. Roberto is the idol that never ends.

Roberto Baggio, the Divin Codino lands on Netflix last edit: 2019-10-16T09:00:34+02:00 da Angelo Franchitto

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