Italy’s Gianluca Pagliuca Reveals Shocking Truth Behind 1994 World Cup Final Heartbreak and Lost Dreams
“So yes, that post saved my life, and my future. Today, everybody remembers the kiss to the post and not the fumble. I was lucky – it came down to a matter of inches.”
Pagliuca’s luck would run out in that final, however, as Italy went on to lose the final on penalties.
“At first, when you lose a final like that, it doesn’t fully sink in,” he continues. “You tell yourself you lost and life goes on. The real awareness comes 20 or 30 years later, when you realise what you actually lost. Those are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.
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