Scultura "Il Calcio" di Cataldi

It's a paradox, in a nation of saints, poets, navigators...and footballers, that this beautiful representation of the game of football ended up in a place where no one notices it, not even those who know it exists. In fact, it's more difficult to understand which sport it refers to, although it adorned the Stadio Nazionale (of Fascism) when the Italian national team won the World Cup in 1934. Then the stadium was destroyed about twenty years later (and in a cruel way, with no care for these masterpieces, which were uprooted and hurled to the ground with ropes) to make way for the Flaminio Stadium. But a few years later, someone decided that these beautiful sculptures by Cataldi should adorn the area of ​​the Olympic Village. Thus, this, along with the running, boxing, and wrestling, were relocated along the avenues of the nascent sports district. A donation from a senator in memory of his wife, a scholar of the artist, allowed for their adequate restoration, and today we too can admire them. Not to be underestimated. Useful information? Leave a like and check out other reviews about Rome and beyond.