Rome, Monday July 22, 2013 Associazione Sportiva Roma Is
TM Rome, Monday July 22, 2013 Associazione Sportiva Roma is pleased to announce to its supporters, sports fans and the media that the following four Giallorossi legends shall be inducted into the Hall of Fame: Attilio Ferraris IV, Giuseppe Giannini, Vincenzo Montella and Sebastiano Nela. These four Roma greats bring the number of ex-Giallorossi stars in the Hall of Fame to 15, as they join the 2012 Class of Aldair Nascimento Santos, Amedeo Amadei, Fulvio Bernardini, Marcos Evangelista de Moraes ‘Cafu’, Bruno Conti, Agostino Di Bartolomei, Paulo Roberto Falcao, Giacomo Losi, Roberto Pruzzo, Francesco Rocca and Franco Tancredi. Ferraris IV, Giannini, Montella and Nela – who make up the Hall of Fame Class of 2013 – were chosen following voting by fans and a Committee appointed by AS Roma, comprising journalists Piero Mei, Piero Torri and Fulvio Stinchelli, Fabrizio Grassetti, president of supporters group UTR, and composer Nicola Piovani. The polls opened on June 7, and voting came to a close on Wednesday July 17. "Today our Hall of Fame is further bolstered by four more legends – said James Pallotta, President of AS Roma – players who have made footballing history and Roma's history. We'd like to thank them along with all the other fantastic players involved in this year's vote for everything they have done for the club. We would also like to thank the Committee for their work and of course our fans for their crucial role in this second year of what is a new tradition for our club." "We are very proud to welcome these legends from our club's history into this prestigious house, their home, which we will continue to expand so that we can pay Giallorossi greats the tribute they deserve”, said Italo Zanzi, CEO of AS Roma.
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