Fabio Cannavaro reveals another anecdote from Faustino Asprilla’s eventful Parma career. “He stood up and ate the piece of paper with the list of fines.”

The Colombian striker was famously wild on and off the field, wearing the Parma jersey from 1992-96.

“I joined Parma when I was very young and the team back then really did play to win,” Cannavaro told Sky Sport Italia.

“I remember that Lorenzo Minotti, as captain, would write down all the fines that players had to pay for things they’d done wrong.

Fabio Cannavaro reveals another anecdote from Faustino Asprilla’s eventful Parma career. “He stood up and ate the piece of paper with the list of fines.”

The Colombian striker was famously wild on and off the field, wearing the Parma jersey from 1992-96.

“I joined Parma when I was very young and the team back then really did play to win,” Cannavaro told Sky Sport Italia.

“I remember that Lorenzo Minotti, as captain, would write down all the fines that players had to pay for things they’d done wrong.

“When it was Asprilla’s turn to pay up, he stood up and ate the piece of paper with the list of fines.”

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