Serie A | Cagliari 1-2 Torino: Granata rain on Riva tribute
Cagliari paid tribute to icon Gigi Riva, but were unable to dedicate a victory to him, as Duvan Zapata and Samuele Ricci gave Torino a rare away win. This was…
Video: Cagliari pay tribute to icon Gigi Riva
There were emotional scenes in Cagliari tonight as fans and players paid tribute to club legend Gigi Riva, who took them to their only Scudetto and died this week aged…
Buffon breaks down in tears at Riva’s funeral
Thousands of football fans and ordinary people attended Gigi Riva's funeral in Cagliari on Wednesday, including an emotional Gianluigi Buffon and other 2006 Italy World Cup winners. Riva's funeral is…
Buffon: ‘I was starstruck in Riva’s presence, he was authoritative without speaking’
Legendary former Italy, Juventus and Parma goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has paid his respects to the late Gigi Riva, who died in hospital in Cagliari on Monday. Buffon, the Italy national…
Capello shares Riva memories and hails ‘values’ in touching tribute
Fabio Capello has paid his respects to the late Gigi Riva, who died in hospital in Cagliari on Monday, January 22. Capello, who stopped to speak with Sky Sport reporters…
‘Riva would have been Mbappé in today’s football’
La Gazzetta dello Sport journalist Sebastiano Vernazza feels the late Gigi Riva 'would have been like Kylian Mbappé in today's football' as he 'needed space' to cut inside from the…
Cannavaro in tears as Italy mourns Gigi Riva
Italy World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro struggled to fight back the tears while remembering legendary striker Gigi Riva, but many other current and former players, as well as Serie A…
Sacchi: ‘Gigi Riva was unstoppable, best Italian striker, no doubt’
Former coach Arrigo Sacchi fondly remembered his old colleague and friend Gigi Riva, calling it a ‘privilege’ to be at his side. The legendary former Cagliari striker sadly passed away…
Italy fans furious as Riva booed during Supercoppa Final
Inter and Napoli held a minute's silence to honour Italy legend Gigi Riva, but most fans at the Al-Awwal Park Stadium in Riyadh didn't know what was going on so they…