Word: gianluca
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Dates: during 2003-2003
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From the weary voice at the other end, Fulvio Collovati knew right away that his buddy was in trouble. Since their days as teammates at Genoa a decade earlier in Italy's top football league, he and Gianluca Signorini telephoned each other often. But this time, Signorini, once a rugged defender, had to strain just to speak. "I'm not well," he told his friend. An intense, unfamiliar pain was spreading through his back. The doctors were worried. He was scared. Collovati - currently general manager of the northern Italian squad Piacenza - shakes his head recalling that conversation in November...
...chosen his nephew Giovanni Alberto to be his heir at Fiat's helm, the 33-year-old died of cancer, in 1997. Three years later, Gianni's own son Edoardo Agnelli committed suicide by leaping from a viaduct. Fiat today could surely use some of the old Agnelli style. Gianluca Pediconi, an analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston in Milan, says the automaker will need a major reshaping of its product line and improvement of brand image after a decade of missing the market. And Agnelli's death does nothing to ensure a kick start. "The emotional impact is strong...