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Sunday, October 23, 2005
Plane Crash at Stadio Olimpico Kills 2 Footballers, Pilot.
The Rome Derby between AS Roma and Lazio ended in horror today as a private jet crashed on to the Stadio Olimpico pitch, killing Vicenzo Montella.
The Olimpico crowd was going wild after Montella scored for Roma, as the goal had given his side the lead with only minutes of play left on the referee's watch. After Montella scored, he promptly ran towards the sidelines while doing his famous "airplane" celebration that Italian football fans have come to love. Little did Montella know his planar celebration would be cut short by an actual aircraft.
"The jet, it just fell out of the sky and landed on Vincenzo" stated Lazio captain Massimo Oddo. "I have never seen anything like it...and it's terrible that Montella did not expect such a thing to happen.
The private jet, owned by London's Arsenal FC, was transporting Dennis Bergkamp to his villa on the island of Sicily. It was earlier reported that Bergkamp finally decided to use the method of air transportation after years of refusing due to personal fears.
Debris from the fallen aircraft injured five other onlookers, including Lazio's Paolo Di Canio. It is being reported that the Lazio stalwart will have to undergo the procedure of amputation on his right arm.
