Italian media hails Kvaratskhelia’s “very beautiful gesture” in homage to minor killed in electrocution incident
Kvaratskhelia wore a wristband with the name of the minor during Sunday’s game against Bologna in the Italian championship, with the Italian press noting his “very beautiful gesture”. Photo: SSC Napoli
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Italian sports media has praised the homage paid by Napoli’s Georgian midfielder Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to Marita Meparishvili, a 13-year-old girl who died from injuries sustained in an electrocution incident in Tbilisi’s Vake Park recreational area on Thursday.
Kvaratskhelia wore a wristband with the name of the minor during Sunday’s game against Bologna in the Italian championship, with the Italian press noting his “very beautiful gesture”.
Dedica da pelle d'oca di #Kvaratskhelia, che questa sera in campo è sceso in campo con un polsino speciale ????
— Spazio Napoli (@Spazio_Napoli) October 16, 2022
Il numero 77 azzurro, infatti, ha voluto rendere omaggio a Marita Meparishvili, una giovanissima tennista di soli 13 anni che è morta per folgorazione in una fontana… pic.twitter.com/hiRXfx7UIg
Corriere dello Sport, a leading Italian daily sports outlet, said “sometimes a champion is not only seen by his play on the field but also by his sensitivity” in comments on the player’s choice of homage.
[I]n this regard, Kvaratskhelia has few equals in the world of football. Already loved by his companions for his sensitivity and simplicity, the Georgian phenomenon has remained the protagonist of a new very beautiful gesture towards Marita Meparishvili”, the paper noted.
Napoli won the match 3-2, through a decisive assist by the Georgian winger.