Ex-Cagliari player on Genoa bridge

By Football Italia staff

Former Cagliari goalkeeper Davide Capello was on the bridge that collapsed in Genoa. “My car plunged 30 metres and got stuck. It’s a miracle I’m alive.”

The 33-year-old was crossing the Ponte Morandi when it suddenly crumbled due to torrential rain and possibly a lightning strike.

At least 35 have been confirmed dead, but many more are feared to be trapped under the rubble.

“It’s a miracle I’m alive. I was going towards Genova and was on the bridge,” Capello told SkyTG24.

“I heard a noise first, then everything collapsed. My car plunged 30 metres and got stuck between the columns and the rubble. It’s incredible, I haven’t got a scratch on me.

“I often went across that bridge, it’s one of the busiest in the country. I saw the road just fall apart in front of me and it was such a shock. I don’t know how my car managed to avoid being crushed.”

Genoa defender Domenico Criscito and his family had crossed the bridge only 10 minutes before the collapse.

Capello made three Serie B appearances in his career with Cagliari. Since retiring in 2013, he has worked as a fireman in Savona.

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