"Nobody knew exactly what was happening", remembering Heysel 30 years on
- 9 years ago
Thirty years on from the Heysel tragedy, the memories echo in the minds of those who were there when 39 people died ahead of the 1985 European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus. The players themselves say they were in the dark about the dramatic events on the terraces.
Speaking to euronews, Stefano Tacconi was the goalkeeper for Juventus at the fateful match, said:
“Inside the dressing room, nobody knew exactly what was happening, but we knew about the deaths, some people said maybe 1, 4, 5, 6 deaths, we didn’t know how many. After the match, we knew the correct number. We were heavily criticised for celebrating the victory, but we were forced to celebrate with Juventus fans inside the stadium by UEFA and the Belgian organisation to avoid our fans leaving the stadium at same time as the Liverpool supporters.”
A service was held at Anfield this morning to mark the 30th anniversary of the Heysel Stadium disaster pic.twitter.com/XKAzlFB35r— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 29, 2015
Speaking to euronews, Stefano Tacconi was the goalkeeper for Juventus at the fateful match, said:
“Inside the dressing room, nobody knew exactly what was happening, but we knew about the deaths, some people said maybe 1, 4, 5, 6 deaths, we didn’t know how many. After the match, we knew the correct number. We were heavily criticised for celebrating the victory, but we were forced to celebrate with Juventus fans inside the stadium by UEFA and the Belgian organisation to avoid our fans leaving the stadium at same time as the Liverpool supporters.”
A service was held at Anfield this morning to mark the 30th anniversary of the Heysel Stadium disaster pic.twitter.com/XKAzlFB35r— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 29, 2015