He died at the age of 79 after a long illness
FLORENCE, Nov. 13 - After a long illness he died at the age of 79 years Marcello Lotti, symbol of Italian billiards. Born in Florence in 1929, Lotti was one of the greatest interpreters specialty cue (5 and 9 pins) for over twenty years, since the mid-sixties to the mid-eighties period when captured nine national titles. The popularity of billiards in the world earned him, among other things, participation as an actor in the movie I dedicated to the green carpet, light and dark (1982) and Casablanca (1985) together with Francesco Nuti and Giuliana De Sio, films provide great popularity in the world of billiards and Marcello for the first time since then recognized by anyone, amateur or otherwise, as "The Dark". THE MEMORY - In the mid-nineties, a period of greater visibility for billiards on television, was part of the trio Steel Tele +2, together with commentary and Maurizio Cavalli Alfio Liotta, as a commentator on the technical strength of its Tuscan symbol which enhances the stature of the national pool. "Marcello - says Maurizio Cavalli, now heading to the tip of the billiards sports broadcaster Eurosport - he was a champion in the pool and a sunny person in life as well as a dear friend. I met him last year and a half ago after a course of treatment that I thought it had weakened. He greeted me with a big smile. I found him in strength, nurturing the hope that it was so successful in defeating evil. We had lunch together, he ate four. A true Tuscan, the Florentine was a must. After lunch he invited me to make two shots with him in a prestigious hall of Florence. It was a long time that did not play but the talent was intact. We played on a billiards difficult to tame. Labored to find the measures, while Marcello in two hours, missed a shot like old times. "
FLORENCE, Nov. 13 - After a long illness he died at the age of 79 years Marcello Lotti, symbol of Italian billiards. Born in Florence in 1929, Lotti was one of the greatest interpreters specialty cue (5 and 9 pins) for over twenty years, since the mid-sixties to the mid-eighties period when captured nine national titles. The popularity of billiards in the world earned him, among other things, participation as an actor in the movie I dedicated to the green carpet, light and dark (1982) and Casablanca (1985) together with Francesco Nuti and Giuliana De Sio, films provide great popularity in the world of billiards and Marcello for the first time since then recognized by anyone, amateur or otherwise, as "The Dark". THE MEMORY - In the mid-nineties, a period of greater visibility for billiards on television, was part of the trio Steel Tele +2, together with commentary and Maurizio Cavalli Alfio Liotta, as a commentator on the technical strength of its Tuscan symbol which enhances the stature of the national pool. "Marcello - says Maurizio Cavalli, now heading to the tip of the billiards sports broadcaster Eurosport - he was a champion in the pool and a sunny person in life as well as a dear friend. I met him last year and a half ago after a course of treatment that I thought it had weakened. He greeted me with a big smile. I found him in strength, nurturing the hope that it was so successful in defeating evil. We had lunch together, he ate four. A true Tuscan, the Florentine was a must. After lunch he invited me to make two shots with him in a prestigious hall of Florence. It was a long time that did not play but the talent was intact. We played on a billiards difficult to tame. Labored to find the measures, while Marcello in two hours, missed a shot like old times. "
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