Paolo Giovannelli Football player

Paolo Giovannelli (born October 1, 1960 in Cecina) is a retired Italian professional football player. He played 11 seasons (172 games, 12 goals) in the Serie A for A.S. Roma, Pisa Calcio, Ascoli Calcio 1898 and A.C. Cesena.He is mostly remembered by A.S. Roma fans for his winning goal that he scored on March 2, 1980 in a Derby della Capitale game against S.S. Lazio. The goal that he scored from a free-kick with 5 minutes remaining to play in the game was the only league goal he scored in his Roma career.His Roma career was hampered by a serious injury he suffered in 1981, which greatly limited his appearances in the next three seasons.