Interesting Facts
Panucci was chosen a captain of Italian national team at 1996 Olympics. However, he was forced to fly home because of an injury. Initially Panucci planned to take TWA flight 800 from New York to Rome via Paris, but experienced a lost of baggage from Atlanta. He was informed about a later direct Alitalia flight to Milan and decided to choose it instead. That day (17 July 1996) TWA 800 crashed, all 230 passengers were killed.
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