In the heart of the Gorizian countryside, the incredible story of Ivano Blason, the Toros brothers and the Ozan cousins, born in the same country and became protagonists of the Serie A in the 1950s is celebrated
Entering the council chamber that hosts the exhibition you have the impression of going back in time. Black and white photos, long -sleeved fabric shirts, leather balls, magazines and newspapers articles of the time: everything brings back to the 1950s. When San Lorenzo Isontino, a village of 1200 inhabitants of the Gorizian countryside, had five players in Serie A. Ivano Blason, the cousins Alberto and Bruno Orzan, the brothers Guglielmo and Riccardo Toros: left from the same square and arrived on the most important fields in Italy and beyond. A fairy tale well told by the exhibition – entitled “Pan and Balon” by an article written by Franco Zuccalà in 1972 – which celebrates those years of glory for the local community, retracing the careers and goals achieved by the “fantastic five”.
The protagonists
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Born between 1923 and 1931, the boys of San Lorenzo were protagonists with some of the most important teams of our championship. Guglielmo “Memo” Toros and Bruno Orzan have played for a long time in the Pro Patria: the first, outside all over the field, boasts more than 170 appearances and 28 goals in Serie A; The second, midfielder, was the team’s top scorer in the 1955-56 season, when he also marked a brace at Milan. Ivano Blason, the oldest of the group, is remembered as the first free in Italy: full -back with the Triestina shirt, he changed his role under the guidance of Alfredo Foni at Inter, with whom he won two badges. For him also a presence in the national team during the Brazilian World Championship of 1950. Riccardo Toros, goalkeeper, is instead one of the six players to have won two consecutive badges with two different teams: the first at Milan in 1955, the second to Fiorentina, where he remained three seasons (embellished with three appearances in the cup of champions and a historic challenge with the legendary Lev Jašin). In Florence he was Alberto Orzan’s teammate, the youngest and most winning of the five: inserted in the Hall of Fame of the Viola team, in addition to the championship he won, as Captain, the Italian Cup and the Cup Cup in 1961, the first UEFA trophy won by an Italian training.
the exhibition
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Inaugurated yesterday afternoon with an event that saw, among others, Edi Reja, the exhibition represents a unique opportunity to relive a piece of history and rediscover, through football, values such as sacrifice, courage and humility. “I wanted to pay a tribute to the memory, sport and identity of a territory” explains Paolo Toros, son of Riccardo who owes the implementation of the initiative. Open until Sunday 18 May, the exhibition – full of Cimeli – celebrates the story of five friends who managed to make his dreams come true.
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