Overview

• Former Bari players, including Lorenzo Amoruso, Emiliano Bigica and Carmine Gautieri, traveled to Cecina to embrace Protti on his 58th birthday.
• Protti shared photos of the reunion on Instagram, thanking friends who drove long distances to see him.
• He disclosed earlier this month that, after a stoma procedure and eight chemotherapy sessions, the disease reached his vertebrae and he began radiotherapy.
• Support from fans and clubs has remained strong, with a Livorno supporters’ banner at the hospital and tributes at matches in Livorno and Bari.
• Protti is widely respected for a career spanning Bari, Livorno, Lazio, Napoli and others, including top-scorer honors and civic recognition.