Il Capitano

Il Capitano [il kapiˈtaːno] ("The Captain") is a masked character from the commedia dell'arte.

He is often an hench man who can maintain his claims only by benefit of the fact that none of the locals know him. He is usually a Spaniard given the fact that for most of the late Renaissance to well into 17th century, parts of Italy were under Spanish domination. He was most likely inspired by the boisterous Iberic caudillos who told tall tales of their exploits either in the conquest of the Americas or in the wars with Germany.

Il Capitano often talks at length about made up conquests of both the militaristic and carnal nature in attempts to impress others, but often only ends up impressing himself. He gets easily carried away in his tales and doesn't realise when those around him don't buy his act. He would be the first to run away from any and all battles and he has trouble enough talking to and being around men. He is also extremely opportunistic and greedy. If hired by Pantalone to protect his daughter from her many suitors, Capitano would set up a bidding war for his services or aid between the suitors and Pantalone while wooing her himself. If he is hired to fight the Turks, he will bluster about fighting them to his last drop of blood, but when the Turks seem to be winning, he will join them. When they are driven off, he will change sides again and boast about his loyalty and bravery.

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Yahoo Daily News 12 Jun 2018

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Balotelli says captain's armband would be signal against racism in Italy

The Times of India 03 Jun 2018

MILAN. Italy striker Mario Balotelli said Sunday that giving him the captain's armband would be a signal against racism in the country ... "I'm in this national team to score goals ... A racist banner during last week's friendly game against Saudi Arabia in Switzerland read 'Il mio capitano è di sangue italiano' (My captain has Italian blood) ... "It hurts, it's time for Italy to become like France and England ... I respect his choices ... ....

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Mario Balotelli hits back at supporters over ‘Italian blood’ racist banner

The Observer 29 May 2018

Mario Balotelli has urged Italy supporters to “wake up” after his goalscoring return to the national team was soured by an offensive banner in the stands ... Read more. Fans at the AFG Stadium in St Gallen, Switzerland, unfurled a banner that read ‘Il mio capitano è di sangue italiano’ which translates into English as ‘My captain has Italian blood’ ... ....

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Buffon to start in Juventus farewell

AOL 19 May 2018

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Yahoo Daily News 06 Mar 2018

Italy international defender Davide Astori died in his hotel room during the night of Saturday to Sunday, his club Fiorentina said on Sunday ... La Fiorentina profondamente sconvolta si trova costretta a comunicare che e' scomparso il suo capitano Davide Astori, colto da improvviso malore ... He played 14 times for Italy ... ....

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O captain, my captain – Fiorentina's Saponara in emotional Astori tribute

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Riccardo Saponara pays heartfelt tribute to Fiorentina captain Davide Astori

Sky Sports 05 Mar 2018

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Football mourns the death of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori

CNN 05 Mar 2018

Nel tuo caso, sento di fare un'eccezione alla mia regola, perché hai una moglie giovane e dei familiari che staranno soffrendo,ma soprattutto la tua piccola bimba, merita di sapere che il suo papà ... Il tuo folle Gigi ... Con la nostra maglia hai realizzato i tuoi sogni, hai fatto gol in Nazionale, sei stato il nostro capitano coraggioso ... Ciao Capitano....

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CNN 05 Mar 2018

"Fiorentina is deeply shocked, and has to communicate that its captain Davide Astori has passed away," the Florence team said in a tweet ... La Fiorentina profondamente sconvolta si trova costretta a comunicare che e' scomparso il suo capitano Davide Astori, colto da improvviso malore ... Read More ... Con la nostra maglia hai realizzato i tuoi sogni, hai fatto gol in Nazionale, sei stato il nostro capitano coraggioso ... Ciao Davide ... ....

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