The rossoblù flag kept it at home for over 50 years. For a long time, he didn't miss Cagliari's appointments with Gigi Riva on the pitch. Attilio Soldi would have turned 102 in August. He died peacefully in his home surrounded by the affection of his family and with Cagliari always in his heart. Every occasion was good for him to wear the rossoblù shirt. He also did it last August to celebrate his 101st birthday. He had talked about his past and his love for Cagliari. "I'm still angry about the relegation," he said at the time. «In Venice it was almost a suicide» .
Soldi married Maria Cinus, now 79 years old, 62 years ago: a happy marriage with four children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Major corporal during and after the Second World War, he boasts a truly extraordinary curriculum: he was also the protagonist of a firefight with the Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano . After military life Attilio Soldi returned to Sinnai in 1946.
He worked as a bricklayer in Carbonia, in Genuri he worked in the construction of the church, in Tuili and Setzu in the construction of the schools.
«In 1958 - recalled the centenary - I bought the first 400 liter Cipriani cement mixer with an oil engine. Many masons and entrepreneurs, who are no longer here today, had the cement mixer on free loan to carry out their work. I have also built many Sardinian ovens: many are still functional. In all of this he also found time for sport».
