La Gazzetta dello Sport: July 14, 2016
The nightmare of Stefano Tempesti is over. in Rio he will be to reach a special milestone. He will be the first Italian goalkeeper to
participate in five Olympics, following on from what his Pro Recco predecessor the Spaniard Jesus Rollan (1968-2006) did. Yesterday,
the eligibility visit with CONI doctors, the number 1 of the Settebello team has got the green light. He had been operated on June 1st
to his right eye due to partial detachment of the retina, and in recent days had returned to training in the water with a protective mask.
Tempesti started with Sandro Campagna and his team at the Eight Nations Tournament in Bor, Serbia with Serbia, Spain, France,
Greece, Brazil, Japan and Montenegro.
