Air tragedy in Peru, the memory of friends for Lorenzo and Matteo

"They had strong, fair values, they weren't just any people." The broken voice of Alessandro Checchinato thus remembers his friends Lorenzo Angelucci and Matteo Gianturco, two of the seven Italian victims who died in the air tragedy that occurred in Peru.

"Angelo" and "Giantu", as they were called by their peers, were the backbone of the company. "The two of them together were the guarantee of a successful evening - says Alessandro - Always ready to tease and support each other, united by a brotherly relationship. Lorenzo knew how to make you smile with three counted words, Matteo was goodness personified, with an immense care for human relationships". Words confirmed by Alessia, another long-time friend of the two: "They were good people, altruistic, generous and always with a smile, just seeing them was enough to spend a fun evening" she says, then recounting her last happy memory, on the occasion of Lorenzo's graduation. "It was a huge achievement for him, a great sacrifice that made him happy and fulfilled surrounded by his friends."

Lorenzo and Matteo, therefore, two boys guided by strong values ​​inherited from very close families, usually spending holidays and holidays together. "Many times Lorenzo, with whom I was even more familiar, over the years acted as a glue for everyone: it happens that over time someone goes away to study or something else, but he always brought us all back together - Alessandro recalls -, even my parents and his were very good friends". The two were also linked by their passion for cars: "Working hard, getting the satisfaction of a sports car and going around the track together one day - says Checchinato -, the passion for engines was another thing that united Ange and Giantu". Now, faced with an inexplicable loss, the group has canceled their summer departures to rally around the girlfriends of the two boys, Stefania and Martina. "The usual phrase 'if you need me, I'm here' is not a figure of speech, it's reality - concludes Alessandro - They weren't just any people, their strength came from extraordinary families. Now the void remains, but also the awareness of the great human legacy they left us".

The same one that remembers Marina Fumagalli, former teacher of Lorenzo Angelucci at the 'Don Gnocchi' scientific high school of applied sciences. "He was curious, he loved travelling, he was a boy of great conscience who experienced school as a great opportunity for growth and with a very high sense of responsibility. Compared to difficulties - he concludes - he was very stubborn, in a noble way: he always wanted to understand and acquire the right tools to overcome them".