Boranga's new challenge, taking to the field at 83. "Biological age matters; if you're trained, you can do it."

Perugia, August 17, 2025 – At 82 (83 in October), Lamberto Boranga , a cardiologist and sports doctor, and a goalkeeper with experience in major teams, continues to amaze and refuse to resign himself to life as a former athlete. He's not just a footballer , he competes in athletics , and even takes part in masters championships, winning. His years seem much younger, and his enthusiasm is the same as ever. In his career as a goalkeeper, he has worn the shirts of Perugia, Fiorentina, Reggiana, Brescia, Cesena, Varese, Parma, and many others. Now he will wear the shirts of Trevana in the First Category . "I don't want to make a fool of myself, it's always been like this: things are done well, or better yet, not done at all. The latest idea, not mine, came almost by chance and I liked it," he said in an interview with Corriere dell'Umbria, reassuring us about his fitness. "I started playing in Trevi, and since I was too good in attack and there was no one to match me, they put me in goal. Recently, again in Trevi, during a conference organized to present my book 'Parare la vecchiaia', they suggested I return to where it all began, and in the end, I said, 'Go on, let's try.'"

Boranga has just signed with Trevana and is preparing to play at least one match as a goalkeeper in the Umbrian First Category in October. "Then we'll see. I certainly don't want to enter the locker room and command," he explained. The cardiologist-goalkeeper has been training for a month to return to the field. "I'm doing it with Marco Bonaiuti ," he explained, "who followed Samir Handanovic at Inter. I have good feelings, but I don't know if I'll be able to play the entire match." Boranga has chosen to return to Trevi, a place to which he is particularly attached. "As a boy, I was a bit like that, and football really helped me a lot," he said. "On the pitch at over 80? It can be done . Of course, if you're fit and trained," Boranga reiterated. "Today, adults are more interested than kids, I'm always on the move. Forget television and newspapers," he added. "What would I say to one of my clients if he told me he wanted to be an athlete at 82? I would ask him 'are you trained?', 'are you fit?'. I would have him do all the necessary medical tests like I do and then if everything is okay I would tell him 'it can be done'," he assured. October will be a month with many sporting commitments for Boranga. "I will participate," he announced, "in the European Masters Athletics Championships in Madeira. I always train. I do the long jump, triple jump, pole vault, for every discipline." Boranga started playing football in Trevi. "Since I was too good in attack and there was no one else to match me," he stated, "they put me in goal. Recently, again in Trevi, during a conference organized to present my book 'Parare la vecchiaia', they suggested I return to where it all began and, in the end, I said 'go on, let's try'." He is keen to emphasize that Diego Armando Maradona was "the only one" who "overshadowed him." "If it hadn't been for him, I would have become the world number one," he added. "I don't want to make a fool of myself," he explained, returning to the present. "It's always been like this: things are done well, or better yet, not done at all. After some hesitation, I let myself get carried away and started preparing properly." Boranga, who has long been involved in boxing as a doctor, assured that he is ready for the new challenge. Even physically. "Until I was 70, I was a lion," he revealed. "Then I had meniscus problems that affected me a bit, but... age isn't my chronological age. For me, age counts logical and I, from that point of view, am between 58 and 62 years old. On the best days even 50"