▁T asso , ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁Ger usalem me ▁Liber ata . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁quite ▁fam ously ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁song ▁" T or na ▁a ▁Sur ri ento " ▁( Come ▁Back ▁to ▁Sor rent o ) ▁with ▁lyr ics ▁by ▁Gi amb att ista ▁De ▁Curt is , ▁brother ▁of ▁the ▁song ' s ▁composer , ▁Ern esto ▁De ▁Curt is . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁famous ▁Soviet ▁writer ▁Maxim ▁G ork y ▁lived ▁in ▁Sor rent o . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁song ▁" T or na ▁a ▁Sur ri ento ", ▁the ▁second ▁master pie ce , ▁which ▁has ▁spread ▁the ▁fame ▁of ▁Sor rent o ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁is ▁" Car uso ", ▁a ▁song ▁composed ▁in ▁Sor rent o , ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁by ▁the ▁Bolog n ese ▁singer - song writer ▁Lu cio ▁Dal la , ▁whose ▁fifty - year s ▁t ies ▁with ▁Sor rent o ▁are ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁by ▁the ▁Sor rent ine ▁writer , ▁R aff ae le ▁Lau ro , ▁titled ▁" Car uso ▁The ▁Song ▁- ▁Lu cio ▁Dal la ▁and ▁Sor rent o ", ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁local ▁football ▁team ▁is ▁Football ▁Club ▁Sor rent o ▁who ▁play ▁at ▁the ▁Stad io ▁Italia , ▁and ▁currently ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁E cc ellen za ▁Camp ania ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Football