▁threw ▁himself ▁into ▁the ▁river ▁Add a ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁boy ▁four ▁years ▁his ▁junior ▁from ▁d row ning : ▁his ▁name ▁was ▁Andrea ▁B onom i , ▁the ▁future ▁football ▁player ▁and ▁captain ▁of ▁Milan . ▁A ▁Ju vent us ▁fan ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age , ▁he ▁was ▁nick named ▁" T ulen " ▁for ▁his ▁habit ▁of ▁kick ing ▁old ▁tin ▁can s : ▁which ▁Valent ino ▁would ▁kick ▁on ▁his ▁journey ▁between ▁home ▁and ▁ ▁the ▁lin en ▁mill . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁his ▁local ▁neighbourhood ▁team , ▁the ▁" T res old i " ▁and ▁was ▁noticed ▁by ▁a ▁football ▁fan ▁who ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁test ▁driver ▁for ▁the ▁Al fa ▁Rome o ▁factory ▁in ▁A res e , ▁who ▁offered ▁Valent ino ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Al fa ▁Rome o ▁team ▁and ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁mechan ic . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁to ▁join ▁military ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy , ▁in ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Ven ice ; ▁he ▁spent ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁on ▁the ▁ship , ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁destroy er ▁Conf ienza , ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Comp ag nia ▁del ▁Porto . ▁In ▁Ven ice ▁he ▁obtained ▁his ▁elementary ▁school ▁di pl oma , ▁att ending ▁night ▁school . ▁ ▁Valent ino ▁was ▁a ▁private ▁person ▁of ▁few ▁words . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁he ▁married ▁Em ilia ▁R inal di , ▁whom ▁he ▁had