The story of 45-year-old Massimiliano Natalucci is quickly gathering exposure this weekend.

Italian paper Gazzetta dello Sport have told the story of the Juventus who survived the Heysel tragedy while he also survived the Bataclan terror attack in Paris this weekend.

Natalucci, along with his dad and uncle, was at the fateful European Cup Final in Belgium 30-years ago between Juventus and Liverpool where which 39 people died.

This weekend he was on holiday in Paris, attending the rock concert at the Bataclan venue, when the terrorist struck.

A friend who attended the concert with him was not so lucky and had to undergo an operation on Saturday after being hit in the shoulder.

“The terrorists were just three metres from them the whole time,” Natalucci’s father told the paper.

Natalucci only suffered bruises to his legs in the incident in Paris.

Gazzetta also reported that Massimiliano’s sister, Federica, believes her sibling is blessed.

She revealed how her brother had also escaped death twice previously in road accidents. In one incident, one of his friends passed away.

The article closed out with Federica’s understanding for how her brother is so lucky. “At 8-years-old he was kissed by Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square.”