Since the beginning of his career, Francesco Albano has explored the relationship between the wear and tear of the human body and the psychological changes that accompany it. He treats his sculptural practice as a research field, examining this dynamic through both everyday and metaphysical lenses. Long fascinated by football, Albano is drawn to the sport's role in social opposition and propaganda. This intersection is highlighted in Study on Garrincha: In the Fall, He Longed for an Outstretched Hand, a deeply personal narrative on struggle and existence. The work underscores how the legendary player Garrincha's asymmetrical legs, with one being six centimeters shorter than the other, granted him an exceptional and unique grace in both movement and posture.