Basilica of Superga
In the 1948–49 season, he suffered a knee injury which led to a long stretch of absence. As Torino were leaving for Lisbon to play against Benfica in a farewell game of Jose Ferreira, the Torino doctor only allowed Maroso to play. Upon returning to Turin, the plane crashed on the embankment behind the Basilica of Superga, killing all of his teammates.