Travis_Bickle in an age when a lot people claim 'not to give a fuck', he didn't & lived his life accordingly. To get to the top of any business venture & remain there for 50 years in Italy, he obviously knows where the bodies are buried and has the control/respect/influence of some serious operators. Men of extreme violence. To remain unscathed throughout 'The 'Years of Lead/Anni di piombo' took some doing. Italy endured years of social turmoil, political violence and upheaval from the late 60's until the late 80's, with the extreme left & right doing all manner of nasty shit, and he strolled through it.
He also bank rolled AC Milan, and in essence created the blueprint for the modern super club with Gullit, Van Basten & Rijkaard, the idea of the galactico. He took over in 1986, and under his ownership won 7 league titles and 4 champions league/European Cups. Obviously, he & they benefitted massively from the post Heysel's European footballing landscape.