Former Chelsea striker and manager, Gianluca Vialli, has died at the age 58.
Vialli was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017, but after saying in April 2020 that he had been given the all-clear, he was re-diagnosed in 2021.
He announced a temporary leave from his role with Italy’s national team in December to focus on his health.
“Gianluca was a splendid person and he leaves a void that cannot be filled,” said Italian Football Federation President, Gabriele Gravina.
“I hoped until the end that he would be able to perform another miracle. Yet I am comforted by the certainty that what he did for Italian football and the blue shirt will never be forgotten,” he added.
Vialli played 59 times for Italy, making his debut in 1985, a year after joining Sampdoria where he would later win the Serie A title and European Cup Winners’ Cup during eight seasons with the club.
He also helped Sampdoria reach the 1992 European Cup final but after losing to Ajax. He moved to Juventus for a then…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
