Vialli had a glittering career as a player before working alongside his dear friend Roberto Mancini in managing the Italian national team when they won Euro 2020. Their hug after winning the final is an image that Italy cherishes.
Why you can trust Sky NewsHe was more than just a footballer - he was a cultural figure whose passion for his sport, his country and the sanctity of life came before him.
"Gone too soon," bemoaned the sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, which described him as"our fragile friend" whose"elegance has always been his hallmark". His was not the story of the poor boy made good. Vialli was the son of a self-made millionaire who grew up in a mansion in Lombardy.He shone for his local team Cremonese, then for Sampdoria, where his ability drew the attention of the world, and then at Juventus, the giants of Turin, who made him into the world's most expensive footballer and reaped the benefits.
Their hug, in the wake of victory in the final of the 2020 European Championship, was an image that Italy cherished, and was posted by Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister, in the minutes afterBecause, for all his absolute genius as a player , I suspect Italy's sadness is about something else.Vialli was passionate, joyful and open with his emotions.
He wrote a book about the difference between football in Italy and England and gave the proceeds to charity.He lived with cancer and suffered its cruel swings between fear, pain, optimism and then, sadly, the disease's final victory over him.He worked with the national team until just before Christmas before deciding that he needed to stop.The kind of footballer who is admired by the players and fans of the opposition. And he is gone at the age of 58.
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