former italian football player Gianluca Vialli He died this Friday at a hospital in London at the age of 58. a pancreatic cancer suffering for five years and this forced him to leave his post as head of delegation for the Italian football team on 14 December.

This Italian Federation Football confirmed his death in a statement last night and assured him that he would “never” forget his legacy.

He was born in Vialli, in Cremona (north), strikerHe started his career with Cremonese in 1980 and signed with Sampdoria (1984), where he worked with the ‘Azzurro’ coach, four seasons later. Roberto MancinI formed a friendship that went beyond playgrounds and They made history by winning the single ‘Scudetto’ (1991).) that the Genoese club values ​​in its record, in addition to three Italian Cups (1985, 88 and 89) and one Italian Super Cup (1991).