Very sad news for the world of football. According to Italian media, Salvatore ‘Totò’ Schillacci He died this Wednesday at the age of 59 after failing to overcome colon cancer.
Whoever is the top scorer 1990 Italy World Cup He was admitted to the Palermo Civic Hospital a few days ago.
The former forward has already undergone two interventions for colon cancer and the disease seemed to be in remission, but it reappeared about a year ago.
During his career, Schillaci also won two UEFA Cups (including Juventus and the Inter). In addition to these two teams, he also played in Messina and on Jubilee Iwata Japanese
The World Cup that made him famous
His big moment came in the aforementioned World Cup in Italy 90where he started as a substitute but earned a starting spot as he scored goals. He scored earlier Czechoslovakia, Uruguay, Ireland and Argentina in the semis, also against England in a match that gave the ‘azzurra’ third place in the final.
There were six goals in total which made him the top scorer and earned him the nickname ‘Hero of Magical Nights’. In the race for Ballon d’Or then second, just surpassed by Lottar Matthaus..
Source: La Verdad
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