The legendary Italian football player Salvatore Squillaci died at the age of 59. He was the top scorer in the finals of the 1990 World Cup. "Armenpress" informs about this, referring to the Corriere Della Sera periodical.
Scilacci was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2022. At the beginning of September of this year, he was hospitalized with arterial arrhythmia. Milan "Inter" paid tribute to the legendary football player.
Fans waved a huge banner that read: "In 1990, he made a whole nation dream during the magical nights of Italy." At the invitation of Russian-Armenian Armen Barkhudaryan, founder of the International Amateur Football Association, Salvatore Skilacci participated in the charity tournament dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the liberation of Shushi in Stepanakert in 2012.
The famous football player was also at the military parade dedicated to that anniversary.
