«Luca scores for us»- Corriere.it

Luca Vialli scores for us…. This banner appeared in the away sectionthat of the fans of Juventus, Zini, the stadium of Cremona and the Cremonese, the city in which Vialli was born on 9 July 1964 and the club in which he grew up before landing at Sampdoria and winning the historic 1990-91 championship paired with Roberto Mancini and many other great Sampdoria champions.

Juventus supporters do not forget their former captain, who in 1996 at the Olimpico in Rome lifted the last Champions of the Old Lady, after the success on penalties against Ajax. Cheers and applause from both fans in the Cremonese-Juventus pre-match.

The Juventus people had already shown all their closeness to the former striker with another maxi banner, which appeared on the railings of the Stadium after the news of the hospitalization in London: Real man, win this battle as a true warrior.

These are difficult days for Vialli, who has been battling pancreatic cancer since 2017. Vialli is currently hospitalized in a London clinic, not far from his home in the Belgravia district. His wife Cathryn is always at his side, a discreet but important presence. His 87-year-old mother, Maria Teresa, went to visit him on Saturday 17 December together with his brother Nino. Wednesday 21, however, from Vialli was Massimo Mauroformer Juventus and Napoli player, friend and creator with him of the Vialli and Mauro Foundation against ALS.

On December 14th, the former striker temporarily left the national team staff (head of delegation of the Azzurri): At the end of a long and difficult “negotiation” with my wonderful team of oncologists, I decided to suspend, hopefully temporarily, the my present and future professional commitments, he had let it be known. And from that day on, the world of football (and not only) gathered around him.