The mourning in the football world following the death of the former footballer was confirmed this Wednesday. Salvatore Schillaci at 59 years old.
“Toto” was admitted to the pulmonology wing of the Civic Hospital of Palermo on September 9 after complications with colon cancer who had been suffering for two years.
Schillaci was the unexpected hero of Italy’s 1990 World Cup, scoring six goals and was named Golden Boot after coming on as a substitute in a group in which the forwards Gianluca Vialli and Andrea Carnevale stood out.
The Italian had a career at Messina, Juventus, Inter Milan and Jubilo Iwata. “Goodbye, ‘Totò’. Hero of the Magical Nights”wrote the story of the Italian federation informing of his death.
