Gianluca Vialli (58) must suspend his activities in the staff of the Squadra azzurra, of which he is head of delegation. The former international striker has been battling pancreatic cancer for several years.
“After a long and difficult discussion with my wonderful team of oncologists, I have decided to suspend, I hope temporarily, my present and future professional commitments.“, explained Gianluca Vialli, who is fighting a new phase of the disease.
“Helping My Body”
“The goal is to use all my physical and mental energy to help my body overcome this phase of the disease, so that I can take part in new adventures as soon as possible and share them with you all.“, adds the head of the Italian delegation, ex-teammate of Mancini at Sampdoria.
“Gianluca is a top player in the Italy team and will be in the futurereacted the president of the Federation Gabriele Gravina. Thanks to his extraordinary courage (…), I am convinced that he will return soon. He can count on each of us.”
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