Former Chelsea striker and manager, Gianluca Vialli, has died at the age 58. Vialli was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017, but after saying
Vialli played 59 times for Italy, making his debut in 1985, a year after joining Sampdoria where he would later win the Serie A title and European Cup Winners’ Cup during eight seasons with the club.He also helped Sampdoria reach the 1992 European Cup final but after losing to Ajax. He moved to Juventus for a then world record fee of £12m. Vialli spent four seasons with Juve, winning the Champions League, UEFA Cup and Serie A titles.
He also guided Chelsea to victory in the 2000 FA Cup final and Charity Shield but was sacked early in the following season after a poor start. The striker also had a short spell at Watford, then in the second tier, during the 2001-02 season but was dismissed after the Hornets only finished 14th.
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