Italian football mourns the death of Salvatore “Toto” Schillaci, who lost the battle, after being hospitalized in the pulmonary department of the municipal hospital of Palermo, at the age of only 59.

The hero of the national team in the 1990 world cup, two years ago he had been diagnosed with colon cancer and had been admitted to the hospital in the previous days in a serious condition.

The world of football mourns again, a few days after the death of Sven Goran Eriksson. As it became known on Wednesday morning (18/09), the Italian veteran striker, Salvatore Schillaci, lost the hard battle he was fighting, taking his last breath at the age of 59 and plunging Italian – and not only – football into mourning .

‘Toto’ was one of the most loved players in Italy due to his exploits with the national team in the 1990 World Cup, where he was also the tournament’s top scorer. Not long ago he had undergone two delicate operations on the large intestine to remove a tumor. All this time, however, that he was fighting, he showed incredible strength and even participated regularly in a television show. Unfortunately in the last few days his condition has relapsed and on Saturday afternoon the alarm was raised.
He was taken to the emergency room and entered for treatment at the Pulmonary Center of the Municipal Hospital of Palermo. On Sunday, while Italian fans gathered outside the hospital to show their support for the beloved ‘Toto’, his family reassured people via an Instagram message. The next day, however, the hospital announced that his health condition is stable and at the same time serious. And this morning he passed away…