Former Chelsea manager Gianluca Vialli was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017 and was given the all-clear a year later, only for the illness to return.
abc.net.au/news/chelsea-manager-gianluca-vialli-dies/101834492Former soccer striker who became Chelsea's manager Gianluca Vialli — who earned 59 caps for Italy and enjoyed a stellar club career with Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea — has died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 58.He helped Sampdoria claim the Serie A title in 1991Vialli was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017 and was given the all-clear a year later, only for the illness to return.
Vialli was, however, forced to step aside from his role as head of a delegation with the Italian national team last month, saying he needed to focus on overcoming a new phase of his disease. Mancini and Vialli led the Italians to the Euro 2020 tournament — which was delayed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic — lifting the trophy in Wembley Stadium.
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