Roberto Mancini has paid an emotional tribute to 'little brother' Gianluca Vialli - who passed away on Friday at the age of 58.
Vialli lost his long battle with cancer on Friday sparking a wave of emotional tributes from across the football landscape. The former Italy, Juventus and Chelsea striker touched many lives in football, though perhaps none as pertinently as Mancini, also 58.
He had been given the all clear in April 2020 but tragically it returned.
Roberto Mancini paid an emotional tribute to his 'little brother' Gianluca Vialli who passed away aged 58
The two were team-mates at Sampdoria from a very young age.