Italy's Serie A observed a minute's silence ahead of Saturday's games in memory of Gianluca Vialli, while old team mates and rivals paid tribute to the former Italy international.
Vialli, who earned 59 caps for Italy and enjoyed a stellar club career with Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea,His former Juventus team mate Gianluca Pessotto read an emotional letter ahead of their game against Udinese on Saturday, saying, "you were a guide for us, on the field and off, a team mate in the locker room and in victory.
"Nobody can ever forget the memories you gave us with your football and your goals. We will miss your smile so much. We are here ready to embrace you, just as we were ready to embrace you in triumph. Bon voyage, captain. We love you."over Udinese to Vialli, telling DAZN: "He was a wonderful person and I was so lucky to cross paths with him in my life, as he was a real champion, but above all a marvellous human being...
"We had dinner together in London a few months ago as we enjoyed reminiscing about all our adventures and battles in the field," Conte wrote on Instagram, along with a picture of him and Vialli.
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