Salvatore”Toto” Schillaci, a legend of the World Cup, passes away
Salvatore "Toto" Schillaci, a legend of the World Cup, passed away at the age of 59 from colon cancer. During his illustrious career, the Italian icon played for Juventus and Inter. In 1990, he lighted up the nation's home World Cup. In 384 games, he appeared and scored 159 goals. After scoring six goals for Italy, the former striker, who finished second in the 1990 Ballon d'Or, took home the Golden Boot title and the Player of the Tournament trophy. After retirement, he established a football youth program in his hometown of Palermo. In his battle against colon cancer, Schillaci suffered a significant setback this month when he was admitted to the hospital with an Inter paid tribute to a club legend on Wednesday morning with the following touching post: "He made an entire nation dream during the Magic Nights of Italia 90." As Totò passes away, FC Internazionale Milano unites around the Schillaci family. In the meanwhile, Juventus issued the following statement: "Today, at the age of 59, Salvatore Schillaci departed us; too soon, too soon."We were fortunate enough to become enthralled with Totò at Juve before the entire Italian nation was enthralled with his wonderfully exuberant celebrations that incredible summer of 1990. 'With his desire, his story, his passion, and you could see it in every game he played.'Since Totò joined Juventus in 1989, and during that season. "A football icon leaves us, a man who entered the hearts of Italians and sports lovers around the world," stated Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Salvatore Schillaci, popularly referred to as Totò, was our national team's bomber during the unforgettable nights in Italy in 1990. We are grateful for the feelings you instilled in us; you helped us to smile, hug, dream, and wave the tricolour. Good luck on your journey, champ. Palermo's mayor continued, saying, "The city mourns the loss of the most representative Palermo footballer in history on a worldwide scale with the premature passing of Totò Schillaci." Despite his fame, Schillaci has remained a kind, modest, and helpful person throughout it all.
