Stars of Italian football’s past come together to remember Gianluca Vialli at a memorial service
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Gianluca Vialli’s former teammates gather to remember the Juventus and Sampdoria legend at a funeral in his hometown of Cremona, with Fabrizio Ravanelli and Ciro Ferrara among the Italian stars present at the church mass.
A memorial service was held in Gianluca Vialli’s hometown of Cremona on Monday, remembering the life of the Italian soccer legend who recently passed away from pancreatic cancer.
The service held at the Parrocchia di Cristo Re church in the Lombardy region was attended by former colleagues and friends of Vialli.
His funeral will take place in London later this week, where he spent many years living while enjoying working roles with former club Chelsea and also the Italian national team.
Fabrizio Ravanelli, Vialli’s lifelong friend and former Juventus teammate, was caught wearing an all-black suit in church during mass.
Fabrizio Ravanelli (left) attended the memorial service in honor of Gianluca Vialli
Vialli, pictured on duty in Italy in September, died last week at the age of 58 from cancer.
Former Juventus coach and friend Ciro Ferrara was also present at the event.
Ravanelli partnered Vialli in attack during the successful years at Juventus and then moved to Dundee in 2003, the latter being instrumental in helping to sort out the move.
Former Italy goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca also attended the memorial service honoring the Chelsea legend.
Others seen at the memorial were former Juventus manager Ciro Ferrara and now retired Serie A legend Gianluca Pessotto.
Former Inter Milan star Ricardo Ferri wore a white shirt and coat as he joined the hundreds in attendance at the commemorative event.
Inter Milan legend Ricardo Ferri joined hundreds at the commemorative event in Cremano
Former Juventus goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca was seen in Cremano at the mass service
While Serie A legend Gianluca Pessotto came to church in Vialli’s hometown of Cremano.
Shirts with the name of Vialli were placed in the church service in Cremano
The service honoring Vialli’s life was held at the Parrocchia di Cristo Re church in Italy.
Former Chelsea, Juventus and Sampdoria striker Vialli died in a London hospital last week aged 58, after a courageous five-year battle with pancreatic cancer, surrounded by his family.
Vialli was diagnosed with cancer for the second time in 2021, having been cleared in April of that year following a 17-month battle with the disease.