The World Football Federation also pays tribute to Gigi Riva, the unforgettable champion of Cagliari and the Italian national team who died on Monday at the age of 79 .

On the occasion of Rombo di Tuono's funeral, FIFA has decided to fly at half-mast the Italian flag placed - together with the flags of all the other nations of the world - in front of its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.

The same tribute was also paid by the FIGC, which lowered the tricolor flag at the Rome headquarters as a sign of mourning.

A tribute to the rossoblù champion, always considered one of the brightest stars in the history of national football, but also of the global one.

(Unioneonline/lf)

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