Vialli "suspends" his commitments with the national team
The head of the Azzurri delegation, who has been battling cancer for a few years, will be absent from the fields for the next matches: «I hope to be able to face new adventures as soon as possible and share them with all of you»
Vialli with Mancini (Archive)
«At the end of a long and difficult negotiation with my wonderful team of oncologists, I have decided to suspend, hopefully temporarily, my present and future professional commitments».
Gianluca Vialli, head of delegation of the Azzurri, announced today to the FIGC his absence on the occasion of the next matches of the national team , expected in 2023 from the start of the qualifiers for the 2024 European Championship.
"The goal - continues Vialli, who has been battling pancreatic cancer for some years - is to use all my psycho-physical energies to help my body overcome this phase of the disease, in order to be able as soon as possible to face new adventures and share them with all of you. A hug".
«Gianluca - commented the federal president Gabriele Gravina - is an absolute protagonist of the Italian national team and will also be so in the future . Thanks to his extraordinary fortitude, to the Azzurro and to the affection of the entire federal family, I am convinced he will be back soon. He can count on each of us, because we are a team, on and off the pitch."
(Unioneonline)
