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Salvatore “Toto” Schillaci, an icon of Italian football and the top scorer at the 1990 World Cup, has died at the age of 59.
Schillaci scored six goals and was the star player for Italy at their home World Cup as the Azzurri reached the semi-finals.
The striker, who played for Inter Milan and Juventus, won the Golden Ball as player of the tournament and finished second in the Ballon D’Or that year.
Inter announced his death on Wednesday. Schillaci had been admitted to hospital in Palermo last week following treatment for colon cancer.
“He made an entire nation dream during the Magic Nights of Italia ‘90,” Inter said in a post on Twitter/X.
“FC Internazionale Milano gathers around the Schillaci family for the passing of Toto.”
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