Former Italian striker Totó Schillaci has passed away aged 59.
Italian football journalist Fabrizio Romano took to social media (X ) on Wednesday morning to break the news, writing: “TOTO SCHILLACI HAS PASSED AWAY, 59.” Last week, it was reported the ex-Juventus striker had been admitted to hospital.
Back in 2022, he was diagnosed with colon cancer for which he underwent two operations
A former striker for Messina, Juventus, Inter and Júbilo Iwata in Japan, Schillaci scored seven goals in 16 appearances for Italy’s national team. Six of these goals were scored during the 1990 World Cup held in Italy. Schillaci was the best scorer in the competition and the Player of the Tournament
