Rome, 19 Sept. (LaPresse) – The football world is in mourning. Sandro Mazzola, an icon of Inter, has passed away at the age of 83. “He was one of the greatest footballers in history. Not just in the history of Inter,” reads a statement from the club, which expresses “deep sorrow” at the passing of the “Inter legend and world football legend”. Sandro was the son of Valentino Mazzola, captain of the ‘Grande Torino’ side that perished in the Superga air disaster on 4 May 1949. During his career with Inter, where he wore the captain’s armband for many years, he won four Scudetti, two European Cups and two Intercontinental Cups. Playing for the national team, he won the 1968 European Championship and was one of the key players in the ‘Match of the Century’ – the semi-final of the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, which Italy won 4–3 against Germany. At the end of his playing career, Mazzola embarked on a career as a football executive, first at Inter and then at Genoa. He subsequently returned to Milan at the request of the then president, Massimo Moratti. He ended his career behind a desk as an executive at Torino before becoming a pundit and television commentator.
Football: Sandro Mazzola has died, aged 83
Rome, 19 Sept. (LaPresse) – The football world is in mourning. Sandro Mazzola, an icon of Inter, has passed away at the age of 83. “He was one of the greatest footballers in history. Not just in the history of Inter,” reads a statement from the club, which expresses “deep sorrow” at the passing of the “Inter legend and world football legend”. Sandro was the son of Valentino Mazzola, captain of the ‘Grande Torino’ side that perished in the Superga air disaster on 4 May 1949. During his career with Inter, where he wore the captain’s armband for many years, he won four Scudetti, two European Cups and two Intercontinental Cups. Playing for the national team, he won the 1968 European Championship and was one of the key players in the ‘Match of the Century’ – the semi-final of the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, which Italy won 4–3 against Germany. At the end of his playing career, Mazzola embarked on a career as a football executive, first at Inter and then at Genoa. He subsequently returned to Milan at the request of the then president, Massimo Moratti. He ended his career behind a desk as an executive at Torino before becoming a pundit and television commentator.