He also guided Chelsea to palm off in the 2000 FA Cup final and Charity Shield but was sacked beforehand in the preceding season after a poor launch.
A Blues statement said” A brilliant striker, a jewel- winning director and a awful man, Luca’s place in the pantheon of Chelsea greats is assured. He will be deeply missed.”
Vialli also had a short spell as director of Watford, also in the alternate league, during the 2001- 02 season but was dismissed after the Hornets only finished 14th.
In October 2019 he was appointed to Italy’s backroom staff by director and former Sampdoria team- mate Roberto Mancini. He helped the Azzurri win Euro 2020 with win over England at Wembley in July 2021.
A FIGC statement said” That print on the Wembley field, that decide with coach Roberto Mancini after Federico Chiesa’s thing against Austria in the round of 16 of the
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