Unfortunately, Italian football lost two important people in the last two days, each of whom contributed to Calcio in their own way.
The first is Sinisa Mihajlovic, who tragically passed away at the age of 53 after a long battle with leukemia. Despite being a proud Serb, Italy was the adoptive home of the free-kick specialist, who spent most of his playing days and his coaching career on the peninsula.
The second is journalist Mario Sconcerti, who passed away suddenly on Saturday at the age of 74. Many times we had published the analysis of him on this website, especially the daily columns of him in Calciomercato.
Following their friendly win over Arsenal in London, Juventus manager Max Allegri paid tribute to Mihajlovic and Sconcerti.
“First of all, I have two thoughts, one for Sinisa Mihjalovic and one for Mario Sconcerti,” the Italian coach said in his post-match interview with Sky Sport via Calciomercato.
“Right now there are no right words to say, so I send a sweet thought to your families.
“It was a difficult match, it is a technical team that plays in the Premier League. It was a good test.
“We were solid in defense but we had problems in the offensive phase. But then we did well, even if we could have done better. Winning is always nice, especially in this stadium.”
On another note, Allegri expressed his sadness at the departure of Andrea Agnelli, who resigned from Juventus on November 28.
“The sports sector remains intact. But we are sorry that the president is gone because I am emotionally tied to him.
“We have even more responsibilities and therefore we must push even harder to achieve results.”
