Thousands Pay Tribute to Italian Football Legend Baresi
Former teammates and opponents joined fans at the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio as the AC Milan icon was remembered after dying at 66.
- On Tuesday, fans and former teammates gathered at the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio in Milan to bid farewell to Franco Baresi, the legendary defender who passed away last week at age 66.
- Baresi is remembered as an AC Milan icon, having dedicated his entire 20-year career to the club, during which the team won six Serie A titles and three European trophies while he captained for 15 seasons.
- The defender helped Italy win the 1982 World Cup and famously played the full 120 minutes in the 1994 final, returning to the pitch just 25 days after undergoing knee surgery.
- Former teammates Fabio Capello, Paolo Maldini, Roberto Donadoni, and Marco and Basten carried his coffin, while RedBird Capital Partners founder Gerry Cardinale attended and fans displayed a banner reading "Ciao capitano."
- Following his retirement in 1997, AC Milan retired his number 6 shirt, making him the first player in the club's history to receive that honor, cementing his legacy within the Italian side.
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Thousands pay tribute to Italian football legend Baresi
Regarded as one of the greatest sweepers in football history, a funeral service for the former AC Milan captain was held at Milan's Sant'Ambrogio Basilica. Former teammates Paolo Maldini, Roberto Baggio, Alessandro Costacurta were among many football stars and AC Milan figures in attendance. Outside mourners sang chants and waved red-and-black AC Milan flags, as well as shirts bearing Baresi's iconic number six. A World Cup winner with Italy in …
Thousands accompanied the legendary Italian national team defender on his final journey in Milan.
A football nation mourns in red-black! Fans, family and companions pay the last tribute to the late legend of Italy, Franco Baresi.
Thousands gathered to bid farewell to a legend. Former teammates carried Franco Baresis' coffin. "There is only one captain," the large crowd sang.
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