Salvatore Schillaci, Italy’s star of 1990 World Cup, dies aged 59 - The striker, who was the top scorer at Italia ’90, was admitted to hospital last week following treatment for colon cancer

ROME (AP) — Salvatore “Totò” Schillaci, the Italy striker who was top scorer at its home World Cup in 1990, has died. He was 59. Schillaci had been hospitalized in Palermo following treatment for colon cancer.

ITALIAN football legend Salvatore Schillaci has passed away at the age of 59. The World Cup Golden Boot winner, affectionately known as “Toto”, had been battling colon cancer since

Former Italy striker Salvatore "Toto" Schillaci, most famous for being top scorer at the 1990 World Cup, died on Wednesday at the age of 59. Schillaci, who was capped 16 times for his country, only scored one other goal for Italy in his career and four years after the 1990 World Cup left Inter for Jubilo Iwata in Japan,

ROME (AP) — Salvatore “Totò” Schillaci, the Italy striker who was top scorer at its home World Cup in 1990, has died. He was 59. Schillaci had been hospitalized in Palermo following treatment for colon cancer.

Schillaci began the 1990 tournament as a substitute but soon became Italy’s key player, scoring the winning goal in their opening match against Austria. Despite his fame from the World Cup, Schillaci only scored one more goal for the national team and retired from international football shortly after.