Former Chelsea favourite Gianluca Vialli has left his role with the Italian national team to battle cancer for a second time.
The 58-year-old, who is Italy's team co-ordinator and was part of the backroom team that won the delayed European Championships last summer, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer back in 2017. He revealed he had been given the all-clear three years later, but Vialli was told last year that his cancer had returned.
And now, the Stamford Bridge icon has confirmed that he has decided to "suspend" his professional commitments for the foreseeable future after conversations with his doctors as he battles the disease again.
