Juventus are in mourning following the death of
their legendary player, Omar Sivori.
The Argentinian-born star passed away on Thursday at the age of 69 because of
a pancreatic tumour.
Nicknamed "El Cabezon", which means "Big Head", Sivori won three league
tittles and three Coppa Italia trophies with Juve in the late fifties.
Sivori was the strike partner at Juve of Welsh great John Charles who himself died last year.
Charles and Sivori were part of the Juve team that won three Scudetti as the
Bianconeri began to replace Torino as the top football club in the city of
Turin.
His performances for Juve earned him the prestigious Golden Ball award in
1961.
Juventus club administrator Antonio Giraudo led the tributes for Sivori, who
made 278 Serie A appearances and netted 146 goals.
"We mourn a great champion and a great man," he said.
"He was one of the best ever players at Juve. He leaves a great void."
Sivori made a name for himself at River Plate where he scored 56 goals in his
first two years in the top flight guiding 'the Millionarios' to two consecutive
league titles in 1955 and 1956.
The South American star won the Copa America with Argentina in 1955 and 1957.
He also played for the Italian national team, making nine appearances for the
Azzurri including in the 1962 World Cup.
Sivori, who coached the Argentina national team in the 1974 World Cup,
remained in contact with Juventus, having been the club's South American scout
in the past few years.
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