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MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 23: Evaristo Beccalossi attends The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 at the Teatro Alla Scala on September 23, 2019 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)
FIFA President Gianni Infantino pays tribute to Inter legend Evaristo Beccalossi: ‘You were a friend of mine; today I lose a part of myself.’
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Inter legend Beccalossi died on Tuesday night aged 69.
He had suffered a cerebral haemorrhage in January 2025, which left him in a coma for 47 days before he began a long rehabilitation process.
Infantino pays tribute to Inter legend Beccalossi
The former Inter midfielder scored 30 goals in 249 Serie A appearances, also playing for Brescia and Sampdoria.
Beccalossi was one of the idols of FIFA President Infantino, who honoured the ex-Italian midfielder on social media on Wednesday.
“If I love football, it’s mostly because of you,” Infantino wrote in anInstagram story.
“You made my heart beat, you showed me the way, and you were a friend of mine. Today I lose a part of myself. Rest in peace, my dear Evaristo.”
Less than two months ago, Infantino released an interview discussing the impact Beccalossi had on his life and career.
“One of my first idols was Evaristo Beccalossi, a No. 10 who didn’t play in that World Cup or with the national team because the coach had other plans. Inter’s No. 10 made us dream,” he said.
Beccalossi won the 1979-80 Serie A title and the 1981-82 Coppa Italia with Inter. He also lifted the Coppa Italia with Sampdoria in the 1984-85 campaign.
Infantino is an Inter fan and celebrated the Nerazzurri’s Serie A title just a few days ago with another Instagram story.
ByLorenzo Bettoni
Lorenzo Bettoni is the Editor of Football Italia.
