Businessman dies after long illness.

Former owner of Italian Palermo Maurizio Zamparini dies at 80.

In December, the businessman was hospitalized with peritonitis. He was discharged, but a few days later he was again hospitalized.. On February 1, at about 2 am, he died at the Cotignola clinic in the province of Ravenna..

Zamparini was President of Venice and Palermo. Under his rule, clubs entered Serie A, bought and sold players.

In 2019, Palermo was declared bankrupt, and the Italian authorities arrested Zamparini. In recent months, Maurizio Zamparini has been shaken by the tragedy of the death of his son Armando, found dead in his London home..

In addition to football activities, Zamparini was engaged in other business. He built shopping malls in Sicily and supermarkets.