Italian football has experienced great losses. The legendary defender of Milan and the national team of Italy, Franco Baresi, died at the age of 66.

According to information from Italian snakes, the remaining number of fatal Rossoneri captains were fighting important illnesses.

Milan has already responded to the tragic news by publishing an official statement.

" It's an honor to lose part of the club's DNA, just like the legendary jersey with number 6. “Seeing how Milan is the homeland of Franco Baresi at this important hour, there are all the Rossoneros, for whom this loss has become special,” the statement reads..

Baresi is one of the most famous football players in the history of Milan. Throughout his professional career, he played for only one club, playing 719 matches - a record number for the Rossoneri..

Together with Milan, he won Serie A six times, won the European Cup three times, and also won the UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup and even Italian Super Cups..

Italian national football player Baresi has 81 matches. In 1982, he became world champion, and also won the 1994 world championship and bronze for the 1990 world championship..

After completing his career, Baresi lost his position in the Milan structure, and in 2020, he was appointed honorary vice-president of the club.