(ANSA) – FLORENCE, 27 JUL – ” Always by your side Caudillo ”. So Fiorentina, through a post on Twitter, wanted to send a message of support and closeness to Daniel Passarella, one of the greatest champions in viola history, captain of Argentina, world champion in 1978. According to the online version of the newspaper Argentine sportsman Olè, the 69-year-old Passarella allegedly suffers from a neurodegenerative disease similar to ALS. According to what reported by Olè, the former defender leaves home a little and only by car since for the disease, which his father also suffered at the time, he would risk forgetting the way back to his home, and therefore of lose orientation. ” It is no longer the Passarella we used to know. Now he is another Daniel “, a friend said. Caudillo, this is his nickname, also wore the Inter shirt in Italy, from 1986 to 1988, after concluding the four-year adventure with Fiorentina. His latest experience in the world of football dates back to 2013, when he left the presidency of River Plate. He celebrated some of his ‘sketches’ in the stands with the then bishop of Buenos Aires Jorge Bergoglio on the occasion of the match between River and San Lorenzo. manager, Passarella also coached, and the last team he led was River in 2007, while in Italy he coached Parma without great satisfaction in 2001. (ANSA).
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