What we know
What we know: Sandro Mazzola, Italy and Inter Milan soccer star, dies at age 83
Compiled Sep 19
What we know
- Sandro Mazzola, former Inter Milan captain, died at 83.
- His death was announced Saturday by Inter, where he spent his entire 17-year playing career.
- He made his Serie A debut in 1961 against Juventus, scoring in a 9-1 win.
- He scored 158 goals in 565 matches for Inter, helping win four Serie A titles and two European Cups.
- He won the 1968 European Championship with Italy and reached the 1970 World Cup final.
- He retired in 1977 and later served as Inter's sporting director from 1995 to 1999.
What we don’t know yet
- No cause of death was given, though Mazzola had been suffering from a long, unspecified illness.
Open questions
- What was the specific illness Mazzola had been suffering from?
- What was the exact cause of death?
- Will Inter or the Italian federation hold any memorial events for Mazzola?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.