A jackpot in Toto


Pallbearers carry the coffin of Salvatore Schillaci during his funeral ceremony at the Palermo cathedral, Italy, on Sept 20. — AP

AZEGLIO Vicini did not have any particular words of wisdom for Salvatore Schillaci. He did not send him on to the field at the Stadio Olimpico, into the white heat of a home World Cup, weighed down by some complex tactical schema.

Vicini was not that sort of coach. His instructions were simple: Entra, e fai gol. Go on, and score.

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