Italian football legend and 1990 World Cup hero, Salvatore "Toto" Schillaci, passed away at 59 due to colon cancer on Wednesday, the Italy football governing body FIGC confirmed.

He scored six goals in the 1990 World Cup on home soil to help the Azzurri finish third in the tournament, taking home the Golden Boot and Golden ball awards. He scored seven goals in all 16 of his appearances for the national side.

Born in 1964, Shillaci was reportedly diagnosed with colon cancer in 2022. 

In honor of his contribution, the FIGC announced that all league matches from Wednesday to the weekend would observe a minute of silence before the kick-off.

"We at Juve were lucky enough to get excited about him before, in that incredible summer of 1990, the whole of Italy did, captivated by those wonderfully energetic celebrations of his. Goodbye, Toto. Thank you." reads a Juventus statement, where he played among other clubs including Messina, Inter Milan and Jubilo Iwata.