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Italian football journalist Nicky Bandini says football icon Salvatore Schillaci will be remembered as embodying 鈥渁 moment in time鈥� and being 鈥渢he spirit of a summer鈥� for his performances at the 1990 World Cup.

Schillaci, who has died aged 59, was top scorer at his home World Cup, where he was also awarded the Golden Ball as the best player and gained hero status.

The former striker, who was better known as 'Toto', played for Messina, Juventus and Inter Milan, and was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2022.

Bandini shared her memories of Schillaci and how he will be remembered with Sport Today鈥檚 Nick Hatton.

Image: Italian forward Salvatore Schillaci exults after scoring his team's first goal during the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Italy and Argentina 03 July 1990 in Naples. Argentina and Italy played to a 1-1 tie but Argentina advanced to the finals with a 4-3 victory on penalty kicks dashing the hopes of Italian fans of a World Cup victory by their team on home soil. (Photo credit: DANIEL GARCIA/AFP via Getty Images)

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