![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/carlo-mazzone-dead-at-86-gianluigi-buffon-leads-tributes-as-icon-of-italian-football-passes-away/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mazzone.jpg&description=FOOTBALL MOURNS Carlo Mazzone dead at 86: Gianluigi Buffon leads tributes as icon of Italian football passes away LEGENDARY Italian football manager Carlo Mazzone has died aged 86. World Cup winner Gianluigi Buffon has led the tributes for Mazzone. 1 Carlo Mazzone has died aged 86 Credit: AP:Associated Press Mazzone managed the likes of Roma, Bologna and Brescia during his storied career. Paying tribute to the legendary former boss, Buffon wrote on Twitter: "Carlo Mazzone represents a football icon that has captured my heart. The overwhelming passion he poured into the teams was truly unique and unrepeatable. "As proof of his magnificent temperament, I have a fantastic anecdote on the sidelines of a Parma-Brescia finished 3-0. "On the score of 1 to 0 and 15 minutes from the end I made a triple save that saved the result. "At the end of the race he met me and in the middle of about thirty people and he told me "To Buffon… what have I done to you?? Today you looked like Lazarus to me… who always got up!" "The news of his passing leaves a void that cannot be filled, but his impact will remain forever." A centre-back in his playing days, Mazzone played for Roma, Latina, SPAL, Siena and Ascoli during the 1950s and 60s. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY…The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheSunFootball and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunFootball.){kind=link}
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LEGENDARY Italian football manager Carlo Mazzone has died aged 86.
World Cup winner Gianluigi Buffon has led the tributes for Mazzone.
Mazzone managed the likes of Roma, Bologna and Brescia during his storied career.
Paying tribute to the legendary former boss, Buffon wrote on Twitter: “Carlo Mazzone represents a football icon that has captured my heart. The overwhelming passion he poured into the teams was truly unique and unrepeatable.