FIFA President Infantino mourns Inter legend Beccalossi: ‘I lose a part of myself’

FIFA President Infantino mourns Inter legend Beccalossi: ‘I lose a part of myself’

FIFA President Gianni Infantino pays tribute to Inter legend Evaristo Beccalossi: ‘You were a friend of mine; today I lose a part of myself.’

Inter legend Beccalossi died on Tuesday night aged 69.

He had suffered a cerebral haemorrhage in January 2025, which left him in a coma for 47 days before he began a long rehabilitation process.

Infantino pays tribute to Inter legend Beccalossi

The former Inter midfielder scored 30 goals in 249 Serie A appearances, also playing for Brescia and Sampdoria.

FIORENZUOLA D’ARDA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 06: Evaristo Beccalossi of Italy looks on during the International Friendly match between Italy U19 and Netherlands U19 on September 6, 2019 in Fiorenzuola d’Arda, Italy. (Photo by Emilio Andreoli/Getty Images)

Beccalossi was one of the idols of FIFA President Infantino, who honoured the ex-Italian midfielder on social media on Wednesday.

“If I love football, it’s mostly because of you,” Infantino wrote in an Instagram story.

“You made my heart beat, you showed me the way, and you were a friend of mine. Today I lose a part of myself. Rest in peace, my dear Evaristo.”