Charles Ancelotti spoke at a press conference on the eve of the league match against Las Palmas. “In the last few hours we have received two very sad pieces of news: Juan Izquierdo and Eriksson have died. I had a good relationship with the latter. He was a reference, a great person. I hug their respective families tightly”, said the Italian coach about the two deaths that have shocked the world of football in recent days.
Sven Goran Erikssonformer Swedish coach, died on Monday at the age of 76 from pancreatic cancer; a coach of great personality and success, Eriksson is remembered above all for his experiences on the benches of Lazio, Benfica, Goteborg, Sampdoria, Roma and Fiorentina, as well as those of 4 different national teams. Juan Izquierdodefender of Nacional Montevideo who collapsed to the ground unconscious in the 84th minute of the match played on Friday against Sao Paulo in the Copa Libertadores due to cardiac arrhythmia, died during the night in Italy.