Lazio, Red Star and others pay tribute at Mihajlović funeral
People carry the coffin of former soccer player Sinisa Mihajlovic, ahead of his funeral service, in Rome, Italy, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. Former soccer player and coach Mihajlovic died at 53 after a long battle with leukemia. Mihajlovic’s family announced Friday that he died in a Rome hospital. (Cecilia Fabiano /LaPresse via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Cecilia Fabiano]
ROME (AP) — Italy coach Roberto Mancini and former Lazio players Attilio Lombardo and Dejan Stanković were among those who carried Siniša Mihajlović’s coffin out into a crowd of fans following the Serb’s funeral. There was also a delegation from Red Star Belgrade, the team that Mihajlović won the European Cup with in 1991. Representatives of the Bologna team that he coached for 3 ½ years in his final job were also on hand. Mihajlović died Friday after a long battle with leukemia. He was 53. Lazio’s current team was also on hand plus the team’s mascot and eagle Olimpia. The funeral at a Rome basilica was conducted by Bologna Archbishop Matteo Maria Zuppi.
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Lazio players attend the funeral service of former soccer player Sinisa Mihajlovic, in Rome, Italy, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. Former soccer player and coach Mihajlovic died at 53 after a long battle with leukemia. Mihajlovic’s family announced Friday that he died in a Rome hospital. (Cecilia Fabiano /LaPresse via AP)
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Fans of former soccer player Sinisa Mihajlovic, gather ahead of his funeral service, in Rome, Italy, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. Former soccer player and coach Mihajlovic died at 53 after a long battle with leukemia. Mihajlovic’s family announced Friday that he died in a Rome hospital. (Cecilia Fabiano /LaPresse via AP)
Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS/Cecilia Fabiano