Tributes have poured in following the death of Inter and Italy legend Sandro Mazzola, who passed away on Saturday aged 83.
Mazzola is widely regarded as one of Italy’s best players of all time. Second-ranked for the Ballon d’Or in 1971, Mazzola won two consecutive European Cups (now Champions League) with Inter between 1963 and 1965.
He contributed to Inter’s first-ever European Cup victory by scoring seven goals during the competition in 1963-64, including a brace in a 3-1 win in the Final against Real Madrid.
Tributes for Inter and Italy legend Mazzola
Ha osservato. Ha imparato. È diventato uno dei più grandi.
Sandro Mazzola, nerazzurro per semprepic.twitter.com/LLUWplDhmu
— Inter (@Inter) September 19, 2026
With the Italy national team, he won the 1968 Euros and reached the 1970 World Cup final, losing to Pelé’s Brazil.
“Farewell to Sandro Mazzola, champion, legend, and icon for generations of Italians,” FIGC President Giovanni Malagò wrote on X.
“On behalf of myself and the entire FIGC, I extend my deepest condolences to his family and to Inter. Goodbye, Sandro. You will be deeply missed.”
Several Italian clubs have paid tribute to Mazzola today.
A minute’s silence will be observed before each game across Italy’s professional leagues, and Inter will wear a black armband in their away game at Roma.
Torino paid one of the most touching tributes to Mazzola, sharing an iconic photograph of his father, Valentino, tying the young Sandro’s football boots.
— Torino Football Club (@TorinoFC_1906) September 19, 2026
Valentino Mazzola was an Italian football legend and captain of the legendary Grande Torino side, who tragically died alongside his teammates in the Superga air disaster in 1949. Sandro Mazzola hadn’t even turned seven when he lost his father.
Il Milan esprime il proprio cordoglio per la scomparsa di Sandro Mazzola, rivale storico e leale, leggenda dell’Inter e della Nazionale, protagonista della storia del calcio italiano.
Un grande campione, una bandiera, un uomo che ha rappresentato un’epoca indimenticabile del… pic.twitter.com/wSC3SOE5iw
— AC Milan (@acmilan) September 19, 2026
L’AS Roma esprime il proprio cordoglio per la scomparsa di Sandro Mazzola, leggenda del calcio italiano.
Il Club si stringe al dolore della sua famiglia e dei suoi cari.
— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) September 19, 2026
On behalf of the European football community, we are deeply saddened by the passing of Inter and Italy legend Sandro Mazzola, aged 83.
Mazzola won four league titles, two European Cups and two Intercontinental Cups with Inter, as well as lifting the EURO 1968 trophy with Italy.… pic.twitter.com/tNRffnG2Xr
— UEFA (@UEFA) September 19, 2026
Juventus ricorda con grande rispetto Sandro Mazzola, campione e gentleman del calcio italiano, protagonista di un’epoca, simbolo di classe, stile e passione per questo sport.
Il nostro profondo cordoglio per la sua scomparsa.
— JuventusFC (@juventusfc) September 19, 2026
Rest in peace, Sandro
— Italy
(@Azzurri_En)
