Serie A clubs and ex-players pay tribute to Eriksson

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·26 August 2024

Serie A clubs and ex-players pay tribute to Eriksson

Several Serie A clubs and ex-players are paying tribute to Sven-Goran Eriksson, and also Sinisa Mihajlovic’s wife, Arianna, shared an emotional picture on Instagram.

Eriksson, a former coach for Fiorentina, Lazio, Roma and Sampdoria, has died aged 76 after becoming terminally ill with pancreatic cancer.

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He won several trophies during his Serie A career, most notably a Scudetto with Lazio in the 1999-00 campaign.

The Biancocelesti were one of the clubs paying tribute to Eriksson today.

“Thanks for everything you did for us, mister,” the Biancocelesti wrote on X, formerly Twitter. The club also changed the club crest’s colour to black on their social media accounts.

𝖲𝗏𝖾𝗇-𝖦𝗈̈𝗋𝖺𝗇 𝖤𝗋𝗂𝗄𝗌𝗌𝗈𝗇, 𝟣𝟫𝟦𝟪-𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟦 Grazie per tutto ciò che hai fatto per noi, mister 🩵 pic.twitter.com/el0htTyfYq — S.S.Lazio (@OfficialSSLazio) August 26, 2024

Roma, Samp, and Fiorentina also honoured their ex-coaches, and other Serie A clubs, such as Milan, Juventus, and Inter, did the same.

Inter coach Simone Inzaghi played under Eriksson at Lazio at the beginning of his professional career.

#ASRoma mourns the passing of Sven-Göran Eriksson. From 1984 to 1987, he managed the Giallorossi and won a Coppa Italia. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time. pic.twitter.com/RPvhz2zMXy — AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) August 26, 2024

La Fiorentina si unisce al dolore della famiglia per la scomparsa di Sven Göran Eriksson. Il tecnico svedese ha ricoperto il ruolo di direttore tecnico viola dal 1987 al 1989🙏🏻💜 pic.twitter.com/t5qpGSuW3G — ACF Fiorentina (@acffiorentina) August 26, 2024

Ciao Sven. 💙 pic.twitter.com/CwbSNovlix — U.C. Sampdoria (@sampdoria) August 26, 2024

Riposa in pace, Sven 🙏 — JuventusFC (@juventusfc) August 26, 2024

You gave a lot to this world, and you will be missed. Bye, Mr Eriksson. pic.twitter.com/yNUIg4guQs — AC Milan (@acmilan) August 26, 2024

FC Internazionale Milano offers its deepest condolences on the passing of Sven-Göran Eriksson and stands with the family and the entire football community during this time of mourning.#FCIM pic.twitter.com/Kicj3uSPSJ — Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter_en) August 26, 2024

Some of Eriksson’s ex-players remembered their ex-coach, including Diego Simeone, who became Serie A champion with Lazio in 2000. “Thank you so much, Mister. Rest in peace,” wrote El Cholo, posting a picture from the Biancocelesti’s Scudetto celebrations.

Gracias por tanto, Míster. Descansa en paz.#Eriksson pic.twitter.com/SzVfsn6PdY — Diego Pablo Simeone (@Simeone) August 26, 2024

Mihajlovic was also playing in that Lazio side and Arianna, the wife of the late ex-defender, shared an Instagram picture of Sinisa talking to Eriksson on the touchline.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Arianna Rapaccioni Mihajlovic (@ariannamihajlovic)

Monza coach Alessandro Nesta, another Lazio Scudetto winner, wrote on Instagram: “Rest in peace, great mister and extraordinary person. You’ll forever carry you in my heart. Thanks for everything.”

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