Former AC Milan captain, Franco Baresi dies at 66

Former AC Milan captain, Franco Baresi, has died astatine the property of 66.

His decease was confirmed by the Serie A nine successful a connection connected Friday morning.

It read: “The past of AC Milan is successful tears pursuing the passing of Franco Baresi.

“His illustration and profound impact, similar his fig 6 shirt, volition everlastingly beryllium an integral and cardinal portion of the Club’s DNA and journey.

“The condolences AC Milan extends to Franco Baresi’s full household are the aforesaid that each Rossoneri instrumentality offers to themselves successful specified a hard hour.”

Baresi underwent country for a lung nodule successful 2025, but was 1 of the past torchbearers to transportation the Olympic occurrence astatine the opening ceremonial of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

Former AC Milan captain, Franco Baresi dies astatine 66