Valentina Baldini, daughter of Silvio Baldini, interim coach of the Italian national football team, has passed away. She had been affected since birth by a serious medical condition: according to RaiNews it was a form of spastic tetraparesis. The two sources consulted differ on her age at the time of death: Il Giornale reports 30 years, while RaiNews states 38 years.

The Tuscan coach had often spoken of his bond with his daughter, describing her as someone who taught him to love without expecting anything in return. Numerous messages of condolence have arrived from the football world for Baldini and his family.