Former Italy striker hospitalized with bowel cancer

Former Juventus and Italy striker Salvatore Schillacci was urgently hospitalized in a clinic in Palermo, Sky News Italy reports.

The top scorer of the 1990 World Cup was hospitalized due to an exacerbation of colon cancer. The family of the 59-year-old Italian reported that he is in a stable condition.

Salvatore Schillacci is a two-time UEFA Cup winner with Juventus and Inter.