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Viola boss in mourning
Monday 26 November, 2007

The thoughts of the calcio community are with Fiorentina Coach Cesare Prandelli after his wife passed away this morning.

Prandelli didn’t travel to Reggio Calabria with his side on Sunday, as he wanted to be at Manuela’s bedside.

Manuela had been ill for a long time and the former Parma tactician had to turn down the Roma bench in 2004 when she was diagnosed with cancer.

“The club, the President, the board, the directors, the players and all of the staff are united in feeling immense grief for the Prandelli family,” a statement on Fiorentina’s website reads.

The funeral will be held on Wednesday near the Prandelli family home in Orzinuovi, near Brescia.



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