Robert J Wilson looks back at the life of Italian legend Gianluca Vialli

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A sunny Highbury Stadium in the summer of 1991 is buzzing for a pre-season friendly between the champions of England, Arsenal, and the rather surprising champions of Italy, Sampdoria.
The stadium is undergoing a necessary transformation in the wake of the Hillsborough disaster, so the famous North Bank was empty for that’s year final of the Makita Tournament.
The competition ran for seven years prior to the start of the new season and Sampdoria were...