Sampdoria were beaten by Barcelona in extra time in the 1992 European Cup final, with Mancini as captain. Vialli and Mancini had fabulous playing careers, winning 22 major trophies between them, and have accumulated 13 more as coaches. 'I am so happy I've ended up working with my best friend,' Vialli told the Guardian in an interview in May 2020. My contract runs to the end of the World Cup in Qatar in December 2022. Vialli won the FA Cup as Chelsea manager in 2000, 11 years before Mancini did the same with Manchester City.

Source: Daily Mail July 05, 2021 22:07 UTC