Legendary Italian football player Franco Baresi was buried today in Milan.
Barezi passed away four days ago at the age of 67.
Today is a day of mourning in Milan, and numerous current and former aces have come to pay tribute to the famous football player.
The funeral was also attended by the legendary "Rosoneri" football player and president of the Football Association of Montenegro, Dejan Savićević. Savićević was accompanied by Danijele Massaro, who held a replica of Baresi's captain's armband.
The funeral was attended by numerous football legends: Paolo Maldini, Fabio Capello, Marco van Basten, Mauro Tassotti, Clarence Seedorf, Gianluca Pagliuca, Aldo Serena, Alessandro Costacurta, Dida, Claudio Ranieri...
The funeral was also attended by the Rossoneri's top brass, while the first-team players included Christian Pulisic and Santiago Jimenez, who remained in Milan to recover from injuries while the first team is in Australia for training.
Fans who gathered in front of the Basilica of Saint Ambrose unfurled a banner in Baresi's honor.
Baresi is one of Milan's greatest legends. He wore the Rossoneri jersey from the beginning to the end of his 20-year career. During that time, he made over 700 appearances for the San Siro club and managed to score 33 goals.
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He won Serie A six times during his career, while he was European champion in club football three times.
Milan retired the number six jersey in his honor.
He was also successful with the Italian national football team. In Spain in 1982, he became world champion with the "azure".
In the 1989 Ballon d'Or election, he finished second - only Marko van Basten was better than him.
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