Overview
- The funeral began Monday at 14:45 in the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio with limited seating and a strict family ban on cameras and photography inside the church.
- Hundreds of Inter supporters gathered outside wearing Mazzola’s number‑8 shirts, chanting and giving sustained applause as the coffin arrived and departed.
- Delegations and figures from across Italian football attended, including Inter executives and former players, the presidents of FIGC and Milan, and a Juventus delegation that received applause from part of the crowd.
- Wreaths from FIFA, including one from President Gianni Infantino, and from clubs such as Torino and the city of Milan were placed at the service, and the homily stressed Mazzola’s faith, family support during his illness and his bond with Milan.
- The city of Milan declared a day of mourning and officials have framed the events as a civic tribute to a player whose career and life symbolized a long chapter of Milanese and Italian football history.