Mario Sconcerti (24 October 1948 – 17 December 2022) was an Italian sports journalist and writer.
Biography
Sconcerti was the son of Adriano Sconcerti, a well-known boxing promoter and began his journalistic career at
Corriere dello Sport in
Florence
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. In 1972, he moved to the editorial office of
Corriere dello Sport in Milan.
Death
On 17 December 2022, Sconcerti died in a hospital in
Rome
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, one day before the
2022 FIFA World Cup Final and one day after the death of
Sinisa Mihajlovic. He had been hospitalized for routine tests at the Roman polyclinic of Tor Vergata and death came suddenly. Until the day before his death he had collaborated with
Corriere dello Sport.
After his death, he was inducted into the
Italian Football Hall of Fame.
References
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1948 births
2022 deaths
Italian sports journalists
Italian newspaper editors
Italian male journalists
La Repubblica people
Italian magazine editors
Journalists from Florence