CBF mourns Paulo Angioni, Fluminense chief and 1990 Brazil aide

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) mourned the death of Paulo Angioni on Saturday (12), the executive football director at Fluminense and supervisor of the Brazilian National Team at the 1990 World Cup. He was 80 years old and had been battling pancreatic cancer. CBF president Samir Xaud said Angioni was a pioneer who helped drive the professionalization and modernization of Brazilian football with “ethics and respect,” and announced that a minute of silence will be observed in all stadiums across Brazil this weekend. Born in Rio de Janeiro on June 5, 1946, Angioni worked across clubs including Palmeiras, Flamengo, Vasco, Bahia, Corinthians and Olaria.