FIGC and Italian football are in mourning following the death of Vincenzo D'Amico today at the age of 68 after illness that D'Amico himself had announced publically in the last few months. “In this moment of great sadness, the FIGC would like to send its condolences to the family of Vincenzo D’Amico, in particular his son Matteo who has worked for the Federation these past few years," said president Gabriele Gravina. "Vincenzino was a loyal, frank and passionate person and was one of the most iconic and positive things in our world. His career was connected to Lazio, deservedly and proudly becoming one of the club's all-time greats, but he was respected everywhere for his human and technical qualities."

Born in Latina on 5 November 1954, D’Amico spent most of his playing career at Lazio: from 1971 to 1986, he made a total of 336 appearances and scored 49 goals in all competitions, winning the Scudetto in 1974. But he also appeared for Torino (for the 80/81 season between his two experiences in Biancoceleste) and Ternana (86/88). For Italy, he wore the Azzurri shirt for the Youth Teams, but never won a first team cap.

Once his playing career had ended, he then became a Head Coach at youth levels before becoming a scout for Lazio. He was also often found on Italian football TV programmes joining RAI as a pundit commenting on games with his typical wit and knowledge of the game.