'Ciao capitano': fans and former team mates say farewell to Franco Baresi

MILAN, Aug 4 : Fans wearing red and black AC Milan shirts, former team mates and opponents bade farewell to Franco Baresi as the funeral of the much-loved defender was held at the city's Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio on Tuesday.Baresi, a former captain of Italy and Milan and one of the most recognisable players from a golden era of Italian football in the 1980s and 1990s, died last week at the age of 66."Ciao capitano" (Goodbye captain) read a banner on display outside the church, while other fans waved a big Milan flag bearing Baresi's name and the number 6.Former Milan coach Fabio Capello and Paolo Maldini, who played alongside Baresi in the Milan and Italy defence, were among the mourners. Gerry Cardinale, the founder of U.S. investment firm RedBird Capital Partners which owns AC Milan, was