Borgonovo, symbol of Lou Gehrig's fight, dies

Rome, June 28 - The flag-bearer in Italian soccer's campaign to explain the high rate of Lou Gehrig's Disease among former players, ex-Fiorentina and AC Milan striker Stefano Borgonovo, died of the incurable nerve-wasting condition at 49 Thursday.

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