For anyone who followed the joyful footballing career of Gianluca Vialli and was aware of the seriousness of his fight for health, his victorious embrace with Roberto Mancini on the Wembley pitch became a defining image.
It was the summer of 2021 and those two old friends had settled some scores. They were back where they lost a European Cup final with Sampdoria, delivering the Euros title for Italy at England's expense, to soothe the lingering scars of Italia '90.
There was added poignancy because Vialli had been so ill since being diagnosed with an aggressive pancreatic cancer.