A banner offering support to Gianluca Vialli has been placed outside the hospital in London where he is continuing to undergo treatment for pancreatic cancer.
The former Chelsea player and manager, 58, stepped down from coaching the Italy squad earlier this month to focus on fighting the disease, which he was re-diagnosed with last year.
Reports in Italy claimed the Vialli's condition has worsened in hospital, leading to his 87-year-old mother Maria Teresa and brother Nino travelled to the UK to visit him before returning back to Italy.
A banner reading 'Forza Luca' has been placed outside the hospital where Vialli is being treated by members of the 'Sampdoria Club of England'.