In Italy, the competition resumed by cup games. During the one between AC Milan and Bari, a Belgian player received a very beautiful tribute.
Having started his career at the PSV, Matthias Verreth went through Waasland-Beveren, FC Eindhoven, Willem II and Brescia before joining Bari, who played in Serie B.
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A sad event
But it was outside the field that the player experienced a situation that made the latest Smeaines speak. At the end of July, Matthias Verreth’s son was transported to hospital due to a viral infection. Quickly, his state of health deteriorated and the player even left the preparation course to return to Belgium.
On July 27, the sad news fell: Bari announced in a statement the death of his player’s son. And in San Siro, the whole stadium will have paid tribute to Elliott Charles Verreth.
Tribute from the whole stadium
Before that, Matthias Verreth had been welcomed at Bari’s airport by his teammates and the staff last week when he returned. In training, they had deployed a banner to wish good luck to the Belgian in this particularly difficult test.
❤️Minuto di Silenzio at San Siro for Elliott Charles #Verrethwho died prematurely. The son of Matthias, midfielder of #Bariamong the protagonists of the moment of recollection before #Milanta pic.twitter.com/734yCopMac
– Calciomercato.it (@calciomercatorit) August 17, 2025
⚪️🔴 Matthias we are with you. Together, on the pitch and in life ❤️🙏
•#Sscbari #legab #Seriebkt pic.twitter.com/HKRw2PrhF3– SSC Bari (@sscalciobari) July 31, 2025