Italy team captain Fabio Cannavaro visited former Juventus player Gianluca Pessotto in hospital on Tuesday, bringing with him a gift of a replica World Cup.

The Juventus defender arrived at the Turin hospital carrying a bag containing the trophy, Italian Sky TG24 TV said. Italy beat France on penalty kicks in Sunday's final.

Pessotto has been hospitalized with multiple fractures after falling on June 27 from a window at the scandal-ridden club's headquarters. The circumstances of his fall remain unclear

Pessotto was appointed Juventus' manager in the wake of a match-fixing scandal which could see the club's demotion from the top Italian league and loss of its championship title. Verdicts are expected in a few days.

When he saw the replica trophy, Pessotto "laughed and cried at the same time," said Dr. Pierpaolo Donadio, head of intensive care at Le Molinette hospital.

Juventus stars Gianluca Zambrotta and Alessandro Del Piero also visited, the Italian news agency Apcom said.

"We greeted each other and now he (Pessotto) must continue his battle, which he will win in the end," Apcom quoted Del Piero as saying.