ity . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Despite ▁suffering ▁from ▁ill ness , ▁M azz ola ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁match ▁he ▁had ▁organ ised ▁for ▁Tor ino ▁in ▁Lis bon ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁May , ▁on ▁the ▁return ▁journey ▁from ▁the ▁game , ▁the ▁aircraft ▁carrying ▁M azz ola ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁crash ed , ▁killing ▁everyone ▁on ▁board . ▁ ▁Vitt orio ▁Poz zo ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁bodies , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁night . ▁The ▁fun eral , ▁attended ▁by ▁over ▁half ▁a ▁million ▁people , ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 6 ▁May ; ▁the ▁bodies ▁were ▁brought ▁to ▁Pal azzo ▁Mad ama , ▁from ▁where ▁the ▁process ion ▁depart ed , ▁continu ing ▁to ▁the ▁Du omo . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁the ▁F IG C ▁proc laimed ▁Tor ino ▁champions ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 – 4 9 ▁season , ▁four ▁r ounds ▁before ▁the ▁end , ▁appro ving ▁the ▁proposal ▁of ▁Inter , ▁Milan ▁and ▁Ju vent us . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁ ▁M azz ola ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁national ▁side ▁on ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 – 0 ▁friendly ▁home ▁win ▁over ▁Cro atia . ▁He ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁international ▁goal ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁April , ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 – 0 ▁friendly ▁home ▁win ▁over ▁Spain . ▁Over all , ▁M azz ola ▁played ▁ 1 2 ▁matches ▁with