Yesterday was the day of the last farewell to Silvio Berlusconi, who died Monday at San Raffaele Hospital. Dozens of supporters made their way to Arcore yesterday morning: from the former prime minister's residence, the coffin made its way to Milan Cathedral for the State funeral, celebrated by Milan Archbishop Mario Delpini. "When a man is a businessman, then he tries to do business. So he has customers and competitors. He has moments of success and moments of failure. He ventures into reckless ventures. He looks at numbers, not to criteria. He has to do business. He cannot trust others too much and knows that others do not trust him too much. He is a businessman and he has to do business," the archbishop said during the homily, "When a man is a politician, then he tries to win. He has supporters and opponents. There are those who exalt him and those who cannot stand him. A politician is always a one-sided man. When a man is a celebrity, then he is always on the scene. He has admirers and detractors. He has those who applaud him and those who detest him". In the square thousands of people arrived to pay their last respects to the Cavaliere. Inside the Duomo in the front row was his wife Marta Fascina, alongside Berlusconi's five children. The former PM's body will be cremated at the Valenziano Panta Rei Crematorium Temple in the province of Alessandria, Italy: his ashes can then be placed in the mausoleum the leader had built inside Villa San Martino in Arcore. "A president, there is only one president": these were the choruses heard in Milan's Piazza Duomo along with "Silvio, Silvio, Silvio". There was no shortage of Forza Italia and Milan flags and banners saying "Thank you, Silvio". There were also those wearing Milan and Monza jerseys. There were those who sought relief from the heat with a fan where "Thank you, Silvio" was written. "President, we are with you," "Great Silvio," "Berlusconi, one of us" were choruses in Milan's Piazza Duomo of people who have come to pay their last respects to Silvio Berlusconi. One banner reads "by the time the Italians realize how great you were, it will be too late," but there are also those who go against the current by wearing a shirt that reads "I am not in mourning" to protest the decision of State funerals.