Antonio Valentín Angelillo was an Italian Argentine football forward who played the majority of his professional career in the Italian Serie A; he was a member of both the Argentine and the Italy national teams.
José João Altafini, also known as "Mazzola" in Brazil, is an Italian-Brazilian former footballer, who played as a forward. Although he began his career with Palmeiras in Brazil, he soon moved to play football in Italy, and is mostly remembered for his highly successful stint with Italian club AC Milan, with which he achieved great domestic and international success; he later also played for Napoli and Juventus, before ending his career in Switzerland with spells at Chiasso and Mendrisiostar. A highly prolific goalscorer, Altafini also held the record for the most goals scored in a single European Cup campaign for over 50 years; he is also one of only eight players to have scored five goals in a single European Cup match. He is the joint-fourth highest scorer in Italian Serie A history with 216 goals, and also holds the record for being the fifth-youngest player in Serie A history to score 100 goals, a feat which he managed at the age of 24 years and 239 days. At international level, he represented both Brazil and Italy; he was a member of the Brazilian side that won the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and later also represented Italy at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.
Néstor Combin is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Argentina, he spent most of his professional career in France, most notably with Lyon, and represented the France national team at international level. He was dubbed "La Foudre" in France, for his speed, and "Il Selvaggio" in Italy, for his fighting spirit.
Nereo Rocco was an Italian football player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time, he is famous for having been one of the most successful head coaches in Italy, winning several domestic and international titles during his tenure with AC Milan. At Padova, he was one of the first proponents of catenaccio in the country.
Luigi "Gigi" Radice was an Italian football manager and player.
Roberto Rosato was an Italian footballer, who played as a defender.
Matteo Darmian is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a full-back or centre-back for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Italy national team.
Pierino Prati was an Italian footballer who played mainly as a forward. He began his career with Salernitana, and later played for several other Italian clubs, including a successful spell with AC Milan, with whom he won several titles. As of 2024, he is the second to last person to score a hat-trick in a European Cup final, having done so in 1969 against Ajax.
Angelo Anquilletti was an Italian football defender. A tough yet fair player, Anquiletti was a successful right-sided full-back, who was known for his strength, energy, work-rate, positioning, marking ability, anticipation, and his ability to read the game; he also excelled in the air and was confident on the ball and at distributing it to teammates, which also enabled him to be deployed as a sweeper towards the end of his career. He is mostly remembered for his lengthy spell with AC Milan and for being a member of the Italian UEFA Euro 1968 winning squad. Anquiletti was known by the fans as "Angelo Anguilla", due to his man-marking ability, and wore the number 2 shirt throughout his successful Milan career.
Saul Malatrasi is an Italian former football player and coach who played as a defender
Lido Vieri is an Italian former football player and manager who played as a goalkeeper. He won the 1968 European Championship and was a runner-up at the 1970 FIFA World Cup with the Italy national team.
This page details football records and statistics in Italy.
Bruno Bolchi was an Italian football manager and player, who played as a midfielder. Throughout his playing career, he played for Internazionale, Verona, Atalanta and Torino, as well as the Italy national team. Bolchi was depicted in the first ever Panini sticker to be printed in 1961.
Fabrizio Poletti is an Italian former football manager and player who played as a full-back.
The 1967–68 Serie A season was won by Milan.
Francesco Romano is a retired Italian footballer, who played as a midfielder. Romano was a creative deep-lying playmaker with notable technical ability, vision, passing, and tactical intelligence, who excelled at dictating the tempo of his team's play in midfield, and at providing assists for teammates. He is a former Italian international, and also a former Italy U-21 international. He currently works as a football agent.
Gianni Alessio Bui is an Italian former professional football manager and player. He played as a forward.
During the 1967–68 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and the European Cup Winners' Cup.
During the 1966–67 season Juventus competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Fairs Cup.
During the season 1966-67 Football Club Internazionale Milano competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and European Cup.
