The Official Serie A Panini Album

I saw something like this over on the French forum and thought it was a phenomenally good idea (hey our flag was inspired by theirs, why not a thread too ). A thread to post pictures of some of the classic moments in Serie A. Great players, teams, shirts, stadiums, whatever comes to your mind when you think about the history of Serie A. Think back to childhood days, or dig up some stuff on a player or team you heard a lot about but are too young too remember.

If you don't know what to contribute, this thread can teach you about the history of the game in Italy (as in "hey I didn't know so-and-so ever played for this team!").

Kicking it off with two classic "10's" that made Serie A in the 1980's. What would the decade have been without them?

 

The incomparable Bruno Conti.

 

Cerezo, Mancini, and of course Vialli, in his pre-Juve and Chelsea days.

 

Lazio with a vintage kit from the early 80's (note the eagle and Seleco sponsor!).



Their opponent? Cavese, from Cava de' Tirreni (Salerno province). Believe this is a Serie B game.

 

Paolo Rossi in a vintage Juve-Torino derby.

 

Careca scoring for Napoli against Stuttgart in the 1989 UEFA Cup final!



Of note, he had a fever of 40 degrees Celsius that night...

 

Pietro Vierchowod, the czar of Italian soccer, seen here in a historic Fiorentina shirt.

 

The man, the legend. Gaetano Scirea. Some would argue he is the greatest Italian libero of all time.

 

Roberto Pruzzo, prolific Roma striker. A good look at a couple of 80's uniforms (gotta love 'em).

 

A rare shot of Del Piero in his Padova days...

 

Inter...when they were second only to Juve in the number of scudetti won.

 

...and the leader of that Inter team, Sandro "Spillo" Altobelli.

 

In those days, even Verona could win a scudetto....

 

And their heart and soul in the 1980's: Antognoni!

 

Another great shot of Antognoni. Love those 80's kits.

EDIT: Note another great 80's player, Falcao, on the right.

 

Better shots of Falcao:



Scoring his first goal with Roma, 80/81. Vs. Bologna.

 

Speaking of legends of calcio, here is a great article on Gigi Riva, perhaps the greatest Italian forward of all time.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/feature?id=315950&cc=5901

Riva: Made his name with Cagliari (PeterRobinson/Empics)