Former Inter forward Alessandro Altobelli discussed the Nerazzurri and his time with the club in an interview on ‘Deejay Football Club’, hosted by Italian radio broadcaster Radio Deejay.
First, he discussed his nickname, Spillo, which means ‘pin’.
“I used to be Spillo, now I’ve put on a few grams! But with my friends I’m still Spillo.”
He then spoke about his decision to move to Qatar.
“I started working with BeIN Sports in Milan in 2006, they got the rights for the World Cup and asked me if I wanted to move. I said yes, since I’m a bit of a traveler.”
Altobelli touched on his appearance in the Inter of Records game and his physical condition.
“These are stories from Uncle Bergomi. Physically nobody beat me, from 20 meters to 5000 meters, I was a good athlete, the best in that Inter. I wasn’t struggling, I’m used to climbing mountains, I’m from Sonnino in the province of Latina.”
The 64-year-old Italian discussed the goal scored by Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in Inter’s clash against Rangers, which was disallowed. Altobelli provided the assist for that goal.
“Kalle did everything, a fantastic thing I’ve never seen anyone do. He ran 2,000 yards, collapsed with snow coming on him. I got angry because the referee was a German, good thing he didn’t send me off. I thought he’d go to Rummenigge and shake his hand. It was a great play in front of a small referee. He was a great player. He was always one of the best. I speak to him every day, we are on very good terms.”
He spoke about which current forward is his favourite in Italy.
“Immobile is a great striker, but he only plays inside the penalty area. I like the ones that are found all over the pitch more, let’s say that Ronaldo has this characteristic. There’s no-one that drives me crazy.”
Finally, Altobelli discussed which forwards are his favourite throughout history.
“Pruzzo, Bettega, Pulici, Graziani. These are my favourites.”
Altobelli spent 11 years of his career with the Nerazzurri, being a core part of the squad. He made 465 appearances across all competitions in that time, scoring 209 goals and providing only one assist, contributing to a goal every 194 minutes.
