Former Inter and Italy striker Alessandro Altobelli remembered the Azzurri’s 1982 World Cup triumph with a post on his Instagram page on Saturday.
The former Inter striker, who is Italy’s sixth highest goal scorer, scored the third goal against Germany in the 1982 World Cup final, securing a win for the Azzurri and helping them earn their third ever World Cup trophy. He spent 11 years of his career with Inter, from 1977 to 1988.
Altobelli posted the photo alongside the caption: “The dream of a child born in a country without a sports field. There were stones instead of poles, a goalkeeper and a lot of imagination, maybe too much, but I got in the area and scored the third goal. An emotion that takes your breath away, and then, like a very fast train, images flow.
“My Father, my Mother, my family, my first ball, the butcher’s shop, the suitcase, Brescia and then Milan and then the National team. And with the National team, the World Cup, my dream as a child, the dream that is worth a whole career, the kiss on the Cup, the rejoicing of the people, the companions who become brothers forever, the great Bearzot and his pipe, the great Pertini and his humanity, the plane, the cards, an unforgettable win. 11 July 1982: the dream come true.”