Sixteen years ago, the Italian national team won the World Cup in Germany, with legendary former Inter defender Marco Materazzi playing a key role in the triumph.
Yesterday marked the sixteenth anniversary of the Azzurri’s triumph in the semi-final against the host nation Germany, in a dramatic match which saw them reach the final very late on in extra time.
Materazzi looked back on that classic match in a post on his Instagram account.
He captioned the post, “Triple whistle, and we’re in the final. I wanted to hug my teammates, but the referee was the closest.”