Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti return to discuss Italy’s all-time leading goalscorer, the benchmark by which all Italian strikers have been measured against – Gigi Riva.

Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti return to discuss Italy’s all-time leading goalscorer, the benchmark by which all Italian strikers have been measured against – Gigi Riva.



Spending almost his entire career at Cagliari and leading Sardinia to its only Scudetto, why did Riva refuse to leave despite world record offers? This is the story of a mechanic turned leading man with chiselled cheekbones and a shot that broke a ballboy’s arm.





RUNNING ORDER:





• PART 1: The legacy of Luigi Riva (01m 00s)





• PART 2a: Riva makes the move to Sardinia (05m 00s)





• PART 2b: Cagliari adapt to life in Serie A (11m 30s)





• PART 2c: What kind of a striker was he? (14m 30s)



• PART 3: Riva debuts for Italy – some Azzurri highlights (18m 00s)





• PART 4a: Cagliari win the Scudetto (21m 30s)



• PART 4b: Riva goes to 1970 World Cup (29m 30s)



• PART 5: Riva’s upbringing – why didn’t he leave Cagliari? (34m 00s)



• PART 6: Riva’s life after football (42m 00s)







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