10 Facts About Pierino Prati

Pierino Prati was an Italian footballer who played mainly as a forward.

Pierino Prati began his career with Salernitana, and later played for several other Italian clubs, including a successful spell with AC Milan, with whom he won several titles.

Pierino Prati had a brief spell with Rochester Lancers in the NASL in 1979.

At international level, Prati represented Italy on 14 occasions between 1968 and 1974, scoring seven goals; he was a member of the teams that won UEFA Euro 1968 on home soil, and which reached the 1970 FIFA World Cup Final.

Pierino Prati is mostly remembered for his highly successful and prolific stint with Italian club AC Milan under manager Nereo Rocco in the 60s and 70s, during which he achieved great international and domestic success, winning a Serie A title, a European Cup, two Cup Winners' Cups, an Intercontinental Cup, and two Coppa Italia titles, forming an excellent partnership with Gianni Rivera.

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Pierino Prati played for Savona in Serie C2 in his later career, as well as the Rochester Lancers in the NASL.

Pierino Prati played the first final match alongside Pietro Anastasi, but was replaced by Luigi Riva in the re-match, the striker who would often keep him on the bench for Italy.

Talented and opportunistic player, with an eye for goal, Pierino Prati was capable of playing anywhere along the front-line, as a striker, supporting forward, and as a winger.

Pierino Prati's son, Cristiano, is a footballer, who plays in the lower Italian divisions.

Pierino Prati died on 22 June 2020, after being ill for some time.