19 Facts About Pietro Anastasi

Pietro Anastasi, nicknamed by fans, was an Italian footballer who played mainly in the role of a forward.

Pietro Anastasi then spent two seasons with Internazionale, where he won the Coppa Italia in 1978, before moving to Ascoli, where he remained for three seasons.

Pietro Anastasi finally retired in 1982, after a single season with Swiss club Lugano.

At international level, Anastasi represented Italy on 25 occasions between 1968 and 1975, scoring eight goals.

Pietro Anastasi made his senior international debut at UEFA Euro 1968 on home soil, and is widely known for later scoring in the final victory over Yugoslavia, which gave Italy their first ever European Championship title.

Pietro Anastasi later took part at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Pietro Anastasi died on 17 January 2020 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Pietro Anastasi was purchased by Varese in Serie B, the team with which he gained promotion to Serie A, scoring six goals in 37 matches, and making his Serie A debut on 24 September 1967, against Fiorentina, at the age of nineteen.

Pietro Anastasi currently holds the record for the most goals in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup by a Juventus player, as well as the all-time record for goals in the Coppa Italia by a Juventus player.

Pietro Anastasi is the seventh-highest all-time goalscorer for the club in all competitions.

In 1976, Pietro Anastasi began to find less space within the first team Juventus squad, partially due to his disagreements with manager Carlo Parola, and he transferred to Inter in exchange for Roberto Boninsegna.

Pietro Anastasi was initially set to take part in the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico with Italy, but he was unable to participate due to injury.

Pietro Anastasi is regarded as one of the best Italian strikers of his generation, as he was a fast, physical, hard-working, reliable, and agile forward, with good reactions.

Pietro Anastasi was a prolific, intelligent, instinctive, and opportunistic goalscorer, who was capable of making attacking runs to lose his markers and advance into more effective goalscoring positions, courtesy of his pace, power, movement off the ball, and positional sense inside the penalty area.

Pietro Anastasi stood out for his dedication, bravery, fighting spirit, and generous team-play, as well as his unpredictable movement and high defensive work-rate off the ball, including his tendency to drift out wide, press opponents, or even track back into midfield in order to help win back possession.

Pietro Anastasi was an excellent finisher with either foot, despite being naturally right-footed, and was capable of scoring with powerful shots while on the run.

Pietro Anastasi was married to Anna; together, they had two sons: Silvano and Gianluca.

Pietro Anastasi met his wife during his time with Varese, when he first began his professional career.

Pietro Anastasi died in Varese on 17 January 2020 at the age of 71, having been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2018.