Giuseppe_Moro

Giuseppe Moro

Giuseppe Moro

Italian footballer

Giuseppe "Bepi" Moro[1] (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈmɔːro]; 16 January 1921 – 28 January 1974) was an Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. An eccentric and athletic player, who was also an excellent shot-stopper, he is regarded as one of Italy's most spectacular keepers of all time;[2] he was also known for his penalty–stopping abilities: with 16 saves in 270 appearances between 1947 and 1955, he has stopped the fifth–highest number of penalties in Serie A, alongside Gianluigi Buffon.[1]

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Club career

In eight season in Serie A, Giuseppe Moro defended the goal of six different teams: Fiorentina, Bari, Torino, Lucchese, Sampdoria and Roma.[2]

International career

Moro made his debut with the Italy national team in 1949, producing some notable saves against Hungary.[3] During his second appearance, in a classic England–Italy match played in London, he showcased his best-known block: Stan Mortensen tried to get past Moro with a powerful and accurate shot which the Italian goalkeeper brilliantly denied.[4] Moro kept a clean sheet for 75 minutes, before giving up goals to Jack Rowley and Billy Wright, which did not diminish his outstanding performance.[5]

He also appeared with Italy in the 1950 World Cup in a win against Paraguay,[6] replacing the first-choice goalkeeper Lucidio Sentimenti, who had played the two previous matches.[7]

References

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    "Handanovic come Pagliuca, la classifica dei migliori pararigori della storia della Serie A" (in Italian). sport.sky.it. 12 January 2020.
  2. [2]
    Bruno Perucca (29 January 1974). "Moro, il portiere di ogni prodezza". La Stampa (in Italian).
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    "Moro Giuseppe". enciclopediadelcalcio.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  4. [4]
    Mario Pennacchia (2011). Massimo Raffaeli (ed.). La vita disperata del portiere Moro (in Italian). Milan: ISBN Edizioni. p. 99. ISBN 978-88-7638-288-8.
  5. [5]
    Marco Sappino (2000). Dizionario del calcio italiano (in Italian). Milan: Baldini & Castoldi. p. 367. ISBN 88-8089-862-0.
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    "Nazionale in cifre - Convocazioni e presenze in campo - Moro Giuseppe". figc.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Archived from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  7. [7]
    "Si concludono per l'Italia i campionati del mondo". La Stampa (in Italian). 2 July 1950. p. 5.


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