Silvio Piola remains the all-time leading scorer in the history of Serie A, a robust, prolific centre-forward whose goals spanned an extraordinarily long career either side of the Second World War. Powerful and instinctive, he starred for Lazio among other clubs.
He was a key figure in the Italy side that won the 1938 World Cup, and his scoring record stood as a benchmark for generations of strikers who followed.