# @retro_calcio on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-10-10T19:22:27.000+00:00
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Estadio Azteca 1970: The Match of the Century
​On 17 June 1970, 102,444 spectators packed Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca for the 1970 FIFA World Cup semifinal between Ferruccio Valcareggi’s Italy and Helmut Schön’s West Germany. A 1–1 stalemate across 90 minutes detonated into an unprecedented five-goal extra-time shootout, finishing in a 4–3 victory for the Azzurri in what FIFA and global football history commemorate as the Partita del Secolo.
​Roberto Boninsegna & The Italian Blitz
Roberto Boninsegna opened the scoring in the 8th minute with a crisp left-footed strike from distance after exchanging passes with Gigi Riva. For over 80 minutes, Enrico Albertosi and Italy’s catenaccio backline absorbed wave after wave of German pressure. Boninsegna’s afternoon concluded with 1 goal, 1 match-winning assist, 120 minutes played, serving as Italy's primary focal point in attack alongside Riva.
​Karl-Heinz Schnellinger & Gerd Müller: The German Resurgence
West Germany broke Italian resistance in the 90+2 minute when AC Milan defender Karl-Heinz Schnellinger lunged in to turn home Jürgen Grabowski’s cross—his only international goal in 47 appearances. Gerd Müller then took over, pouncing in the 94th minute and nodding home in the 110th minute. With Franz Beckenbauer playing through extra time with his dislocated shoulder taped in a sling, West Germany registered 3 goals, 1 brace for tournament top scorer Müller, 10 goals total across the 1970 tournament for Der Bomber.
​Gianni Rivera: The Instant Redemption
After Müller’s second goal leveled the match at 3–3 following strikes from Tarcisio Burgnich (98') and Gigi Riva (104'), Gianni Rivera—blamed for failing to cover the post on Müller's equalizer—struck instantly from the restart. In the 111th minute, Boninsegna drove to the byline and cut the ball back for Rivera to slot a calm, first-time finish past Sepp Maier. The final whistle sealed a historic World Cup record: 7 total goals, 5 goals in extra time, 1 plaque erected outside the Azteca to immortalize the encounter.

#Azzurri #diemannschaft #mexico70 #worldcup #matchofthecentury 
@azzurri @federcalcio 

Was Italy 4–3 West Ger

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