Luigi Riva scored 35 international goals in 42 appearances for Italy.
Luigi Riva was an Italian professional footballer who represented the Italy national football team as a forward. Since debuting for Italy against Hungary on 27 June 1965, Riva scored 35 goals in 42 appearances,[1] making him the country's all-time top goalscorer.[2] He scored his first international goal in his fourth appearance for his country on 1 November 1967, as part of a hat-trick scored against Cyprus during a UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying match.[1] Riva made his last appearance for Italy on 19 June 1974 in a 1–1 draw against Argentina during the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[1]
Riva's first international tournament was the UEFA Euro 1968, where he scored the opening goal in the replay of the final helping Italy to a 2–0 win against Yugoslavia.[1] Two years later, Riva scored three goals in the 1970 FIFA World Cup,[1] twice against Mexico in a 4–1 victory in the quarter-finals and a goal in the 4–3 win against West Germany in the semi-finals after extra time.[1]
International goals
Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Riva goal.
^FIGC (8 May 2020). "Classifica Marcatori". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.