Italy v England Special

To mark this week's International friendly between Italy and England in Turin, a quick look back at the remarkable history of Italian goal nets in this fixture.

 Florence 1952 - looks like Hampden Park



Rome 1961 - more Olanda than Italia



 Rome 1976 - Wembley-style hardware (West Ham-style software)



 Turin 1980

UEFA European Championships - Italy 1980

The 1980 finals featured 8 teams in two groups of 4. The number of host stadia also increased, from two to four. There, the goal nets generally hung from curvy A-frames in a hybrid fashion:

Stadio Olimpico, Rome


Stadio Communale, Turin

  

San Siro, Milan


Stadio San Paolo, Naples