35 - Tomas Skuhravy (Czechoslovakia)
The Czech international was Genoa’s most lethal striker in the club’s history and the tall striker reached double figures of league goals in the first 3 of his 6 seasons at Genoa. Skuhravy scored five goals for his country in Italia
90 World Cup and became a legend at Genoa after helping his side to a fourth place in the 1991 season.
34 - Sinisa Mihajlovic (Serbia)
Now managing Fiorentina, the Serb was the shining light of a Red Star Belgrade side that lit up European stadiums in the early 90s and was then signed by Roma. Initially a left sided midfielder, the Serb was converted into a proper
centre back by Sven Goran Eriksson and this change made the Serb a Scudetto winner with Lazio and later on at Inter Milan. Sinisa Mihajlovic is widely acknowledged as one of the best dead ball experts’ Italian football has ever seen and also scored a hat trick
of free-kicks in one game.
33 - Ruben Sosa (Uruguay)
The Uruguayan spent 7 years in Italian football, first with Lazio and then with Inter Milan. During his time, few players had a left foot as good as Sosa’s as he unleashed powerful free kicks from every possible angle. He spent
4 seasons at Lazio and scored 40 goals before joining Inter Milan where he left his mark after scoring 20 goals in the 1992-93 season and a season later his 16 goals were vital as Inter Milan were saved from the jaws of relegation by just one point.
32 - Alen Boksic (Croatia)
Alen Boksic was never a goal machine and averaged only 10 goals a season in his 7 year stay in Italy but was still an attacking beast for Lazio and Juventus. He had the size and physique of a wrestler and had decent speed and was
instrumental in both Lazio and Juventus’ Scudetto winning campaigns.
31 - Paolo Montero (Uruguay)
The Uruguayan holds the record of being sent off 16 times in Serie A and also lost 3 Champions League Finals but was a great central defender. His disciplinary record never tarnished his defensive abilities as the Uruguayan formed
one of the best peninsula defensive partnerships with Ciro Ferrara at Juventus for 15 years. Paolo Montero was a great reader of the game and this ability matched his determination of not letting go of his man.
30 - Oliver Bierhoff (Germany)
Italian adventures started slowly for the big German striker as he was relegated with Ascoli to Serie B, condemning him there for 3 years. Bierhoff rose up though and moved to Udinese and received the title of Capocannoniere. Alberto
Zaccheroni signed the German international for A.C Milan and there Bierhoff won the Scudetto for the first time. Oliver Bierhoff ended his football career at Chievo.
29 - David Trezeguet (France)
David Trezeguet spent the better part of 10 years with Juventus. He initially started as an understudy to Pippo Inzaghi but started finding more game time later on. Along with Del Piero, the Frenchman formed one of the deadliest
striking partnerships in Europe and this pairing saw Trezeguet score a whooping 171 goals for Juventus, more than any other ‘Stranieri’ (Foreigner) in Turin and Italy. In the summer of 2010, the French World Cup and European Cup winner moved to newly promoted
Spanish side Hercules.
27 - Marcos Cafu (Brazil)
Cafu, one of the first attacking right backs in the world spent 12 years in Italy with Roma and A.C Milan. The Brazilian won the title for Roma in 2001 and his partnership with Vincent Candela was mesmerizing. Instead of moving
to Japan, the Brazilian accepted the offer to play for Rossoneri at the age of 33. He enjoyed his 5 years at San Siro that included a Champions League title and in 2008, the World Cup winner hung his boots, concluding a glorious chapter to his life.
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