List of Italy national football team hat-tricks explained

Since Italy's first international association football match in 1910, 26 footballers have scored a hat-trick for the national team.

The first player who scored a hat-trick was Pietro Lana in the 6–2 victory against France on 15 May 1910. The highest individual score in a single match is four goals, which has been achieved by six players: Carlo Biagi, Francesco Pernigo, Omar Sívori, Alberto Orlando, Gigi Riva, and Roberto Bettega. Five players have scored a hat-trick more than once, such as Giuseppe Meazza, Angelo Schiavio, Silvio Piola, Gigi Riva and Paolo Rossi. The highest number of hat-tricks in a single match is three, which occurred during the third place match concerning the 1928 Summer Olympics, related to Italy's 11–3 victory over Egypt where Angelo Schiavio, Elvio Banchero and Mario Magnozzi each scored three goals.^[1] Gigi Riva, with three hat-tricks, has scored the highest number of hat-tricks for Italy.

In the 1982 FIFA World Cup second group stage match, Italy won 3–2 against Brazil thanks to Paolo Rossi who scored a 'famous' hat-trick, allowing Italy to progress to the semi-finals.^[2] The most recent hat-trick in an official match was scored by Alberto Gilardino on 14 October 2009, during Italy's victory over Cyprus for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.^[3]

Since 1912, Italy have conceded nine hat-tricks. On 17 March 1912, Eugène Maës was the first player to score a hat-trick against Italy in France's 4–3 victory. The last one was scored by Safet Sušić on 13 June 1979, during the 4–1 defeat against Yugoslavia, in a friendly match. John Hansen is the only player who scored four goals against Italy in a 4–1 defeat against Denmark, which took place on 5 August 1948.

Hat-tricks scored by Italy

As of 22 June 2024

Results list Italy's goal tally first.

Player!scope=col
Competition	scope=col	Against	scope=col style="text-align:center"	Venue	scope=col style="text-align:left;"	Result	scope=col	Goals	scope=col	Date	Ref(s)
scope=row		Friendly		Arena Civica, Milan	6–2	3
scope=row		Friendly		Velodromo Sempione, Milan	9–4	3
scope=row		Friendly		Velodromo Sempione, Milan	9–4	3
scope=row		Friendly		Parc des Sports, Geneva	5–1	3
scope=row		1928 Summer Olympics		Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam	11–3	3
scope=row		1928 Summer Olympics		Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam	11–3	3
scope=row		1928 Summer Olympics		Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam	11–3	3
scope=row		1927–30 Central European International Cup		Stadio Littoriale, Bologna	4–2	3
scope=row		1927–30 Central European International Cup		Stadion Albert Flórián, Budapest	5–0	3
scope=row	(2)	Friendly		Stadio Littoriale, Bologna	5–0	3
scope=row		1931–32 Central European International Cup		Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli, Naples	3–0	3
scope=row	(2)	1934 FIFA World Cup		Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome	7–1	3
scope=row		1936 Summer Olympics		Mommsenstadion, Berlin	8–0	4
scope=row		1936 Summer Olympics		Mommsenstadion, Berlin	8–0	3
scope=row		Friendly		San Siro, Milan	6–1	3
scope=row	(2)	Friendly		Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki	3–2	3
scope=row		Friendly		Stadio Comunale, Florence	5–2	3
scope=row		1948 Summer Olympics		Griffin Park, Brentford	9–0	4
scope=row		1952 Summer Olympics		Ration Stadium, Tampere	8–0	3
scope=row		1962 FIFA World Cup qualification		Stadio Comunale, Turin	6–0	4
scope=row		UEFA Euro 1964 qualifying		Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna	6–0	4
scope=row		1966 FIFA World Cup qualification		Stadio Olimpico, Rome	6–1	3
scope=row		UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying		Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla, Cosenza	5–0	3
scope=row	(2)	1970 FIFA World Cup qualification		Stadio Olimpico, Rome	4–1	3
scope=row	(3)	1974 FIFA World Cup qualification		Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa	5–0	4
scope=row		1978 FIFA World Cup qualification		Stadio Comunale, Turin	6–1	4
scope=row				Sarrià Stadium, Barcelona	3–2	3
scope=row	(2)	Friendly		Stadio Olimpico, Rome	5–0	3
scope=row		UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying		Stadio Giglio, Reggio Emilia	4–0	3
scope=row		FIGC Centenary	World XI	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	6–2	3
scope=row		UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying		San Siro, Milan	4–0	3
scope=row				Dinamo Stadium, Minsk	4–1	3
scope=row		2010 FIFA World Cup qualification		Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma	3–2	3

Hat-tricks conceded by Italy

Results list Italy's goal tally first

Player!scope=col
Competition	scope=col	Against	scope=col style="text-align:center"	Venue	scope=col style="text-align:left;"	Result	scope=col	Goals	scope=col	Date	Ref(s)
scope=row		Friendly		Campo Torino, Turin	3–4	3
scope=row		Friendly		Stadion Letná, Prague	1–5	3
scope=row		Friendly		Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest	1–7	3
scope=row		Friendly		Campo do Ameal, Porto	1–4	3
scope=row		1933–35 Central European International Cup		Stadio Municipale Benito Mussolini, Turin	2–4	3
scope=row		Friendly		Olympiastadion, Berlin	2–5	3
scope=row		Friendly		Hardturm, Zürich	4–4	3
scope=row		1948 Summer Olympics		Highbury, London	3–5	4
scope=row		Friendly		Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb	1–4	3

External links

Italy national football team hat-tricks at 11v11.com

Notes and References

Web site: Italy – Egypt 11:3. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131007082626/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/amsterdam1928/matches/round=197036/match=32334/index.html. 7 October 2013. 25 March 2016. FIFA.com. FIFA.
Web site: 10 December 2020 . Paolo Rossi dies: Zoff shocked by loss of Italy World Cup hero . 6 April 2021 . beIN SPORTS . en . 6 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220706032602/https://www.beinsports.com/en/football/news/paolo-rossi-dies-zoff-shocked-by-loss-of-it-1/1599005 . live .
News: Late Gilardino hat-trick rescues Italy . FourFourTwo . 14 October 2009 . 18 January 2022 . 18 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182903/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/late-gilardino-hat-trick-rescues-italy . live .