List of international goals scored by Gigi Riva explained

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. Riva made his last appearance for Italy on 19 June 1974 in a 1–1 draw against Argentina during the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Riva scored a second hat-trick for his national team in a 4–1 win against Wales in a 1970 World Cup qualifier. He scored six times in total against Luxembourg, the most against any team. On 31 March 1973, he scored four goals against Luxembourg during a 1974 World Cup qualifier. He also scored a brace (two goals) seven times. Riva scored one goal at the UEFA European Championship, three goals at the World Cup, eight goals in friendly matches, nine goals in European Championship qualifiers and 14 goals in World Cup qualifiers.

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. Two years later, Riva scored three goals in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, 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.

International goals

Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Riva goal.

Key
scope=row style="text-align:center" Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick
List of international goals scored by Gigi Riva
scope=col scope=col Capscope=col Datescope=col Venuescope=col Opponentscope=col Scorescope=col Resultscope=col Competitionscope=col class="unsortable"
scope=row align="center" 141 November 1967Stadio San Vito, Cosenza, Italy3–05–0UEFA Euro 1968 qualifier[3]
scope=row align="center" 24–0
scope=row align="center" 35–0
scope=row align="center" 4518 November 1967Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland1–1 2–2UEFA Euro 1968 qualifier
scope=row align="center" 52–2
scope=row align="center"6623 December 1967Stadio Amsicora, Cagliari, Italy2–04–0UEFA Euro 1968 qualifier
scope=row align="center" 7710 June 1968Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy1–02–0UEFA Euro 1968
scope=row align="center" 8823 October 1968Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales1–01–01970 FIFA World Cup qualifier
scope=row align="center" 991 January 1969Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico1–13–2Friendly
scope=row align="center" 103–2
scope=row align="center" 111129 March 1969Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, East Berlin, East Germany1–12–21970 FIFA World Cup qualifier
scope=row align="center" 122–2
scope=row align="center" 13134 November 1969Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy1–04–11970 FIFA World Cup qualifier
scope=row align="center" 143–1
scope=row align="center" 154–1
scope=row align="center" 161422 November 1969Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy3–03–01970 FIFA World Cup qualifier
scope=row align="center" 171521 February 1970Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, Spain2–02–2Friendly[4]
scope=row align="center"181610 May 1970Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal1–02–1Friendly
scope=row align="center" 192–0
scope=row align="center" 202014 June 1970Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico2–14–11970 FIFA World Cup
scope=row align="center" 214–1
scope=row align="center" 222117 June 1970Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico3–24–31970 FIFA World Cup
scope=row align="center" 23269 October 1971San Siro, Milan, Italy1–03–0UEFA Euro 1972 qualifier
scope=row align="center" 243–0
scope=row align="center" 253013 May 1972King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifier
scope=row align="center" 263120 September 1972Stadio Municipale, Turin, Italy1–03–1Friendly
scope=row align="center" 27327 October 1972Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg2–04–01974 FIFA World Cup qualifier
scope=row align="center" 283–0
scope=row align="center"293631 March 1973Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy1–05–01974 FIFA World Cup qualifier
scope=row align="center" 302–0
scope=row align="center" 314–0
scope=row align="center" 325–0
scope=row align="center" 33379 June 1973Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy1–02–0Friendly
scope=row align="center" 343829 September 1973San Siro, Milan, Italy2–02–0Friendly
scope=row align="center" 353920 October 1973Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy2–02–01974 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Statistics

Goals by year
YearCompetitiveFriendlyTotal
scope=colAppsscope=colGoalsscope=colAppsscope=colGoalsscope=colAppsscope=colGoals
1965001010
1966001010
1967361046
1968220022
1969363268
19707333106
1971102232
1972432164
1973453277
1974200020
Total272515104235
Goals by competition[5]
CompetitionAppsGoals
FIFA World Cup83
FIFA World Cup qualification1014
Friendlies158
UEFA European Championship11
UEFA European Championship qualification89
Total4235

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pierrend. José Luis . 11 November 2001. Luigi Riva – Goals in International Matches. https://web.archive.org/web/20211026162000/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/riva-intlg.html. 26 October 2021. 17 June 2021 . RSSSF.
  2. Web site: FIGC. 8 May 2020. Classifica Marcatori. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127145552/https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/classifica-marcatori/ . 27 January 2022. 27 January 2022. Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. it.
  3. Web site: Mariani. Maurizio. 21 April 2011. Italy – International Matches 1960–1969 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220114081353/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ital-intres1960.html. 14 January 2022. 26 January 2022. RSSSF.
  4. Web site: Mariani. Maurizio. 25 May 2002. Italy – International Matches 1970–1979. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220114081405/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ital-intres1970.html. 14 January 2022. 26 January 2022. RSSSF.
  5. Web site: Luigi Riva » Internationals. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127150550/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/luigi-riva/4/. 27 January 2022. 27 January 2022. worldfootball.net. en.

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