Riva remains Italy’s record international scorer, with 35 goalsStoried striker won European Championship in 1968
The Italian football legend Gigi Riva, renowned for his extraordinary goalscoring ability and widely considered to be one of the greatest strikers of all time, died on Monday aged 79.
According to la Gazzetta dello Sport, Italy’s all-time leading goalscorer had been admitted to hospital following a heart attack on Sunday.