Antonello Cuccureddu

Few players in that Juventus era carried so many tools without ever quite looking like a star built for the posters. Antonello Cuccureddu was not blessed with the softest technique, but he had sacrifice, stamina, tactical discipline and a rare willingness to play wherever the team needed him. Defender, midfielder, full back, central cover, emergency solution: he moved through roles with the hard practicality of a player who understood winning better than decoration. His right foot gave him an extra weapon, especially from distance, and his famous late goal against Roma in 1973 helped deliver a Scudetto in the most dramatic possible fashion. Six league titles with Juventus were not collected by accident. Cuccureddu was intensity, versatility and responsibility, the kind of player who made the squad stronger before anyone had finished explaining why.