Spillo Altobelli and the World Cup Final: "Winning the Cup was the highest point of my career" | OneFootball

A great striker, a World Cup final and memories that have stood the test of time: Alessandro "Spillo" Altobelli is one of only 20 Inter players to have won the FIFA World Cup. Further to that, Altobelli played a starring role in Italy's 1982 final against West Germany. Coming off the bench in the 7th minute, Spillo scored Italy's third goal in the famous 3-1 victory. His is just one of many World Cup stories coloured in Nerazzurri. From 1982 to the present day, every World Cup final has featured at least one Inter player. From 1982 to 2026, from Inter's second-highest all-time goalscorer to the club's third: the bond between Altobelli and Lautaro Martínez is subtle, yet unmistakably strong. Ahead of Sunday's World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, where El Toro could once again take centre stage. Spillo looked back with us on 11 July 1982, the day Italy defeated West Germany 3-1 to lift their third World Cup trophy.