6.3.16

Silvio Piola


16 year old Silvio Piola pictured in the colours of Pro Vercelli in 1929.
In a career that lasted until 1954 Piola would go on to be the most prolific scorer in the history of Italian top flight football, with 333 goals in 619 games.
Piola joined Lazio in 1934 having scored 51 goals in 127 league  matches for Pro Vercelli.