He is regarded as one of the most successful Italian international players, won two World Cups in 1934 and 1938, the latter as captain.He is still considered by many to be one of the greatest -if not the greatest-Italian players of all time, as well as the greatest Italian forward of all time. He suffered a knee injury which effectively ended his career. He is also known as il "Balilla", Peppin in the Lilanese dialect.Which great Italian footballer are we talking about?

Giuseppe Meazza was Italy's star forward who won the World Cup in 1934 and captained the team to victory in 1938. He's widely regarded as one of Italy's greatest ever players and had his nickname 'Balilla.' San Siro Stadium in Milan is officially named Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in his honor. The knee injury mentioned effectively curtailed his playing career. The other players were either defenders (Ferrari, Rosetta) or not Italian (Monti was Argentine-born who played for both Argentina and Italy, but was a midfielder, not a forward).