Nine goals in fourteen appearances with the Italian National Team: the numbers of Francesco Pio Esposito — updated with yesterday’s brace against France — have brought back into focus the record held by Riva, still today the all-time top scorer in the Azzurri shirt with 35 goals.
Speaking to Sky Sport, Bergomi commented on the comparison with clear words: “That record has stood for I don’t know how many years. During this time we’ve never had anyone able to break that record. And many great strikers have come and gone: Inzaghi, Vieri, Del Piero, Totti…”
Bergomi‘s opinion on the young Inter striker goes well beyond technical ability: “I hope Pio Esposito can do it, a boy who, besides technical qualities, has everything else. He is calm and well-mannered.”
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