International Career
He made his debut for Italy several months after becoming Intercontinental champion with Internazionale, in a 6-1 victory over Finland in November 1964. However, Italy coach at that time, Edmondo Fabbri, deemed him unsuitable for the team's scheme, and subsequently left him out of the squad for 1966 World Cup in England.
Under the management of Ferruccio Valcareggi, he was regularly called for the qualifying matches of Euro 1968. Yet a fractured pelvis injury in a match against Bulgaria in April 1968, ruled him out of the competition, which concluded his last match with the Azzurri with 12 appearances.
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