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Roberto Baggio – Italy’s finest
Roberto Baggio
Arguably one of the best players of all time and one of the top scoring Italian strikers of all time, it’s almost heartbreaking that Il Divin’ Codino has never won the Champions League. Having spent five seasons at Juventus, where he was at his most prolific in front of goal, Baggio left the Turin club in 1995.
And the very next season, Juventus won the Champions League when they defeated Ajax in the final after a penalty shootout. But Baggio didn’t leave Juventus empty handed as he did lead the club to a UEFA Cup triumph over Borussia Dortmund in 1993, scoring two and setting up a third. But it’s almost tragic that every time Baggio’s name is mentioned, the first memory that comes to mind is that missed penalty in the 1994 World Cup final. A Champions League trophy might have changed that perception.
