The key moments that made Trapattoni

Hamburg 1 Juventus 0

European Cup final, May 1983

Trapattoni appeared to lose his nerve as Juventus gave a tame performance in which they seemed stuck in a - surprise, surprise - overly defensive moment. A goal from Felix Magath sank the pretensions of the Platini-Boniek-Scirea etc Juventus, considered by many to be the strongest club side in world football at the time.

Juventus 4 Argentinos Juniors 2

(in a penalty shoot-out, 2-2 at full time)

Intercontinental Cup final,

Tokyo, December 1985

Trapattoni himself has always considered this one of the most exciting big matches won by one of his sides. The Juventus side of the Heysel Disaster gave one of its best ever performances, inspired by an awesome Platini.

Italy 3 Romania 0

World Cup Qualifier,

San Siro, October 2000

Right at the beginning of Trapattoni's four-year reign as Italy coach, this win represented a just about perfect performance with goals from Inzaghi, Delvecchio and Totti. Italy seemed destined for great things.

South Korea 2 Italy 1

World Cup Finals, second round,

Daejeon, South Korea, June 2002

Perhaps the most controversial game of Trapattoni's career. With Italy 1-0 up, he took off Del Piero, replacing him with Gattuso in the 61st minute. The move backfired when South Korea scored an 87th minute equaliser through Seol Ky Hyeon and then went on to win with a 116th minute Golden Goal from Ahn Jung Hwan. More than by Trap's substitutions, however, Italy were handicapped by the absence of defenders Fabio Cannavaro (suspended) and Alessandro Nesta (injured).

Italy 4 Wales 0

European Championship qualifier,

San Siro, September 2003

For Italy to beat Wales is hardly earth-shaking. However, this utterly emphatic win came in a "do or die" situation where Wales had even threatened to eliminate Italy, having beaten them 2-1 in Cardiff. The match was marked by a hat-trick from Inzaghi and a goal from Del Piero.

Italy 1 Sweden 1

European Championship Finals,

First round, Oporto, June 2004

Again Trapattoni found himself attacked for being too defensive. With Italy 1-0 up and having given a superb performance, Trapattoni took off strikers Cassano (70th) and Del Piero (82nd), replacing them with midfielders Fiore and Camoranesi. What looked like a perfectly reasonable "copperfastening" job went wrong when Zlatan Ibrahimovic grabbed an 85th minute equaliser. In the end, that draw saw Italy eliminated.