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Sport, Football, pic: 3rd May 1949, Lisbon, Friendly, Benfica v Torino, The Torino team line-up before the match, Back row, left-right, Lievesley (trainer), Castigliano, Ballarin, Rigamonti, Lloik, Mazzola, Bacigalupo and team manager Ernesto Egri, Front, left-right, Martelli, Menti, Grezar, Gabetto and Ossola, Tragically the entire Torino team was killed the following day when the plane carrying them home crashed into a church on top of the Superga Hill in poor visibility during their descent, The Italian champions had become known as Grande Torino (Photo by Bob Thomas/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Sport, Football, pic: 3rd May 1949, Lisbon, Friendly, Benfica v Torino, The Torino team line-up before the match, Back row, left-right, Lievesley (trainer), Castigliano, Ballarin, Rigamonti, Lloik, Mazzola, Bacigalupo and team manager Ernesto Egri, Front, left-right, Martelli, Menti, Grezar, Gabetto and Ossola, Tragically the entire Torino team was killed the following day when the plane carrying them home crashed into a church on top of the Superga Hill in poor visibility during their descent, The Italian champions had become known as Grande Torino  (Photo by Bob Thomas/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)