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Sport, Football, World Cup Semi-Final, Azteca Stadium, Mexico, 17th June 1970, Italy 4 v West Germany 3, West Germany's golakeeper Sepp Maier is beaten by Gianni Rivera's winning goal in extra time, as Rivera and Riva celebrate (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Sport, Football, World Cup Semi-Final, Azteca Stadium, Mexico, 17th June 1970, Italy 4 v West Germany 3, West Germany's golakeeper Sepp Maier is beaten by Gianni Rivera's winning goal in extra time, as Rivera and Riva celebrate  (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

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DORTMUND, GERMANY - JULY 04: Fabio Grosso (R) of Italy celebrates scoring his team's first goal in extra time with team mate Gianluca Zambrotta during the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Semi-final match between Germany and Italy played at the Stadium Dortmund on July 04, 2006 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Bongarts/Getty Images)

DORTMUND, GERMANY - JULY 04:  Fabio Grosso (R) of Italy celebrates scoring his team's first goal in extra time with team mate Gianluca Zambrotta during the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Semi-final match between Germany and Italy played at the Stadium Dortmund on July 04, 2006 in Dortmund, Germany.  (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Bongarts/Getty Images)

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DORTMUND, GERMANY - JULY 04: Alessandro Del Piero of Italy celebrates scoring his team's second goal in extra time during the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Semi-final match between Germany and Italy played at the Stadium Dortmund on July 04, 2006 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

DORTMUND, GERMANY - JULY 04:  Alessandro Del Piero of Italy celebrates scoring his team's second goal in extra time during the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Semi-final match between Germany and Italy played at the Stadium Dortmund on July 04, 2006 in Dortmund, Germany.  (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

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Italian forward Mario Balotelli celebrates after scoring the second goal during the Euro 2012 football championships semi-final match Germany vs Italy on June 28, 2012 at the National Stadium in Warsaw. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/GettyImages)

Italian forward Mario Balotelli celebrates after scoring the second goal during the Euro 2012 football championships semi-final match Germany vs Italy on June 28, 2012 at the National Stadium in Warsaw.   AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS        (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/GettyImages)

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BORDEAUX, FRANCE - JULY 02: Italy players dejected at the end of the UEFA Euro 2016 quarter final match between Germany and Italy at Stade Matmut Atlantique on July 2, 2016 in Bordeaux, France. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

BORDEAUX, FRANCE - JULY 02:  Italy players dejected at the end of the UEFA Euro 2016 quarter final match between Germany and Italy at Stade Matmut Atlantique on July 2, 2016 in Bordeaux, France.  (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)