One year before his death
16 May 1948 Stan Mortensen (1921 - 1991) beats Italian goalkeeper Valerio Bacigalupo (1924 - 1949) to score England's first goal in the 23rd minute of an international at the Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy.
Valerio Bacigalupo (12 March 1924 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian association football goalkeeper from Vado Ligure, Savona. He started his career with home province side Savona. After a brief spell at Genoa he moved to Torino where he won Serie A four times in a row.
He died in the Superga air disaster with most of the Il Grande Torino team.
After his death, the club where he started his career, Savona renamed its ground Stadio Valerio Bacigalupo in his honour.
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