Daniele Massaro

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Daniele Massaro (born May 23, 1961 in Monza) is a former Italian football (soccer) striker. He was a member of the Italian squad that won the FIFA World Cup held in Spain in 1982. Massaro made a name for himself at A.C. Milan. He scored two goals in the Champions League Final of 1994 against Barcelona, which Milan went on to win 4-0. He was also Milan's top scorer in Serie A in 1993/1994, helping them to the title. Surprisingly capped only 15 times for Italy, his international career actually spanned more than a decade (1982-94); he played for Italy at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He also played in the J-League with the Shimizu S-Pulse. He was also the captain of the Italian Beach Soccer National Team for a couple of years.

Along with Franco Baresi and Roberto Baggio, Massaro missed a penalty kick against Brazil in the 1994 World Cup which cost Italy the championship. Massaro also missed a one-on-one opportunity in the same match. Had he scored that goal, Italy may not have had to go to the penalty shootout.

	Italy squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup Champions (3rd Title)
1 Zoff \| 2 Baresi \| 3 Bergomi \| 4 Cabrini \| 5 Collovati \| 6 Gentile \| 7 Scirea \| 8 Vierchowod \| 9 Antognoni \| 10 Dossena \| 11 Marini \| 12 Bordon \| 13 Oriali \| 14 Tardelli \| 15 Causio \| 16 Conti \| 17 Massaro \| 18 Altobelli \| 19 Graziani \| 20 Rossi \| 21 Selvaggi \| 22 Galli \| Coach: Bearzot

	Italy squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup Runners-up
1 Pagliuca \| 2 Apolloni \| 3 Benarrivo \| 4 Costacurta \| 5 Maldini \| 6 Baresi \| 7 Minotti \| 8 Mussi \| 9 Tassotti \| 10 R. Baggio \| 11 Albertini \| 12 Marchegiani \| 13 D. Baggio \| 14 Berti \| 15 Conte \| 16 Donadoni \| 17 Evani \| 18 Casiraghi \| 19 Massaro \| 20 Signori \| 21 Zola \| 22 Bucci \| Coach: Sacchi