Romolo Alzani was a professional Italian football

Football in Italy

Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup 4 times , trailing only Brazil . Italy's club sides have won 27 major European trophies, making them the most successful European nation in the subject of football...

 player.

He was the part of the very reliable defensive formation of S.S. Lazio

S.S. Lazio

Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...

 for several years that was called "iron defense" ("la difesa di ferro"). He is in the top 10 Lazio players in club history by total appearances.

Overall, he played for 10 seasons in the Serie A

Serie A

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 for A.S. Roma

A.S. Roma

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and Lazio, collecting 247 appearances and 6 goals.

External links

• Career summary by playerhistory.com