Benito Lorenzi

Benito "Veleno" Lorenzi (Italian pronunciation: [beˈniːto veˈleːno loˈrɛntsi]; 20 December 1925 – 3 March 2007) was an Italian footballer born in Borgo a Buggiano, province of Pistoia.

Throughout his career (1947–1960), Lorenzi played with Italian clubs Inter and Alessandria in Serie A, Empoli and Brescia in Serie B, and Varese in Serie C. He won two back to back Italian league titles (in 1953 and 1954) with Inter, and scored 143 goals in 314 games in official matches.

With the Italian team, Lorenzi scored 4 goals in 14 appearances between 1949 and 1954.

Lorenzi died on 3 March 2007 at Sacco Hospital, Milan; he was 81 years old.

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