[2][3] Pro Vercelli was then one of the major Italian football teams, and Rosetta won two scudetti in 1921 and 1922.

He debuted for Italy at the 1920 Summer Olympics, forming a partnership with Renzo De Vecchi.

[2][3] During the 1930s, he formed a formidable defensive trio along with fellow full-back Umberto Caligaris, and centre-half Luis Monti, winning five consecutive league titles.

Only three other players, Gianluigi Buffon, Giovanni Ferrari, and Giuseppe Furino, have also won eight titles in the Italian leagues.

He was captain in Italy's first game at the tournament, but it proved to be his last international appearance and he did not play in the final itself.