Name: Renato Sali
Nickname: "Breitner della Bassa"
Country:
ItalyClub: U.S. Foggia (1974-1978), Bologna F.C. (1978-1981)
Position: *SB, CB
Side: RF/LS
Age: 27-31 years (11/06/1949)
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 71 kg
Attack: 65
Defence: 81
Balance: 82
Stamina: 87
Top Speed: 82
Acceleration: 81
Response: 79
Agility: 78
Dribble Accuracy: 75
Dribble Speed: 73
Short Pass Accuracy: 73
Short Pass Speed: 74
Long Pass Accuracy: 71
Long Pass Speed: 73
Shot Accuracy: 62
Shot Power: 79
Shot Technique: 61
Free Kick Accuracy: 60
Curling: 63
Header: 75
Jump: 77
Technique: 75
Aggression: 68
Mentality: 83
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 78
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 7
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 6
Growth type: Standard
CARDS:
S07 - Man Marking
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Marking
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Defence Minded
INFO:
Sali was a left-back who could play also as centre back. He grew up at Atalanta but never played in the first team. He spent four seasons at Reggina from 1970 to 1974 before joining Foggia. In the second Serie B season with the Rossoneri, he obtained a Serie A promotion. He played two seasons with the club in the top league and, after a total of 127 matches and 3 goals, he left for Bologna. He played 88 games with the Felsinei, from 1978 to 1981. He retired in 1983 after a two year spell at Brescia. He played twice for Italy B but never gained any full international cap, probably due to the competition with legends like Facchetti first and Cabrini then.
Sali was a strong but athletic defender, gifted with great stamina, good running ability and decent technique. The marking of the best opponents like Rivera, Mazzola, Antognoni and Claudio Sala was usually assigned to him. He himself stated in an interview that he would've been able to mark even recent wingers like Beckham. Most times the marked player was unable to create any chance for the entire match. Sali was compared to German legend Paul Breitner for position, look and playstyle.