Giosuè Stucchi (13 March 1931 – 10 May 2021) was an Italian professional

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who played as a

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. He played for seven seasons (168 games, 2 goals) in the

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for

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and

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. In 1956 he seriously injured Oscar Massei, which prevented Massei from making his debut for the Italy national team, for which he was called up. Massei ended up never playing for Italy.

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