On this day on 1924, the Italian national team suffered its worst ever defeat by losing 7-1 to Hungary in Budapest.
The friendly played in front of 40,000 fans witnessed its first goal in the 17th minute when Hungarian superstar Jozsef Braun, who died in a Nazi labour camp in 1943, made it 1-0 to the home side. The Italians conceded a penalty just before half-time which Braun promptly put away to establish a 2-0 lead heading into the break.
Italy manager Vittorio Pozzo lamented the fact that the Azzurri were without their No.