He was the man of Italia 90's "magical nights". His spirited eyes were seen on televisions all around the world. From "Mr Nobody" to top goal scorer in the World Cup, all in the space of a few weeks. A wonderful fairy tale that didn't last long enough.
国际足联对第14届世界杯大赛中斯基拉奇的评价:
Like Julius Caesar before him, Salvatore Schillaci came, saw and conquered. For three weeks he was Italy's hero.(就像他的先人尤利乌斯·凯撒一样,萨瓦多·斯基拉奇也经历了坐冷板凳和主宰比赛等不同的阶段。 在长达三个星期的时间里,他成为了整个意大利的英雄。) Originally from Palermo but on the books of Juventus, he had played only one international match before the World Cup Italy 1990 started. In the first Italian game he came on as a substitute and scored the 1:0 winner against Austria four minutes later. He was back on the bench again for the USA match, but was then used in every game and scored in every one too.(他最初来自巴勒莫,不过已经在尤文图斯俱乐部注册,在90年意大利世界杯开赛之前,他只参加过一场国际比赛。 在意大利队的首场比赛中,他只是作为替补登场,但上场四分钟后就攻入一球,使意大利队以1比0战胜奥地利队。 他在对美国队的比赛中再次坐到了替补席上, 但从那以后他在每场比赛中都有机会登场,并且每场比赛都有进球。)
Thanks to his efforts, Italy reached the semi-final, where they went down to Argentina on penalties. In the play-off for third place he scored against England, giving Italy at least the bronze medal. His fame did not last long, however; top goalscorer Schillaci was a shooting star that soon faded and he quickly lost his national team place.(由于他的努力,意大利队得以杀进半决赛, 然后在同阿根廷队进行的点球大战中败北。 在与英格兰队争夺第三名的比赛中他再次得分,使得意大利队至少获得了季军的称号。不过他的声望并没有持续很久,作为最佳射手的斯基拉奇成为了一颗“流星”,很快就丧失了在国家队中的位置。)