Romeo Benetti (Italian pronunciation: [ro'm??o be'netti]; born 20 October 1945) is a former Italian footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder.
A tenacious player, Benetti played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, winning titles with A.C.
Milan, Juventus and Roma.
At international level, he represented the Italy national football team on 55 occasions between 1971 and 1980, and took part at the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 1980, achieving fourth-place finishes in the latter two tournaments.