▁goal keeper , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁large ▁reach , ▁and ▁his ▁tall , ▁sl ender ▁build ▁and ▁long ▁lim bs , ▁which ▁a ided ▁him ▁in ▁coming ▁off ▁his ▁line ▁to ▁collect ▁cross es , ▁but ▁also ▁occasionally ▁limited ▁his ▁speed ▁and ▁mob ility ▁at ▁times . ▁Although ▁he ▁often ▁stood ▁out ▁throughout ▁his ▁career ▁for ▁his ▁athlet ic ism ▁in ▁goal ▁and ▁ability ▁to ▁produce ▁ac rob atic ▁div es ▁and ▁decis ive ▁saves , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁extremely ▁efficient ▁rather ▁than ▁fl am boy ant ▁goal keeper , ▁who ▁possessed ▁an ▁excellent ▁position al ▁sense . ▁A ▁pre co cious ▁talent ▁in ▁his ▁youth , ▁C ud ic ini ▁also ▁stood ▁out ▁for ▁his ▁consist ency ▁and ▁lon ge vity ▁throughout ▁his ▁career , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁highly ▁successful ▁spell ▁with ▁Milan ▁even ▁in ▁his ▁later ▁years ; ▁despite ▁his ▁ability , ▁however , ▁he ▁often ▁strugg led ▁with ▁inj uries ▁throughout ▁his ▁career . ▁C ud ic ini ▁frequently ▁wore ▁all - black ▁goal keep ing ▁att ire , ▁which ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁long ▁lim bs ▁and ▁goal keep ing ▁ab ilities , ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁nick name ▁Il ▁R ag no ▁N ero ▁(' The ▁Black ▁Spider '), ▁a ▁nick name ▁which ▁also ▁belonged ▁to ▁legend ary ▁Soviet ▁goal keeper ▁Lev ▁Y ash in , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁we aring ▁all - black ▁goal keep ing ▁att ire . ▁Before ▁becoming ▁a ▁goal keeper , ▁C ud ic ini ▁initially ▁played ▁as