▁then ▁briefly ▁batt led ▁for ▁starting ▁duties ▁with ▁Francesco ▁Anton i oli , ▁before ▁becoming ▁Milan ' s ▁und is put ed ▁first - choice ▁goal keeper , ▁being ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁def ensive ▁line ▁that ▁included , ▁amongst ▁others , ▁Mau ro ▁T ass otti , ▁Franco ▁Bar esi , ▁Aless andro ▁Cost ac ur ta ▁and ▁Paolo ▁M ald ini , ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁def ensive ▁units ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁However , ▁unlike ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁def enders , ▁Ros si ▁wasn ' t ▁selected ▁to ▁represent ▁Italy ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup , ▁since ▁former ▁Milan ▁coach ▁Arr igo ▁Sac chi , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁commission er ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁national ▁team ▁during ▁this ▁time , ▁assigned ▁the ▁three ▁goal keep ing ▁sp ots ▁to ▁Gian lu ca ▁P agli uca , ▁Lu ca ▁March eg iani ▁and ▁Lu ca ▁Buc ci . ▁Under ▁Sac chi , ▁Ros si ▁received ▁two ▁international ▁call - ups ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁single ▁appearance ▁for ▁his ▁country , ▁although ▁several ▁p und its ▁regarded ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁vi able ▁alternative ▁to ▁the ▁then ▁first - choice ▁ke eper ▁P agli uca ; ▁he ▁still ▁managed ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁successful ▁club ▁career ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁Fab io ▁Cap ello , ▁as ▁the ▁Inv inci bles ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁ 5 8 - match ▁un be aten ▁run ▁and ▁won