▁was ▁character ised ▁by ▁the ▁Campion ato ▁Al ta ▁Italia . ▁M azz ola ▁contributed ▁ 1 6 ▁goals ▁to ▁Tor ino ' s ▁sc ud etto - win ning ▁formation , ▁with ▁five ▁bra ces ; ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁when ▁he ▁scored ▁twice ▁against ▁S amp ier d aren ese ▁in ▁Gen oa . ▁In ▁this ▁season , ▁M azz ola ▁would ▁also ▁begin ▁rolling ▁his ▁sle e ves ▁up ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁quart o ▁d ' ora ▁gran ata ▁(" the ▁mar oon ▁quarter - hour ") ▁when ▁the ▁team ▁needed ▁the ▁extra ▁push . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 – 4 7 ▁season , ▁M azz ola ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁captain , ▁and ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁as ▁the ▁league ▁top ▁sc orer ▁with ▁ 2 9 ▁goals . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁he ▁scored ▁the ▁fast est ▁hat - tr ick ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Italian ▁football , ▁with ▁three ▁goals ▁in ▁three ▁minutes ▁against ▁Vic enza . ▁M azz ola ▁and ▁Lo ik ▁would ▁const itute ▁the ▁two ▁points ▁of ▁greatest ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁formation , ▁with ▁Tor ino ▁winning ▁their ▁fourth ▁overall ▁Sc ud etto ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁M azz ola ▁would ▁continue ▁his ▁form ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 – 4 8 ▁season , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁seven ▁r ounds ▁he ▁was ▁top ▁sc orer ▁with ▁eight ▁goals . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9