Born on this day in 1933: Humberto Maschio.
One of the Angels with Dirty Faces (my avatar) he ended his career at Racing Club as part of the team that defeated Celtic in the Intercontinental Cup.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humberto_Maschio
Seems to have been a wonderful player. A hero too of course.
He was obviously a good player but the real star of that group was Sivori. He was John Charles longstanding strike partner at Juventus. Sivori is held at the same level as the likes of Kempes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Sívori
Some player then. I remember seeing Kempes being clapped off the field after destroying us in 1980, I think. Probably reported by Ian Archer as sectarian abuse.
He was superb. I wonder if he would be rated even higher if Maradona didn’t come so soon afterwards.
Some player then. I remember seeing Kempes being clapped off the field after destroying us in 1980, I think. Probably reported by Ian Archer as sectarian abuse.
He was superb. I wonder if he would be rated even higher if Maradona didn’t come so soon afterwards.
Going slightly off-topic: Just saw this picture of Del Piero meeting John Charles (Sivori's strike partner - so the post has a suggestion of Argieball ):
No chance of a beamback to El Cilindro for the Racing fans then?Only 300m separates Racing Club and Independiente:
Last night's Avellaneda clasico:
For those who might be interested: the big match tonight sees Defensa host Boca. A win for the home side would see them stay on equal points with league leaders Racing. KO 00:30 in the UK.
I really thought Defensa would beat Boca as they’ve been so strong at home but old Carlos put paid to that!
A refreshing look to the Argentine squad in a number of ways.
I'll presume Aguero is out to allow him to concentrate on his fitness given his recent problems and the pressures of games with Man City. Or a way of isolating Messi a little and breaking up the influence of players?
Didn't manage to get to a game, but did manage to expand the shirt collection.
£7.46 each.
San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético Independiente
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Club Atlético River Plate
Boca Juniors
Hope you had a good time.
Not tempted by any of the strips from teams outside the big 5?