Argentina’s
Tour of 1979: Introducing Diego Armando Maradona
For
many months after their 1978 World Cup triumph on home soil, the Argentinean
Nation as well as its Football Association were celebrating a
then-unprecedented title in a country still beset by Political and Social
Problems.
Its
National Team took a deserved break after years of continuous training camps
and friendly matches.
However,
starting the New Year (1979), the National Team program had to get back to
work.
In
January, Argentina Manager César Luis Menotti had to
oversee Argentina’s Under-20 squad’s qualification matches for the U-20 World
Cup to be played in August/September.
A
Tour for the Senior squad had been planned for the summer of 1979. This Tour
was to be the first step in Argentina’s preparation for the defense of its
World Cup title in 1982 at Spain. As defending Champions, Argentina were to
qualify directly, as a result, they had neither qualifiers nor Official matches
prior the World Cup.
But before any thought could to be given on
the upcoming Tour, it was unclear
wether Menotti would still be the man in charge (for this Tour and beyond).
Following the World Cup triumph, naturally,
Menotti had been flooded with a myriad of offers from top European clubs.
He was therefore in a strong bargaining position
to renegotiate his contract with the Argentine FA.
His demands were deemed too extravagant for AFA
President Alfredo Cantilo.
With the matter still unresolved, Cantilo stepped
down from his post in April. A committee was formed under Independiente
President Julio Grondona to handle the contractual matter to retain Menotti. He
was successful in doing so and reached an agreement with Menotti for a new
four-year contract until December 31, 1982. Menotti would receive £60,000
signing-on fee and £5,000 monthly salary (subject to be increased per cost of
living changes). In addition he was to receive double the bonus given to the
players.
In fact Grondona’s success in reaching a deal
paved the way for him to be the new Argentina FA President.
With the salary dispute out of the way, Menotti
could now start planning Argentina’s Tour. Menotti wanted European opposition
since with no qualifiers on the horizon, European teams would most likely be
their oppoenents at the World Cup.
The Tour would consist of matches against Holland
(Replay of the last WC Final), Italy, Republic of Ireland and Scotland. Once
this phase of the Tour in Europe was over, the team would make its way back to
Argentina with a layover in USA for a lucrative friendly vs. NY Cosmos. Then
the Tour would conclude on home soil with a high prestige friendly against a
World Selection to commemorate the previous year’s World Cup win. After this
Tour, Menotti would have to manage Argentina in the Copa America and also to take charge of the Under-20 squad
for their World Cup finals in Japan in August/Septmber.
The most important talking point of this Tour was
also the fact that Menotti was about to unleash Diego Maradona, the 18 year old
wonder of Argentinos Juniors, onto the World stage.
He had selected Maradona, as a 16 year old, for a
number of matches in 1977, but had not included him for the 1978 World Cup
Finals squad as he believed he was still too young to handle such pressure and
wanted tried and tested men.
This Tour was the ideal opportunity to include the
player who was already being touted as the ‘new Pele’. Once this Tour was over,
Maradona was also to participate in the Under-20 World Cup (which Argentina
would win with significant contribution by Maradona that only enhanced his
legend).
A month prior to emabarking on the European Tour,
Argentina played a friendly at Buenos Aires vs. Bulgaria (April 25, 1979, 2-1 Argentina win). Menotti
took the opportunity to give first caps to many newcomers who would be
participating on the Tour, such as Hugo Villaverde, Juan Barbas, Hugo Perotti,
Jose Reinaldi and Jorge Garcia.
Menotti selected an initial squad of 23 players to participate on
the Tour.
He had stated that some players would not be selected because of
their age by the next World Cup.
He also declared that he would not include the players with
foreign clubs.
Since the World Cup, some players had left Argentina to earn their
living abroad.
Therefore, he did not call up Mario Kempes (Valencia) , Daniel
Bertoni (Sevilla), Alberto Tarantini (Birmingham), Osvaldo Ardiles (Tottenham),
Ricardo Villa (Tottenham) and Ricardo La Volpe (with Atlante in Mexico).
Star striker Mario Kempes had already been in Spain with Valencia
for a number of seasons, the rest had joined after the Tournament.
Of those mentioned Alberto Tarantini received a reprieve and was
added to the squad after he had returned to Argentina.
Others to be left out were players such as Luis Galvan, Ruben
Paganini, Daniel Killer and Ricardo Bochini. Norberto Alonso had been left out
as well after criticizing Menotti’s handling of the team.
The selected squad included many 1978 World Cup winners. These
included Captain Daniel Passarella, goalkeepers: Ubaldo Fillol and Hector
Baley, Defender: Jorge Olguin and Alberto Tarantini, Midfielders: Americo
Gallego, Miguel Oviedo and José Valencia and strikers:
René Houseman, Leopoldo Luque and Oscar Ortiz.
Argentina started its Tour on May 22nd at Berne’s
Wankdorf Stadion in Switzerland vs. Holland. The 1978 World Cup Final replay
was a special friendly to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of FIFA.
Menotti
had said that he would select the squad to resemble as closely as possible to
the 1978 World Cup winning squad. Therefore, he relented and included foreign
based duo of Osvaldo Ardiles and Daniel Bertoni in the squad. In fact the
starting lineup included nine players who started in the previous year’s final.
The only new additions were Maradona and defender Hugo Villaverde. Villaverde
had supplanted Luis Galvan who was deemed out of form at the time, while
Maradona was in place of Kempes. Interestingly, Kempes’ absence was declared
because of ‘injury’, that may have been a diplomatic injury. For their part,
the Dutch started with five players from the previous year’ final.
The
side was still captained by Ruud Krol (earning his record 65th cap)
and included Wim Jansen, Johann Neeskens and Johnny Rep. For once, neither of
the van der Kerkhof twins started, though René
would come on in the second half.
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Photo
From: Mondial, old series, issue 33, August 1979
(Diego Maradona and Ruud Krol, May 22, 1979,
Holland 0-Argentina 0) |
Robby
Rensenbrink had voluntarily declared himself unavailable for selection, which
allowed Simon Tahamata to earn his first cap.
This
match marked Diego Maradona’s debut on the World stage.
Despite
being scoreless, the match had a lot of action, especially in the first 20
minutes and both sides had chances to score.
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Photo
From: EL GRAFICO Nº3113 (June 5, 1979)
(Daniel Bertoni, Osvaldo Ardiles and Johann
Neeskens, May 22, 1979, Holland 0-Argentina 0) |
The
teams played more cautiously in the second half and there were fewer chances.
In the second half, Menotti replaced his three strikers (Bertoni, Luque, Ortiz)
with two defensive players (Barbas, Trossero) to give an indication of his
defensive intentions. At this point, Maradona was alone and too isolated to
conjure up anything. He had a strong appeal for a penalty kick that was not
given. The match was decided on a penalty kick shoot-out that the Argentines
won 8-7 to receive the FIFA Jubilee Crystal trophy.
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Photo
From: Onze, Issue 42, June 1979
(Argentina
Squad, Top, left to right: Oscar Ortiz, Diego Maradona, Osvaldo Ardiles, Hugo
Villaverde, Alberto Tarantini, Jorge Olguin, Leopoldo Luque, Ubaldo Fillol,
Daniel Bertoni, Americo Gallego, Daniel Passarella, May 22, 1979, Holland
0-Argentina 0)
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A
few days later (May 26th), Italy hosted Argentina at Rome’s Olympic
Stadium. The day before Pope John Paul II received both squads.
Italy,
the only squad that had defeated Argentina during the World Cup, was virtually
the same squad as the previous year. The only changes were the inclusion of
defender Fulvio Collovati and midfielder Gabriele Oriali replacing Mauro
Belluggi and Romeo Benetti.
Argentina made three changes from the Holland
match. Ardiles and Bertoni returned to their foreign clubs. In their place came
Juan Barbas and René Houseman. Oscar Ortiz had also played his last for
Argentina in the Holland match. In his place and for the rest of the Tour, José
Valencia started.
This would be the preferred formation of Menotti
for the rest of the Tour.
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Photo
From: Onze, Issue 43, July 1979
(Gabriele Oriali and Diego Maradona, May 26,
1979, Italy 2-Argentina 2) |
Argentina scored first in the sixth minute.
Passarella won the
ball in middle of the field and sent Valencia clear, who despite pressure from
Scirea, took a shot that hit Zoff but trickled into the net despite Collovati’s
desperate attempt to clear.
Italy
tied the match in the 25th minute. A throw- in on the left side from
Cabrini was sent towards Causio who flicked it over Villaverde and volleyed it
from the edge of box and looped it over Fillol.
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Photo
From: EL GRAFICO Nº3113 (June 5, 1979)
(Marco
Tardelli, Juan Barbas, Roberto Bettega and Americo Gallego, May 26, 1979, Italy
2-Argentina 2)
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Italy
went ahead in the second half (55th minute). Antognoni won a ball in
midfield from Passarella and immediately sent Rossi clear on the left side,
Rossi stopped and turned around, which unbalanced Villaverde who fell, and shot
over Fillol into the top right corner. Argentina tied the match just a minute
later, when a penalty kick was awarded after Scirea pushed Maradona in the box.
Passarella scored from the spot.
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Photo
From: Onze, Issue 53, May 1980
(Argentina
Squad, Top, left to right: Daniel Passarella, René Houseman, Jorge Olguín, Hugo Villaverde,
Alberto Tarantini, Ubaldo
Fillol , Bottom, left to right: Américo Gallego, Juan Barbas, Leopoldo Luque,
Diego Maradona, Jose Valencia, May 26, 1979, Italy
2-Argentina 2)
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Next, Argentina traveled to Britain to play two
more friendlies.
Their first match (May 29th) at Dublin was against
the Republic of Ireland. This friendly was a UNICEF benefit charity match that
the Irish did not even consider a Full International. The match also served as Johnny Giles’s Farewell as a player for
Ireland (though not as Manager).
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Photo
From: EL GRAFICO Nº3113 (June 5, 1979)
(Jose Reinaldi, May 29, Republic of Ireland 0-Argentina 0) |
After the prestigious encounters vs. Holland and
Italy, Menotti did not consider this match as important. A fact that was
reflected in his selections. Passarella, Gallego, Luque and Maradona were
rested and did not start. Enzo Trossero, Miguel Oviedo, Jose Reinaldi and Hugo Perotti
started in their place.
Ireland seemed to better in the first half, in a game that
apparently neither side seemed to take seriously, only livened up in the second
half when Diego Maradona entered the field. Barbas and Reinaldi hit the post,
but the match remained scoreless.
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Photo
From: EL GRAFICO Nº3113 (June 5, 1979)
(Eamonn
Gregg, Liam Brady and Jose Valencia, May 29, Republic of Ireland 0-Argentina 0)
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Maradona
had
delighted the crowd and the next day, most newspapers were proclaiming Maradona
as the next great one.
The final match of the European phase of the Tour was vs. Scotland
at Glasgow’s Hampden Park (June 2nd).
Menotti started this match with the same lineup as vs. Italy. For
the first ten minutes, Scotland applied pressure, but that was the extent of
their dominance.
Argentina were dealt a blow when Villaverde was injured in the 21st
minute. He was replaced with Trossero, with Passarella moving to the right back
slot.
Maradona took control of the match and gave a further indication
of his future dominance to the European crowd.
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Photo
From: EL GRAFICO Nº3113 (June 5, 1979)
(Diego Maradona, June 2, Scotland 1-Argentina 3) |
In the 33rd minute, Maradona from the middle of field
moved past a number of Scottish defenders and passed to Luque for the first
goal.
In
the second half, Argentina continued to dominate and increased its advantage.
In
the 61st minute, Luque was sent clear from a pass in the middle and
had to go around Rough to slot home his and Argentina’s second.
In
the 70th minute, Diego Maradona scored his first ever goal for
Argentina. He received a ball on the left side edge of the box and lobbed it
over Rough.
Scotland
salvaged some pride with five minutes left, through a consolation goal from
Arthur Graham.
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Photo
From: EL GRAFICO Nº3113 (June 5, 1979)
(Leopoldo Luque, June 2, Scotland 1-Argentina 3) |
At the end of the match, the crowd applauded Argentina’s positive
display with chants of ‘Argentina, Argentina’.
Menotti
satisfied with the Tour and believed the team was just as motivated as during
the World Cup.
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Photo
From: World Soccer , May 1980
(Argentina Squad, Top, left to right: Daniel Passarella, René
Houseman, Jorge Olguín, Hugo Villaverde, Alberto Tarantini, Ubaldo Fillol , Bottom, left to right: Américo Gallego, Juan Barbas, Leopoldo Luque, Diego Maradona, Jose Valencia, June 2, Scotland 1-Argentina 3) |
He
noted improvements in the counter attacking game that Menotti believed the
Argentineans lagged behind the Europeans.
1978
Veterans such as Passarella, Tarantini, Gallego and Luque had given good
accounts of themselves.
On their way back, from the old continent, Argentina played a
friendly in New Jersey vs. NASL’s New York Cosmos, four days after the Scotland
match (June 6th).
Clearly, the match had been arranged for financial reasons since
it held no instructional value. The Argentine media considered this match as a show
and not serious preparation.
The match was played on Artificial Turf against a club side that
was not worthy of its previous opponents from the Tour.
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Photo
From: EL GRAFICO Nº3114 (June 12, 1979)
(Juan
Barbas, between Rick Davis and Toni Carbognani, June 6, NY Cosmos 0-Argentina
1)
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Argentina started with the same lineup as the Italy and Scotland
matches, with the only change being Miguel Oviedo starting in the place of the
injured Villaverde.
The scrappy match was won with two minutes, when Daniel Passarella
jumped higher than everyone to head home a free kick taken from the left by José Valencia.
Afterwards,
Menotti declared that never again would he authorize the National Team to play
in this type of a match. He stated that he clearly understood financial
priorities that would require such matches, but certainly not in those types of
conditions (Field, opponent, etc.).
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Photo
From: EL GRAFICO Nº3137 (1979)
(Daniel
Passarella scoring the winner, June 6, NY Cosmos 0-Argentina 1)
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After
being back on home soil, Argentina had less than three weeks to prepare for
what was to be the most hyped match of this Tour. The match, organized by the
Newspaper ‘Clarin’, was to feature Argentina vs. a World Selection to be played
(June 25th), exactly on the first year Anniversary of the previous
year’s World Cup Final.
Menotti
recalled Luis Galvan for this match as Villaverde was still injured. Osvaldo
Ardiles was also selected and arrived from Tottenham and started in place of
Barbas.
The
World Selection was to be managed by Italy’s Enzo Bearzot with each player
receiving $5,000 appearance fee. In general these types of matches are light in
nature and are outright dismissed by critics as circus matches with many
substitutions.
However,
Bearzot took this match seriously and managed to mould a team, despite having
only two full sessions with the players and having lost Roberto Bettega and
Andras Torocsik to injuries just days before the match.
Bearzot
prepared the squad with such importance that he went as far as to entrust the battling
Marco Tardelli with the task of shadowing Maradona. His handling of Maradona
for this ‘friendly’ was even more brutal than Claudio Gentile’s handling of
Maradona during the 1982 World Cup.
The
World Selection played very tight defensively with Paolo Rossi as the lone
striker for long spells during the match.
Argentina’s
winger René Houseman had a disappointing game, as a result Argentina were
unable to exploit the flanks.
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Photo
From: Onze, Issue 44, August 1979
(Paolo Rossi, Zico and Jose Valencia, June 25,
1979, Argentina 1-FIFA World Stars 2) |
Jorge Olguin in defense also had a poor match and was unable to
control Zbigniew Boniek, who many considered as the best player ofon the field.
Argentina
starting playing better near end of the first half, but the World defense was
excellent.
Despite
virtually marking Maradona out of the game, Tardelli was powerless to stop him
in a moment of brilliance.
In
the 28th minute, Passarella from the center passed to Valencia who
sent a cross on the right side for Maradona, who curled the ball past Emerson Leão in the top left
corner.
The
World Team looked more dangerous and improved in the second half once Zico came
on the field replacing Platini.
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Photo
From: EL GRAFICO Nº3116 (June 26, 1979)
(Marco
Tardelli and Diego Maradona, June 25, 1979, Argentina 1-FIFA World Stars 2)
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Argentina
had a penalty appeal after a foul on Houseman that was denied, but otherwise it
was the World Team that took control.
In
the 68th minute, Causio sent Zico clear on the right side, who then
crossed the ball across intended for Rossi. Luis Galvan, under pressure from
Rossi, scored into his own net.
Five
minutes later, Zico won a ball near the edge of Argentina box and laid it for
Causio, who crossed it across on the right side for Toninho, who crossed it
across and Zico struck into the empty net.
Minutes
later, Marco Tardelli was sent off after yet another brutal foul on Maradona.
In
contrast to previous year, it was Ruud Krol who collected the winner’s trophy
as Captain.
The
Argentine Match Organizers were clearly disappointed as they were hoping and
expecting a victory to commemorate and celebrate.
Menotti
for his part downplayed the result and said it was no shame to lose to such a
team with such great players.
After
the match Menotti said festivities were over and now serious preparation would
start.
At
the end of the Tour, players such as Houseman, Ortiz, Outes, Oviedo and Perotti
were no longer selected.
For
the Copa America in July and August, he selected essentially a B squad led by
Passarella as guide and including Maradona, Barbas and Valencia. Later in late
August and September, he guided the Under-20 Squad to World Cup victory with
Maradona as the main star.
As
many as thirteen players who took part on the Tour made the 1982 World Cup
squad. These included: Ardiles, Baley, Barbas, Bertoni, Fillol, Galvan,
Gallego, Maradona, Olguin, Passarella, Tarantini, Trossero and Valencia.
Menotti
had been more than satisfied with the Tour. He was laying the groundwork for
the title defense and seemed to be on the right track.
But
historically, this Tour will always be remembered as Diego Maradona’s proper
introduction to the World. Despite his youth, he had proven that he was the
Real Deal and the next undisputed King of the Game.
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Photo
From: EL GRAFICO Nº3116 (June 26, 1979)
(Argentina
Squad, Top, left to right: Daniel Passarella, Américo Gallego, Ubaldo Fillol , Leopoldo
Luque, Jorge Olguín, Alberto Tarantini, Osvaldo Ardiles, Luis Galvan, René Houseman, Diego Maradona, Jose Valencia , June 25, 1979, Argentina 1-FIFA World Stars 2)
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The
selected squad for the European Tour:
Goalkeepers:
Ubaldo
Matildo Fillol (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)
Hector
Rodolfo Baley (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda)
Defenders:
Hugo
Eduardo Villaverde (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda)
Jorge
Mario Olguín (Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro- Buenos Aires)
Alberto Cesar Tarantini (Club Atletico Talleres de
Cordoba-Córdoba) (not on original list, was included after retuning to
Argentine League)
Daniel Alberto Passarella (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)
Enzo Hector Trossero (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda)
Juan
Alberto Barbas (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires)
Juan
Ernesto Simon (Club Atlético Newell´s Old Boys –Rosario)
Jorge Alberto Garcia (Club Atlético Rosario Central-Rosario)
Victorio
Orlando Ocaño (Club Atletico Talleres de Cordoba-Córdoba)
Midfielders:
Américo Ruben Gallego (Club Atlético Newell´s Old Boys –Rosario)
Miguel
Angel Oviedo (Club Atletico Talleres de Cordoba-Córdoba)
Diego
Armando Maradona (Asociacion Atletica Argentinos Juniors- Buenos Aires)
Osvaldo Cesar Ardiles (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)
(not on original list, since he was with a foreign club)
Jose Daniel Valencia (Club Atletico Talleres de
Cordoba-Córdoba)
Carlos
Guillermo Fren (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda)
Juan Domingo Cabrera (Club Atletico Talleres de
Cordoba-Córdoba)
Strikers:
René Orlando Houseman (Club Atletico Huracán - Buenos Aires)
René Orlando Houseman (Club Atletico Huracán - Buenos Aires)
Daniel Ricardo Bertoni (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain) (not on original list, since he was with a
foreign club)
Leopoldo
Jacinto Luque (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)
Óscar Alberto Ortiz (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)
Jose Omar Reinaldi (Club Atletico Talleres de Cordoba-Córdoba)
Hugo Osmar Perotti (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires)
Norberto
Daniel Outes (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda)
Felix Lorenzo Orte (Club Atlético Rosario Central-Rosario)
The
Matches on Tour:
May
22, 1979- Berne- Wankdorf Stadion,
Switzerland
75th
Anniversary FIFA Cup
Referee: Ramón Ivanoes Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)
Argentina 0-Holland 0 (Argentina won 8-7 on Penalty Kick Shoot-out)
Argentina :
1-Ubaldo
Fillol, 2-Hugo Villaverde, 3-Alberto Tarantini, 4-Jorge Olguín, 6-Daniel
Passarella (captain), 5-Américo Gallego, 8-Osvaldo Cesar Ardiles, 10-Diego Maradona, 7-Daniel Bertoni (15-René Houseman 67th), 9-Leopoldo Luque (14-Juan Barbas 61st
), 11-Óscar
Ortiz (18-Enzo Trossero 85th)
Coach: César Luis Menotti
Coach: César Luis Menotti
Booked : Daniel Passarella 42nd
Note: On Televsion scrolls, the substitute Trossero was
mistakingly referred as Miguel Oviedo
Holland:
1-Pim
Doesburg, 2- Wim Jansen (14-
John Metgod 80th ), 3- Huub
Stevens, 4-Hugo Hovenkamp, 5- Ruud Krol (captain),
6-Jan Poortvilet, 7- Jan W. Peters, 8- Johnny Rep, 9- Johan
Neeskens, 10-Kees Kist (15- Jan H.
Peters 57th ), 11-Simon Tahamata (12- René van de Kerkhof 62nd )
Coach:
Jan Zwartkruis
Other
Subs: Hans van Breukelen , Willy van de Kerkhof
Penalties:
Argentina:
Olguín (missed), Maradona, Ardiles (missed), Gallego, Villaverde, Tarantini,
Trossero, Passarella, Houseman, Barbas
Holland:
Neeskens, Stevens, Jan H. Peters (missed), Krol, Poortvilet, Jan
W. Peters (missed), Metgod, Rene van de
Kerkhof (missed),Rep, Hovenkamp
May
26, 1979- Roma –Lo Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Luis Antonio Porem (Portugal)
Italy 2-Argentina 2 (Franco
Causio 25, Paolo Rossi 55 / Jose
Valencia 7, Daniel Passarella 56 pen)
Italy:
1-Dino Zoff (captain), 2-Claudio
Gentile, 3-Antonio Cabrini, 5-Fulvio Collovati, 6-Gaetano Scirea, 4-Gabriele
Oriali, 7-Franco Causio, 8-Marco
Tardelli , 9-Paolo Rossi , 10-Giancarlo
Antognoni, 11-Roberto Bettega
Coach:
Enzo Bearzot
Other
Subs: 12-Paolo Conti, 13-Aldo Maldera, 14-Romeo Benetti, 15-Renato
Zaccarelli, 16-Francesco Graziani, 17-Bruno Giordano
Argentina :
1-Ubaldo
Fillol, 2-Hugo Villaverde, 3-Alberto Tarantini, 4-Jorge Olguín, 6-Daniel
Passarella (captain), 5-Américo Gallego, 8- Juan Alberto Barbas (17-Miguel Oviedo 68th
), 10-Diego Maradona, 7- René Houseman,
9-Leopoldo Luque , 11- Jose Valencia
Coach: César Luis Menotti
Coach: César Luis Menotti
Other
Subs: 12-Hector Baley, 13-Hugo Perotti, 14-Norberto Outes, 15-Enzo Trossero, 16-Jose Reinaldi
May
29, 1979- Dublin -Lansdowne Road
Referee: Robert Valentine (Scotland)
UNICEF Benefit Match
This match is considered Official by Argentina,
but Unofficial by Ireland
Republic of Ireland 0-Argentina 0
Republic of Ireland : Gerry Peyton, Eamonn Gregg,
Paddy Mulligan, David O'Leary, Mick
Martin, John Giles (captain), Liam Brady, Tony Grealish, Frank Stapleton, Don
Givens (Paul McGee 65th), Mickey Walsh (Brendan O'Callaghan 81st
)
Coach:
John Michael Giles
Argentina:
Ubaldo Fillol, Hugo Villaverde , Alberto Tarantini (Américo Gallego 36th ) , Jorge
Olguín (captain), Enzo Trossero, Miguel Oviedo, René Houseman, Juan Barbas, Jose Reinaldi (Norberto Outes 46th ), Hugo Perotti (Diego Maradona 46th
), Jose Valencia
Coach: César Luis Menotti
Booked:
Tarantini, Trossero
June
2, 1979- Glasgow -Hampden Park
Referee: Patrick Partridge (England)
Scotland 1-Argentina 3 (Arthur
Graham 85 / Leopoldo Luque 33, 61, Diego Maradona 70)
Scotland:
1-Alan Rough (12-George Wood 46th ), 2-George Burley, 3-Iain Munro,
4-David Narey, 5-Paul Hegarty, 6-Alan Hansen, 7-Frank McGarvey, 8-John Wark,
9-Kenny Dalglish (captain) ,10-Asa Hartford (13-Frank Gray 69th),
11-Arthur Graham
Coach:
Jock Stein
Coach: César Luis Menotti
June
6, 1979- East Rutherford, New Jersey- Meadowlands Arena, Giants Stadium
Referee: Gino D’Ippolito (USA)
New York Cosmos (USA) 0-Argentina 1 (Daniel Passarella 88)
NY Cosmos : 1-Jack Brand (Canada), 3-Francisco Marinho
(Brazil) (18-Boris Bandov 80th ), 12-Bobby Smith, 15-Wim Rijsbergen
(Holland), 5-Carlos Alberto (Brazil), 25-Santiago Formoso, 17-Rick Davis, 16-Toni
Carbognani (Argentina), 9-Giorgio Chinaglia (Italy), 7-Dennis Tueart
(England) (21-Garry Etherington 61st
) (26-Ron Atanasio 80th ), 29-Mark Liveric
Coach:
Ray Klivecka
Coach: César Luis Menotti
June
25, 1979- Buenos Aires -Antonio Vespuci Alberti (El Monumental de Nuñes)
(Club Atletico River Plate)
‘Celebration
for the 1st Anniversary of Argentina's first World
Cup victory’
Referee: Abraham Klein (Israel)
Argentina 1-
FIFA
World Stars 2 (Diego Maradona 28 / Luis
Galvan (own goal) 68, Zico 73)
Argentina :
1-Ubaldo
Fillol, 2-Luis Galván, 3-Alberto Tarantini, 4-Jorge Olguín, 6-Daniel Passarella (captain), 5-Américo Gallego, 8- Osvaldo Ardiles, 10-Diego Maradona, 7- René Houseman , 9-Leopoldo Luque (17-Norberto Outes 46th
) , 11- Jose Valencia
Coach: César Luis Menotti
Coach: César Luis Menotti
Other
Subs: 12-Hector Baley, 13-Enzo Trossero , 14-Miguel Oviedo ,15-Carlos Fren , 16-Juan Barbas , 18-Hugo Perotti
FIFA
World Stars:
1-Emerson Leão (Brazil) (12-Friedrich Koncilia (Austria)
46th ), 2-Manfred Kaltz
(West Germany), 6-Ruud Krol (Captain) (Holland), 5-Bruno
Pezzey (Austria), 3-Antonio
Cabrini (Italy) (13-Toninho (Brazil) 46th
),
4-Marco
Tardelli (Italy), 8-Michel Platini (France)
(14-Zico (Brazil) 46th ) , 10-Juan Manuel Asensi (Spain),
7-Franco Causio (Italy), 9-Paolo Rossi (Italy), 11-Zbigniew Boniek (Poland)
Coach: Enzo Bearzot(Italy)
Booked : Marco Tardelli
Sent off : Marco Tardelli 76th
Other Subs :15-Simon Tahamata (Holland)
References:
Onze,
Issue 42, June 1979 (Une Amicale Revanche, By Alain Leiblang)
Onze,
Issue 43, July 1979 (Argentine: ‘Non A L’Europe!’, Jean-Pierre Frimbois)
Onze,
Issue 44, August 1979 (Le Reste Du Monde, Jean-Pierre Frimbois)
World
Soccer, May 1979 (Nobody Can Live On The Past, By Eric Weil)
World
Soccer, June 1979 (Another Four Years With Menotti, By Eric Weil)
World
Soccer, August 1979 (Hard Work for Champs, By Eric Weil)
World
Soccer, September 1979 (It’s All Change As Menotti Plans Ahead, By Eric Weil)
EL
GRAFICO Nº3113 (June 5, 1979) (El Mejor Gira De La Historia, By Hector Onesime)
EL
GRAFICO Nº3114 (June 12, 1979) (By Hector
Onesime)
EL GRAFICO Nº3116 (June 26, 1979) (La Fiesta Se
Hizo Sin El Dueno De Casa, By Carlos Ferrerira)
EXCELLENT ¡¡¡
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