Four years after placing the fourth on Argentina 1978 -failed in the semifinals against the Netherlands (2-1) and in battles for third and fourth place with Brazil (1-2)-, Italy won third out of four stars that he now embroidered on his chest when he was crowned champion of World Cup in Spain 1982. And he did it despite a horrible first stage, where he didn’t achieve any success.
three draws
The ‘Azzurra‘, pointed from the bench’s Enzo Bearzotis framed with Poland, Cameroon Y Peru in a seemingly affordable Group A, but after drawing 0-0 in their debut against the Poles, their strongest rival, the transalpines were also unable to beat two smaller teams like Cameroon Y Peruwhere they tied 1-1 with Balaídos, and finished the group stage with just three points.
Same with the Cameroonians, where they also shared a goal difference: zero. So … why did you continue Italy? For the simple and plain fact of having another goal -two Italians for a Cameroonian-. In addition to the bad feelings left in Vigo by those from Bearzotin the second stage they were paired in the so -called death group, when they were simultaneously in Group 3 in Argentinareigning champion, and Brazilwhich had already won three (1958, 1962 and 1970) of its five World Cups.
Vindication of Paolo Rossi
But in the face of adversity, the nature of Italywho first won (2-1) with goals from Marco Tardelli Y Antonio Cabrini sa Argentina ng Diego Armando Maradonain a game remembered for that massive scoring Claudius Gentile he did with Pelusa, and then with ‘verdeamarelha’, with a ‘hat-trick’ for the history of Paul Rossi. The Pesaro player came from two years of disqualification for Totonero -black bets-, and despite critical voices questioning his calling, the coach believed him and the striker responded with his confidence by becoming the top scorer of the World Cup event with six goals.
In the semifinals, Italy ran into Poland ng Zbigniew Boniekwhich they defeated this time (2-0) with a double Paul Rossiwhich will also make a splash in the final against the Santiago Bernabéu West Germany. Italian ‘Pichichi’, in the 57th minute, premiered in the locker of a game that was decided in the second half and they finished. tardelli (69 ‘) at Alessandro Altobelli (81 ‘), driving the President of the Italian Republic into a frenzy, Sandro Pertiniwho skipped the protocol in the box and fully celebrated the success of ‘azure‘after 44 years of drought.
Source: La Verdad
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