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The Battle of Santiago (Italian: Battaglia di Santiago, Spanish: Batalla de Santiago) was a football match during the 1962 FIFA World Cup, played between the hosts Chile and Italy on 2 June 1962 in Santiago. [1]
[8] [9] Because of his role in the match, later dubbed the "Battle of Santiago", in 2007, The Times placed Sánchez at number 6 in their list of the 50 hardest footballers in history. [ 10 ] Sánchez remained at Universidad de Chile, although he received numerous offers from well known European clubs such as Real Madrid , Juventus and AC Milan .
This poisonous atmosphere culminated in the first-round match between host Chile and Italy (2–0), known as the Battle of Santiago. Two Italian journalists had written unflattering articles about the host country and its capital city; describing Santiago as a "proudly backwards and poverty-stricken dump full of prostitution and crime". [10]
0–9. 1934 FIFA World Cup final; Battle of Highbury; 1938 FIFA World Cup final; Battle of Santiago (1962 FIFA World Cup) UEFA Euro 1968 final; Italy v West Germany (1970 FIFA World Cup)
Battle of Santiago de Cuba (1748), a failed attempt by the British Royal Navy to force entrance to the port of Santiago de Cuba; Battle of Santiago (1844), battle in the Dominican War of Independence. Battle of Santiago (1863), battle fought during the Dominican Restoration War. Battle of Santiago (1898), naval battle in the Spanish–American War
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