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Baguio such an under-rated player. Destined to be remembered mainly for missing that penalty sadly but he should be remembered as the real star of Italia 90. Amongst all the heartbreak about Gazza’s tears and Pearce / Waddle’s missed pens people forget about the other semi final which also had a very disappointing outcome. A skilful quick-passing Italian side knocked out on pens by a dirty cynical Argentina with Diego a long long way off his majestic standard of Mexico 86. Baggio came on as sub in that match and got kicked all over the park. Probably wouldn’t look that bad by today’s standards but I remember thinking that the Argentinian team took fouling and harassing the ref to a new level in that tournament (soon to be adopted by Fergie’s United) They had a man sent off and I think half the team booked back in the days when you had to REALLY foul someone to get a yellow.
Should’ve been Italy in the final that year, possibly against England too, who knows how that might’ve turned out.
Don't remind me, I can still remember the thrill of seeing that in the Standard. I'm still gutted that it never happened. We nearly signed another Italian midfielder around then. I saw Massimo Mauro play a pre-season friendly away at Brentford and he looked class. We were desperate for a replacement for the aging Super Ray Wilkins at the time and Mauro looked very much like he could fill that role. But his club (Napoli I think?) wanted too much money for him and we didn't sign him. I think we got Steve Hodge instead who didn't turn out to be much cop.
talking of top quality Italian players here's some Francesco Totti goals for you. What a finisher he was.
I'll go to the grave happy to have watched a lot of him in his glory years, with other great strikers like Montella and Cassano alongside. I just missed the Tottigol-Batigol years :(
And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
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