The Argentine national team a new stage was beginning at the hands of Alfio “Coco” Basile. After the successful cycle of Carlos Salvador Bilardowho had been champion and runner-up, started another era.
In addition to the “Narigón”, I wasn’t part of that squad either. Diego Armando Maradonasuspended for doping. Little by little, a renovation of the campus was taking place. The “Coconut” Basil with a different style (more freedom for the footballer) he managed to win and please the team.
The national team started with great expectation, with players from the local environment who generated enthusiasm such as batistuta Y Tower (Mouth), Gamboa Y Frank (Newell’s), Leo Rodriguez (San Lorenzo), and also with other experienced ones like Goycochea, Ruggeri, Simeone Y Caniggia.
The route was pure victory: of seven games, the “Albiceleste” won six and tied one. He scored 16 goals and six were scored. The first round was very favorable: he beat Venezuela 3 to 0, to Chili 1 to 0, to Paraguay 4 to 1 already Peru 3 to 2.
Thus he got into the final round of the contest, where he disputed the final home run together with Brazil, Chili Y Colombia.
In a great match (an early final), with two goals from Frank and another of batistutawon 3 to 2 to Brazil: a key victory to later win the title.
It must be remembered that barely a year before the Argentina had eliminated the Brazilians from Italy World Cup ’90with the remembered goal of Caniggia in a round of 16 clash that had been very unfavorable for the “albiceleste”.
Then the team tied with the local Chiliand reached the last date with many chances to be champion against Colombia: If he won, he would consecrate himself and break the 32-year drought streak. It was a 2-1 victory, with goals from Simeone Y batistuta.
Brazil had defeated Colombia Y Chilibut it was not enough for him to keep the title he defended, which he had won in 1989.
The championship was very celebrated. For breaking the spell of more than three decades and because the Argentine national team he played colorful and offensive football that made people fall in love.
The team formed with: Sergio Goycochea; Fabian Basualdo, Sergio Vazquez, Oscar Ruggeri Y Carlos Enrique; Dario Franco, Leonardo Astrada Y Diego Simeon; Leonardo Rodriguez; Gabriel Batistuta Y Claudio Caniggia.
The last continental title had been achieved in the 1959 South American Championshipwhen the tournament was not yet called America Cup.
It was the championship that finished consolidating batistuta as the historic scorer that he was: he scored six goals in six games. There he began his long journey with the “albiceleste”, which would later lead him to be the top gunner of the national team until Leo Messi got over it
But it was not the only one that shone. A young man “Cholo” Simeone He proved to have the soul of a leader, Leo Rodriguez he made an extraordinary tournament as a point guard for the team and Darius Franco became a scorer against Brazilin the match that marked the way to the title.
Then, with this base plus some new names, the bi-championship would come with the title in Ecuador in 1993. The cycle of the “Coco” would continue in a suffered classification to the USA World Cup 1994and with the elimination after the doping positive of Maradona.
Source: Ambito
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