A friendly in Guatemala became a curious match when Boca, for an unusual reason, played the game with an extra player.
Boca’s triumph in Guatemala was marked by an unusual play that nobody expected.
In the extensive story of Boca Juniorsthere are some episodes that dare to challenge logic. One of the most surprising occurred January 27, 1982when the team played a friendly in Guatemala against the club Communications And he appeared with 12 members in the field. The error was not of the players or the fans, but of the referee who did not warned the presence of one more player in the Xeneize set.
This incident occurred to the closing of an international tour and was recorded as one of the most unusual moments in the history of football. The confusion did not prevent the institution of the Boca neighborhood from winning the game, but left a mark that would last for years.
The day Boca played with 12 players
Within the framework of a International tour which included stops in the United States, Malaysia, Japan, Mexico and Guatemala, Boca Juniors faced communications in a friendly that was played at the National Stadium of the Guatemalan capital. The Xeneize, under the interim direction of Luis Carniglia, had traveled around the world to play against the great crowds, including, which congregated in that Central American country to see Diego Maradona. The situation that gave rise to the unusual episode was that the referee, Danilo Ardón, did not realize that the Argentine team entered the pitch with a more player.
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The mistake was so obvious that Ardón was then briefly suspended by the local Federation. As for the identity of the extra footballer, the chronicles of the time have various versions, although some point out that it was Miguel Ángel Brindisi who should not be in the field at that time. Although there is no consensus on the exact moment of the incidence, some say it was only in the second half, while others claim that the whole played the whole encounter with the man of more.
Boca’s victory in that 1-0 match was not fogged Due to the arbitrator’s mistake, since the goal was scored by Diego Maradona, who with a left -handed left -handed at 22 sealed the triumph in the friendly. At that time, “Pelusa” was about to concentrate with the Argentine National Team for the 1982 World Cup, before continuing his career in Barcelona.
This episode was as a unique testimony in the history of the club, being a sample of how football can surprise its own and strangers with unusual situations that sometimes seem taken from a film script.
Source: Ambito
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