&sq=&lang=&file=File:Batalla_de_Santiago.jpg) Italy's Giorgio Ferrini being removed from the pitch by Carabineros de Chile policemen | |||||||
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| Date | 2 June 1962 | ||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Nacional, Santiago de Chile | ||||||
| Referee | Ken Aston (England) | ||||||
| Attendance | 66,057 | ||||||
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] It gained its nickname from the level of violence seen in the game, in which two players were sent off, numerous punches were thrown and police intervention was required four times. The referee was Ken Aston, who later went on to invent yellow and red cards.[2]
- ^ Murray, Scott (6 November 2003). "Battle of Santiago". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 26 June 2006.
- ^ "Ken Aston – the inventor of yellow and red cards". FIFA.com. 15 January 2002. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2017.