| Sarrià Tragedy (Tragédia do Sarrià) | |||||||
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| Event | 1982 FIFA World Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 5 July 1982 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Sarriá, Barcelona | ||||||
| Referee | Abraham Klein (Israel) | ||||||
| Attendance | 44,000 | ||||||
Italy v Brazil was a football match that took place between Brazil and Italy at Estadio Sarriá, Barcelona on 5 July 1982. It was the final second round group stage match for Group C in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. The match was won by Italy 3–2, with Italian striker Paolo Rossi scoring a hat-trick. The result eliminated Brazil from the tournament while Italy would go on to win it. The match has been described as one of the greatest in the history of association football.[1][2][3]
- ^ Duarte, Fernando (30 May 2014). "Brazil lost that Italy game in 1982 but won a place in history – Falcão". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ Wilson, Jonathan (25 July 2012). "Italy 3-2 Brazil, 1982: the day naivety, not football itself, died". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ Lewis, Tim (11 July 2014). "1982: Why Brazil V Italy Was One Of Football's Greatest Ever Matches". Esquire. Retrieved 10 February 2018.