Omar Sivori

basil6345789 · Post by **basil6345789** » Sun Jul 11, 2021 11:52 pm

Watching tonight and discussing the ruthless side of Italian football I commented that as a kid I recall a report about Argentinian Omar Sivori, well established in Italian football, kicking an opponent's shin so hard that it actually severed. They don't believe me - can anyone shed any light on this, please?

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Mon Jul 12, 2021 11:02 am

Can't shed any light on that incident but Omar Sivori played for Napoli against us in 1967.

Colburn_Claret · Post by **Colburn_Claret** » Mon Jul 12, 2021 11:35 am

Silkyskills1 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 12, 2021 11:02 am
Can't shed any light on that incident but Omar Sivori played for Napoli against us in 1967.

In that case it's probably true.

jtv · Post by **jtv** » Mon Jul 12, 2021 12:07 pm

He was notorious. One Italian newspaper once dubbed him "La nostra belva nazionale" (our national animal)

minnieclaret · Post by **minnieclaret** » Mon Jul 12, 2021 1:15 pm

Was he as bad as this Spanish animal?
https://youtu.be/CaEbB78GLyA

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:05 pm

The Leg of God...

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:16 pm

Not sure that Sivori played in the first leg at Turf Moor but he played in the return leg in Italy.

Stayingup · Post by **Stayingup** » Mon Jul 12, 2021 9:03 pm

Not heard of this guy but I can recall Claudio Gentile
Lybian born I think and not gentle at all.

jtv · Post by **jtv** » Mon Jul 12, 2021 10:29 pm

Sivori was before his time. And of course didn't Gentile's nephew play 1 or 2 games for us?

Stayingup · Post by **Stayingup** » Tue Jul 13, 2021 9:53 am

jtv wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 12, 2021 10:29 pm
Sivori was before his time. And of course didn't Gentile's nephew play 1 or 2 games for us?

I don't know about Gentile's nephew. But Gentile was definitely Blantesque!!!

jtv · Post by **jtv** » Wed Jul 14, 2021 9:11 am

I found this clip on Youtube. It is in Italian and was posted by NapoliTube (not sure if its an official Napoli thing).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svqjjBg1tdU&t=24s

According to this, Sivori was expelled at the end of our second leg in Naples, however I do not recollect this from the match reports.

I have a feeling that recently I have seen video footage of parts of the second leg match, including Thomson's penalty save. However I cannot trace it. Any one has a link please?

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Wed Jul 14, 2021 10:33 am

Thomson's penalty save was from Jose Altafini, another high profile player at the time who again I think was in Italy's World Cup squad in 1970 that reached the final and the 1966 squad that failed miserably in England.

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