Humberto Dionisio Maschio (; born 20 February 1933) is an Italian-Argentine former

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player and manager who played as a

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. At international level, he represented both the Argentina national team, winning the 1957 Copa América, and the Italy national team, taking part in the

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Club career

Maschio started playing at Arsenal de Llavallol to later move to

Quilmes Atlético Club Quilmes Atlético Club () is an Argentine sports club based in the Quilmes district of Greater Buenos Aires. Established in 1887 (although the date of foundation is still under dispute), Quilmes is the oldest club of Argentina still competing i ...

where he proved himself a prolific goal-scorer. He joined Racing Club in 1954 and was part of the Argentina national team that won the

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. That team, and its forward line in particular, was nicknamed ''The Angels with Dirty Faces'' (a reference to the then-celebrated ''

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'' movie) due to both their irreverent style of play as well as to their less than rigorous attitude to training. The nickname followed Maschio when he, along with fellow national team forwards

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and

Omar Sívori Enrique Omar Sívori (, ; 2 October 1935 – 17 February 2005) was an Italian-Argentine football player and manager who played as a forward. At club level, he is known for his successful time with Italian side Juventus during the late 1950s and ...

, moved from Argentina to play football in

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after the tournament. There, the trio was also known as ''The Trio of Death'' due to their clinical ability in scoring goals. Maschio had originally been linked with a move to

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in 1956, but their interest cooled following the international between Italy and Argentina in Buenos Aires that year when he looked ineffective. Instead he signed for

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in 1957, but although he paired up with

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there, he was unable to recreate the form he showed at Racing. From Bologna Maschio moved to

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, who bought a half-share in him during the 1959–60 season. In

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Maschio regained the form that had taken him to international prominence scoring heavily, and creating numerous chances for his colleagues. At Atalanta Maschio moved from playing as central striker to a deeper role which allowed him to use his vision and creativity. So impressive was his form at Atalanta that he moved to

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in 1962. However, Maschio failed to fit in with manager

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who used him as a central striker and his time in Milan was of limited success. Following his time at Inter, Maschio briefly played with

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. His performance brought him to the

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to play in the

. He returned to Racing in 1966 to win the

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and the Intercontinental Cup in 1967. He finished his career with the

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side with 44 goals in 139 matches.

International career

Argentina

Maschio played 12 games for the

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between 1956 and 1957, scoring 12 goals. He helped Argentina to win the 1957 Copa América, and was the top scorer of the tournament with 9 goals.

Italy

Following Maschio's move to Italy, along with his compatriots Sívori and Angelillo, the trio were banned from playing for the Argentina national team by the Argentine Football Federation, and missed out on the 1958 World Cup. Thanks to his Italian ancestry (from

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, in the

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, ''Storia critica del calcio italiano'', Dalai Editore 1998, p. 279 Maschio was later also able to play two games for the Italian team in 1962, scoring no goals. In the 1962 World Cup played in

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, Maschio was the

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of the Italian team and one of the protagonists of the infamous '' Battle of Santiago'' incidents in the match against the Chilean host team, in which Chilean player

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broke his nose with a left hook; Italy lost the match 2–0, and were eliminated in the first round.

Managerial career

Maschio coached the Argentina national team in the first half of 1969 and the Costa Rica national team 1972. He also had a short spell with Bolivian side

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in the

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Honours

Club

;

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: 1962–63 ;

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: 1965–66 ; Racing Club * Primera División:

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* Intercontinental Cup:

International

;

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maschio, Humberto 1933 births Living people Sportspeople from Avellaneda Argentine people of Italian descent Italian people of Argentine descent Italian people of Lombard descent Argentine footballers Argentina international footballers Italian footballers Italy international footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Atalanta B.C. players Bologna F.C. 1909 players Inter Milan players ACF Fiorentina players Serie A players 1962 FIFA World Cup players Dual internationalists (football) Argentine football managers Argentina national football team managers Costa Rica national football team managers Club Blooming managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Copa América-winning players Association football forwards Association football midfielders Pan American Games medalists in football Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina L.D.U. Quito managers Footballers at the 1955 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games