Fausto Batignani ( Spanish and ital. Fausto Batignani ; July 2, 1903 , Montevideo - November 2, 1975 ) - Uruguayan football player, goalkeeper. Olympic champion in 1928 (did not play at the tournament), champion of South America in 1926.
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| Born | July 2, 1903 Montevideo , Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 2, 1975 (72 years old) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Titles and achievements
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography
Fausto Batignani spent almost his entire career as part of a club, Liverpool from Montevideo, so at the club level he never managed to become the champion of Uruguay. In the 1920s , Fausto was one of the best goalkeepers in the country, but he had to compete with stars such as Andres Masali . In 1933 he played for Peñarol, but this grandee of Uruguayan football failed to become a champion that season.
Batignani made his debut for the national team of Uruguay on September 23, 1922 at the championship of South America, which was held in Brazil. Last but not least, thanks to his inspired game, the Uruguayans became the most low-passing team in the tournament. In the first game, Celeste defeated the Chilean team 2-0, in the second, it tied with the hosts of the championship, Brazil 0-0. Even a draw in the third match with Paraguay deprived the Brazilians of chances to win the home championship. But the ugly refereeing of the Brazilian referee led to the fact that Paraguay won this meeting and the Uruguayans left the championship ahead of schedule. Brazil won their match against Argentina 2-0 and caught up with Uruguay in the number of points, while another Brazilian referee pitted against Paraguay in the game against Argentina - the Paraguayans left the field ahead of schedule in protest. Thus, all three teams scored 4 points, and a “ golden match ” between Uruguay and Brazil was to be played. But since the Uruguayans have already left the tournament, in the "golden match" Brazil beat Paraguay and still became the champion of the continent [1] .
However, Batignani still managed to become the champion of South America after 4 years, when at the tournament in Santiago he was able to win the competition against Masali and become the main goalkeeper. Uruguay won all 4 appearances with a total goal difference of 17: 2. Batignani missed both goals after a penalty - from Chile (3: 1) and Paraguay (6: 1), and the goal scorer Manuel Fleitas Solic was unable to beat the goalkeeper in the second consecutive penalty kick after breaking through the goal [2] .
In 1928, Batignani went to the Olympic Games in Amsterdam as an understudy Masali. He did not play a single match in the tournament, but also won a gold medal. The last match for Celeste Fausto held on September 21 of the same 1928, when in Montevideo already two-time Olympic champions tied in a friendly match against their recent rivals in the Olympic finals, the Argentine national team (2: 2) [3] . In total, Batignani in 6 games conceded 6 goals.
Before the 1930 World Cup, Alberto Suppichi had a choice of four goalkeepers for two places in the application. He was expelled from the team of Andres Masali for violating the sports regime. The place of the main goalkeeper was taken by Enrique Ballesteros . And of the two understudies, the choice between Batignani and Miguel Cappuccini was made in favor of the goalkeeper of Peñarol [4] .
Fausto Batignani ended his career after 1932. He died on November 2, 1975 at the age of 72 years.
Titles and Achievements
- Olympic champion (1): 1928
- Champion of South America (1): 1926
Notes
- ↑ Martín Tabeira. Southamerican Championship 1922 rsssf.com (August 12, 2009). Date of treatment November 24, 2011. Archived on September 4, 2012.
- ↑ Martín Tabeira. Southamerican Championship 1926 rsssf.com (August 12, 2009). Date of treatment November 24, 2011. Archived on September 4, 2012.
- ↑ Matches of the national team of Uruguay (1901-1965) . celeste-rus.ru (November 22, 2011). Date of treatment November 24, 2011. Archived on September 4, 2012.
- ↑ El pulpo alemán, y nuestros pulpos (Spanish) (inaccessible link) . El País Digital (2010). Date of treatment November 25, 2011. Archived February 2, 2011.