Natalio Pescia ( Spanish: Natalio Agustín Pescia ; ( January 1, 1922 , Avellaneda , Argentina - November 11, 1989 , ibid.) - Argentine football player , midfielder .
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| Full name | Natalio Agustin Pescia | |||||||||||||||
| Born | January 1, 1922 Avellaneda , Argentina | |||||||||||||||
| Died | November 11, 1989 (67 years old) Avellaneda , Argentina | |||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Argentina | |||||||||||||||
| Position | midfielder | |||||||||||||||
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Club career
Natalio began his football career in 1942 as part of the Boca Juniors , with whom he had already become the champion of Argentina in 1943, and a year later he managed to defend this title, ahead of River Plate. The next championship obeyed Pescia only at the end of his career, in 1954.
In 1956, Natalio ended his career, having spent 347 matches in the Argentina championship for 14 years at Boca Juniors. According to this indicator, he takes 6th place in the history of the club.
After completing his career, he ran for president of Boca Juniors, but lost to Alberto Jose Armando [1] .
Team Career
Pescia was included in the Argentine national team for the 1945 South American Championship , but did not play a single match in the tournament, which was victorious for the Argentines [2] . In 1946, Natalio spent four of the five matches of his team in the South American championship and won gold medals for the second year in a row [3] . In 1947, Pescia took part in 6 matches, the Argentines 3 times in 3 years became champions [4] . In total, Natalio held 12 meetings as part of the national team.
Achievements
- Boca Juniors
- Champion of Argentina (3): 1943 , 1944 , 1954
- Argentina national team
- Champion of South America (3): 1945 , 1946 , 1947