«Maybe the real tragedy of Sarria was that the sport had reached its aesthetic zenith.
Never again would an international side arrive at a World Cup playing a brand of football that was so intuitive , so carefree, so exhilarating and so beautiful.»
Scene no
44: From the football match that took place between Italy and Brazil at
Estadio Sarria, Barcelona on 5 July 1982 (Italy 3 - 2 Brazil). Accurate representation of the phase of the third goal of Italy.
Paolo Rossi strikes the ball past Waldir Peres for his hat-trick (Subbuteo Table
Soccer Heavyweight C100 .00 scale team Ref. 166 Italy and Ref. 50 Brazil. Also C109M
Playing Pitch Cloth, C110 Television Tower, C127 ‘Continental’ Match Ball, and
part of C108 Plastic Fence Surround).
The text: From “1982 BRAZIL The Glorious Failure” by Stuart Horsfield.
