The World Cup of 1978 was played in the midst of political unrest in Argentina.
This is about a beautiful moment in all the darkness
In the final played in Beunos Aires, Argentina
won by 3 goals to 1.
Mario Kempes scored twice
In the final played in Beunos Aires, Argentina won by 3 goals to 1.Mario Kempes scored twice
As the crowd erupted at the end of the match,.Football’s human face emerged.
A fan, Victor Dell’Aquila jumped the fence, rushed onto the field, and hugged his heroes Alberto Tarantini and Ubaldo Fillol, who were kneeling on the field embracing each other.
What made the moment a representation of football’s emotional pull, was the fact that Dell’Aquila, the ‘fan’, was a double amputee who had no arms to hug his heroes
A moment that traveled throughout the world to become immortalized as‘El abrazo del alma’ (Embrace of the soul).
“ To this day, it is considered as one of the most iconic photos in Football history