Antoher year ends… what could be the most memorable moment of it? The World Cup finals… the fantastic goal of Gemmill against Holland… or the turning point for Argentina – the penalty saved by Fillol against Poland perhaps? Or the goals at the final, especially the winning one? Well, let’s chose something else:
Another goal scored by Argentina against Peru. The ‘fixed’ match… the ‘culprit’ in the middle: the Argentinian-born goalkeeper of Peru Ramon Quiroga. May be deliberately letting in one more goal… and Kempes, the hero of the championship and of the whole year , right in front. The truth shall be never known, the match remains suspect, the Argentine victory a bit tarnished, and so on. Controversy may be the word describing 1978 best…