44 goals in 139 matches. International career Argentina Maschio played 12 games for the Argentina national football team between 1956 and 1957, scoring 12 goals. He helped Argentina to win the 1957 Copa América, and was the top scorer of the tournament with 9 goals. Italy Following Maschio's move to Italy, along with his compatriots Sívori and Angelillo, the trio were banned from playing for the Argentina national team by the Argentine Football Federation, and missed out on the 1958 World Cup. Thanks to his Italian ancestry (from Godiasco, in the province of Pavia), Maschio was later also able to play two games for the Italian team in 1962, scoring no goals. In the 1962 World Cup played in Chile, Maschio was the captain of the Italian team and one of the protagonists of the infamous Battle of Santiago incidents in the match against the Chilean host team, in which Chilean player Leonel Sánchez broke his nose with a left hook; Italy lost the match 2–0, and were eliminated in the first round. Managerial career Maschio coached the Argentina national team in the first half of 1969 and the Costa Rica national team 1972. He also had a short spell with Bolivian side Blooming in the 1985 Copa Libertadores. Honours Club Internazionale Serie A: 1962–63 Fiorentina Coppa Italia: 1965–66 Racing Club Primera División: 1966 Copa Libertadores: 1967 Intercontinental Cup: 1967 International Argentina Copa América: 1957 See also Oriundo List of Argentine born footballers to play for other national teams References External links 1933 births Living people Sportspeople from Avellaneda Argentine people of Italian descent Italian people of Argentine descent Italian people of Lombard descent Argentine footballers Argentina international footballers Italian footballers Italy international footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Atalanta B.C. players Bologna F.C. 1909 players Inter Milan players ACF Fiorentina players Serie A players 1962 FIFA World Cup players Dual internationalists (football) Argentine football managers Argentina national football team managers Costa Rica national football team managers Club Blooming managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Copa América-winning players Copa Libertadores-winning players Association football forwards Association football midfielders Pan American Games medalists in football Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina L.D.U. Quito managers Footballers at the 1955 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games