Updates from the 1962 World Cup group clash in Santiago (KO 3pm)Take a look back at our other nostalgic live reportsAnd feel free to share your thoughts by emailing Scott 2.55pm BST The teams are out! Chile in blood red, Italy in savoy blue. Whistling > anthems. The atmosphere is somewhat febrile, pretty much as expected. Chile’s national stadium on a rolling boil, a bain-marie of belligerence. Time to swap pennants. And bodily fluids, it would seem. A few of the Italians don’t look particularly happy, there seems to be some suggestion that they’ve been spat at by the Chileans. Strap yourself in, this could get interesting! We’ll be off in a minute. 2.35pm BST Chile head coach Fernando Riera isn’t of a mind to fix what ain’t broke. He names the same XI that saw off the Swiss.By contrast, Italian coaches Paolo Mazza and Giovanni Ferrari have rung the changes. Six of them, to be precise. Captain and keeper Renzo Buffon is injured; Carlo Mattrel will take his place, making his international debut. Mario David and Francesco Janich replace Giacomo Losi and Cesare Maldini in defence. Paride Tumburus and Humberto Maschio come into the midfield, with Gigi Radice missing out. And in attack, Gianni Rivera and Omar Sivori make way for Bruno Mora, who will be the stand-in captain. Continue reading…
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