- Andrés Mazali
Andrés Mazali (
July 22 ,1902 –October 30 ,1975 ) was a twice Olympic Gold medallist forUruguay in the 1924 and 1928 Olympic football tournaments, but is, perhaps, famous for his ill-judged decision to break curfew in the days leading up to the start of the first, deciding to go out on a date with a mystery blond before theFIFA World Cup inUruguay .International Debut
Mazali, a member of the Nacional side that won three domestic titles between 1922 and 1924 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nacional_Montevideo#Official_domestic_honours_.28122.29] (the side only conceded 29 goals in those three, turbulent seasons;
Peñarol were banned from the national league in 1923 [http://rsssf.com/tablesu/uruhist.html] ), made his debut onMay, 26, 1924 in anOlympic Games fixture againstYugoslavia inColombes ,Paris having won his place fromPedro Casella who, at the time, was plying his trade withUniversal FC (Uruguay) .Olympic Triumph
Uruguay won that fixture 7-0 and he conceded only two goals on his way to the Olympic title [http://rsssf.com/tableso/ol1924f-det.html] . By the time of the 1924 South American Championships his place behind his captain
José Nasazzi was assured, where he conceded only one goal on his way to achieving victory with Uruguay.outh American Championships
His place was taken at the 1926 South American Championships by
Fausto Batignani ofLiverpool FC (Montevideo) and in 1927 byMiguel Capuccini ofMontevideo Wanderers F.C. . When Mazali did regain his position (recalled intoPrimo Giannoti 's Olympic squad prior to Amsterdam) he regained his form as well. He conceded only five goals on his way to a second Olympic Gold Medal; in the 1929 edition of the South American Championships, however, in Buenos Aires, both he and the team suffered ill-form, he conceding six goals and the Uruguayans finishing in 3rd place overall. His last match for the national side was a 2-0 defeat to the Argentinians in Buenos Aires in the last match of the competition in November, 1929.Breaking Curfew
When in
Montevideo for the 1930FIFA World Cup , the Uruguayans were under strict instructions fromAlberto Suppici not to leave the team hotel beyond curfew hours. At one point close to the tournament Mazali breached the curfew and was, thereafter, banned from participating in the tournament by Supicci and never played for Uruguay again. His place at the tournament was taken byEnrique Ballesteros ofRampla Juniors .Mazali was one of four players who became double Gold medallists; the other three
Santos Urdinarán ,Héctor Scarone andJosé Leandro Andrade all became World Champions underAlberto Suppici .
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