Legendary Argentine goalkeeper Gatti dead at 80

Legendary Argentine goalkeeper Gatti dead at 80

BUENOS AIRES: Hugo Orlando Gatti, a legendary Argentine goalkeeper and former star of the national team, died Sunday at the age of 80, the South American Football Confederation said. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

The 80-year-old idol of Boca Juniors contracted pneumonia from which he could not recover

The South American Confederation of Football (Conmebol) lamented the death, this Sunday, of Argentine goalkeeper Hugo Orlando Gatti, nicknamed ‘Loco’, whom he described as a “legend of South American football.”

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The emblematic archer passed away this Sunday, at the age of 80

“El Loco” Gatti, symbol of Boca Juniors and pioneer of his own style, died at age 80 after staying more than two months in hospital