 Pescia in 1944. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Natalio Agustín Pescia | ||
| Date of birth | (1922-01-01)January 1, 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Dock Sud,Argentina | ||
| Date of death | November 11, 1989(1989-11-11) (aged 67) | ||
| Position | Central Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1956 | Boca Juniors | 347 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 1946–1954 | Argentina | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 2007 | |||
Natalio Agustín Pescia (January 1, 1922 – November 11, 1989) was anArgentinefootball midfielder, born inDock Sud district ofAvellaneda Partido. He played his entire club career forBoca Juniors in Argentina.
Pescia played a total of 364 games for Boca in all competitions scoring 7 goals for the club. He also won 7 championships with the club, 3domestic leagues, 2national cups and 2 international cups.
He was part of a historic midfield line, along withCarlos Sosa andErnesto Lazzatti.
Pescia was selected by Boca Juniors at 12 years old, starting at the 7th. division. He debuted in the senior squad on August 30, 1942, when Boca was beat byChacarita Juniors by 2–1. The next season, Pescia was part of one of the most remembered midfield lines in the history of the club, along withCarlos Sosa andErnesto Lazzatti between 1943 and 1947 when Boca Juniors won the1943 and1944 domestic leagues, apart from oneCopa Ibarguren, oneCopa de Competencia Británica and twoCopa Escobar-Gerona.
In1954 Boca Juniors won a local tournament after 10 years without titles, with Pescia as captain and former teammate Ernesto Lazzatti as coach. Sosa played a total of 15 seasons for Boca Juniors, being its last official match the 4–1 victory overHuracán, on December 2, 1956.
Despite its professional retirement, Pescia played some friendly matches with the team. In 1957 he and other players representing Boca Juniors played a match v.Paraguayan teamOlimpia inAsunción.
Pescia played 12 games for theArgentina national team, being called up for the first time in1945 to play theCopa América, although he did not play any match. The next year Pescia was called up again for the1946 tournament, debuting v.Bolivia in a smashing victory by 7–1.
In the1947 edition Pescia played 6 games for the national side and Argentina won its third consecutive title. Pescia's last games with Argentina was in 1954 when the squad defeatedPortugal by 3–1.
After retiring from football, Pescia was candidate to president of Boca Juniors, being defeated byAlberto J. Armando.
Pescia died in Avellaneda at 67 years old, on November 11, 1989. The club honored him naming "Tribuna Natalio Pescia" to one ofLa Bombonera grandstands.
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