Tremendous photos: this was the colors of the Battle of Santiago between Chile and Italy in the World Cup in ’62

The Soccer Channel broke it this Thursday, beginning its Chile 62 cycle, in which he reviews the campaign of the national team in the World Cup organized on national soil.

After the summary of Chile versus Switzerland, it was issued in full the remembered match between La Roja against Italy, which ended 2-0 for the host at the National Stadium. The so-called “Battle of Santiago”.

For many it is curious to see soccer in Black and White, but at that time Chilean television did not even think about the arrival of color, a technology that only appeared in the country in 1978. In fact, by 1962 few countries could enjoy color broadcasts, including Belarus (1961), the United States ( 1950) and Japan (1960), as long as the appliance in the house met the requirements.

Fortunately, Along with the CDF broadcast, some full color photographs of the match between Chile and Italy appeared, they give much better atmosphere to the Nacional grass, the red of the national shirt and the blue of the Azzurra jersey.