Osvaldo Nardiello

Ángel Osvaldo Nardiello (Rosario, Santa Fe, 31 August 1936 – 26 May 2020) was an Argentine footballer that played as right winger. He was also part of Argentina's squad for the 1959 South American Championship that took place in Argentina.

Biography A native of Rosario, Santa Fe, Nardiello debuted with Newell's Old Boys in 1955, playing there until 1957. Nicknamed Motoneta because of his speed, Nardiello would be soon called up to play with the Argentina national team

Nardiello then moved to Boca Juniors, where he debuted in July 1958. In local football, he played a total of 240 matches scoring 71 goals. In the Argentina national team, Nardiello played 12 matches scoring five goals, three of them to Brazil.

Nardiello was also famous for his addition to tobacco, he died after being six days in a coma. He had been an emergency operation due to a peritonitis.

Titles Boca Juniors Primera División (1): 1962

Argentina Copa América (1): 1959 (A) Panamerican Championship (1): 1960