Utterly feared by the Boca fifa 14 coins buy faithful, who Labruna would regularly mock whenever playing their ground, he was eventually sacked by River in 1981 for failing to achieve results in international competitions. He may have passed away on 19 September 1983 but, in the hearts of the River faithful their love for Labruna still runs deep. Real Madrid had to assiduously subscribe to that phrase to buy itself a new toy in 1952. That toy was a Saeta Rubia (Blond Arrow), made in Argentina and matured in Colombia. It was also known as Alfredo Di Stefano, who was, towards the end of that year, described by Merengue president Santiago Bernabeu as "a toy Real Madrid must have for Christmas. "
The capital colossuses didn’t get the Buenos Aires native, who was of Italian, French and Irish descent, for their festive celebrations in ’52. Nor did they get him before the year was out, by the time the 1952/53 season ended or the following one began. But, eventually, Real won the race to sign the man who had won two league titles with River Plate and three with Millonarios. That race or marathon, to be more precise began on a chilly night in Madrid in March 1952. Millonarios had been wowing and winning on a global tour, but a stop at the Nuevo Estadio Chamartin now known as the Bernabeu was supposed to bring them crashing back down to earth.
By contrast, Di Stefano "dribbled around us like we were flags on a training pitch", according to an astonished Miguel Munoz, set up the opener and scored twice in a shock 4 2 victory. The Spain midfielder, who lined up alongside Jose Maria Zarraga, Luis Molowny and Pahino in a formidable Real XI that evening, later recalled of Di Stefano’s performance: "He was extraordinary. He appeared in defence, in midfield, in attack. He did the running of three players! And when he had the ball, you couldn’t get if off him. You just had to hope he passed it. "The Real bosses www.fifacoinsworld.co.uk were smitten. So, too, was Barcelona’s chief scout Pepe Samitier, who was also in attendance.