WE WANTED TO PLAY SOCCER, NOT FIGHT: THE ESCAPE OF THREE ARGENTINE STARS FROM MUSSOLINI'S ITALY
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✍️ The article tells the story of three Argentine football players, Enrique Guaita, Alejandro Scopelli, and Andrés Stagnaro, who fled Italy in 1935 to avoid being drafted into the Italian army to fight in the war with Ethiopia.
👉 Three Argentine football players, Enrique Guaita, Alejandro Scopelli, and Andrés Stagnaro, fled Italy in 1935 to avoid being drafted into the Italian army. 👉 The players were playing in Italy at the time and received notice that they would be required to serve in the army due to their Argentine nationality. 👉 The players decided to flee Italy and make their way back to Argentina, where they were welcomed back as heroes. 👉 The article also mentions the other 9 Argentine football players who were also playing in Italy at the time, but did not flee.
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