Stunning Masterpiece! Abel Balbo #3 Argentina National Team Match Issued BLUE Shirt for FIFA World Cup Italy 1990 FINALS vs GERMANY played at Italy,  July 8, 1990. Museum Gem - Air Tech!

Estimated: 20,000 - 25,000 usd!

*Provenance: Argentina Equipment Manager 1990 Collection*

Abel Eduardo Balbo ( born 1 June 1966) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a striker.

Balbo played for various clubs in Argentina and Italy during the course of his career. He was also an Argentine international.

Balbo was born in Empalme Villa Constitución, Santa Fe.

At club level, Balbo played for Newell's Old Boys (1987–88), River Plate (1988–89), before moving to Italy and Udinese (1989–93), Roma (1993–98 and 2000–02), Parma (1998–99) and Fiorentina. He played four games for Boca Juniors before finally retiring. He scored a total of 138 goals in Serie A; his best seasons came in 1992–93 for Udinese and 1994–95 for Roma, with 22 goals in each of them.


For Argentina, Balbo scored eleven goals in 37 caps, and played at the 1990, the 1994, the 1998 FIFA World Cups, the 1989 and 1995 Copa América. In the 1995 tournament in Uruguay, Balbo partnered Gabriel Batistuta in attack, and scored a goal against Brazil's Claudio Taffarel in an infamous quarter-final game that Argentina eventually lost in a penalty shootout after Brazilian striker Tulio Costa scored the Brazilian equalizer with ten minutes to go – after clearly controlling the ball with his arm.

Shirt details: Adidas trademark. Made in Argentina. Size 3. Adidas Adidas logo and Afa logo embroidery. Numbers stamped in felt-flock material (SEE PICS!!)