Sportivo Italiano

Club Sportivo Italiano is an Argentine football club located in Ciudad Evita, La Matanza Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The team currently plays in the Primera B Metropolitana, the third division of the Argentine football league system.

The club was founded on May 7, 1955, by Italian immigrants who lived in Florida neighbourhood (part of Vicente López Partido in the Greater Buenos Aires). The club was originally named Associazione del Calcio Italiano in Argentina. In 1978 the institution merged with Sociedad Italiana and changed its name to Club Deportivo Italiano, but the clubs third and latest name change occurred in 2000, when it became known as Club Sportivo Italiano.

The team mainly appeared in the 2nd and third division of Argentine football, although in the 1986–87 played its only season in the Argentine top flight. Despite finishing bottom of the league and being relegated, this was its highest league finish ever.

Current Squad 2011/12

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Notable players

• Agustín De La Canal
• Ricardo Caruso Lombardi
• Alejandro Lanari
• Emerson Panigutti
• Jose Luis Pochettino
• Mario Saccone
• Leonardo Bordad
• Claudio Flores

Notable managers

• Ramón Cabrero (1985-87)

Titles

• Primera B: 3

1986, 1995-96, 2008–09

• Primera C: 2

1962, 1974

• Primera D: 1

1960

See also

• List of football clubs in Argentina
• Argentine football league system

External links

• (Spanish) Official Website
• (Spanish) Mundo Azzurro