Maurizio Turone (born 27 October 1948 in

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) is a retired

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professional

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, who played as a defender, usually as a

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Career

He played for 10 seasons (227 games, 4 goals) in the

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for A.C. Milan, F.C. Catanzaro and

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. He is most famous for the so-called

Turone's goal Turone's goal ( it, Il gol di Turone) has been for decades one of the most debated events in the history of Italian football. It refers to the disallowing of a goal scored by Roma versus Juventus in a crucial match for the 1980–81 Serie A champio ...

. The goal he scored in a crucial league game against league-leading

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for second-placed

was disallowed as the linesman ruled he was offside. The game ended 0–0 and Juventus eventually clinched the title. The TV images never clarified, in a definitive way, if the player's position was irregular or not. In the following years, conflicting opinions, projections with new technologies and alleged manipulation of

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continued to come in succession; in any case, from then on, the "

" remained a hot topic in Italian football for decades to come.

Honours

Club

;Milan *

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winner: 1972–73, 1976–77. *

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winner: 1972–73. ;Roma *

winner: 1979–80, 1980–81.

References

External links

Profile at magliarossonera.it
1948 births Living people Italian footballers Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Genoa C.F.C. players A.C. Milan players U.S. Catanzaro 1929 players A.S. Roma players Bologna F.C. 1909 players Savona F.B.C. players Association football defenders {{Italy-footy-defender-1940s-stub