Antonio Sastre

Antonio Sastre (27 April 1911 – 23 November 1987) was an Argentine footballer who played most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente and São Paulo of Brazil.

With the coming of forwards Vicente de la Mata and Arsenio Erico, Independiente built a powerful formation that would win the 1938, 1939 league titles plus domestic cups Ibarguren, A. Escobar and international Copa Aldao twice.

In the first match we played with Lloreca coaching, we won by 9–1 and I scored six goals"“Cuando llegué a San Pablo –recordaba Sastre– no me pude adaptar rápido.

En el primer partido que jugamos con él, contra Portuguesa, ganamos 9–1 y yo metí seis goles”.

Sastre returned to Argentina in 1947 when he helped Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata win the Segunda División championship and gain promotion to the first division that same year.

Sastre (right) with Vicente de la Mata (left) and Arsenio Erico during their tenure at Independiente, c. 1938–39.