The man who scored the perfect goal has died.
Carlos Alberto Torres, captain of Brazil's 1970 World Cup winning team, passed away in his native Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday at the age of 72. And if Saint Peter is a football fan, then Carlos Alberto will not have the slightest problem getting through the pearly gates. Because in magnificent style he rounded off one of the game's most iconic, most joyful moments.
Encapsulated in a few seconds towards the end of the 1970 World Cup final are all the elements that made the 1970 team so magnificent.