
Italy 2-1 Sweden - November 14, 1987 / Euro Qualifying 1988
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Team line-ups
Italy
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Walter Zenga | 27 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Giovanni Francini | 26 | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Franco Baresi | 27 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Giuseppe Bergomi | 23 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ciro Ferrara | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Salvatore Bagni | 89 | 31 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Roberto Donadoni | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Fernando De Napoli | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Giuseppe Giannini | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alessandro Altobelli | 31 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gianluca Vialli | 2745 | 23 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
21
Sweden
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Thomas Ravelli | 28 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Peter Larsson | 38 | 26 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Torbjörn Persson | 27 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Glenn Hysen | 28 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roland Nilsson | 23 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Björn Nilsson | 65 | 27 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Robert Prytz | 27 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jonas Thern | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Glenn Peter Strömberg | 27 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Johnny Ekström | 65 | 22 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Stefan Pettersson | 24 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
24
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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D |
Luigi De Agostini | 26 | 26 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Carlo Ancelotti | 89 | 28 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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M |
Anders Limpar | 65 | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dan Corneliusson | 65 | 26 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Giovanni Francini
IN
Riccardo Ferri
OUT
Giuseppe Bergomi
IN
Antonio Cabrini
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Björn Nilsson
IN
Mats Gren
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
54
12
Success rate in this team:
67 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
38 %
Vicini vs Sweden
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Vicini vs Nordin
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
37
17
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Nordin vs Italy
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Nordin vs Vicini
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Adolf Prokop
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Italy1 match | General total | Sweden3 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
3 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Italy1 match | Season total | Sweden1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on November 14, 1987 | Latest figure on November 14, 1987 |
Videos
Key figures

End of streak for Sweden after 17 matches with only one goal conceded at most (since 17/11/1985). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 26/08/1970 (8 matches)

End of streak for Italy after 3 consecutive losses vs Sweden in Euro Qualifying (since 29/05/1983). It's a record streak. The first of history

End of streak for Italy after 3 consecutive matches without a win vs Sweden in Euro Qualifying (since 29/05/1983). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VItaly 2-1 Austria26/03/1986 | VItaly 2-0 China11/05/1986 | VItaly 2-0 Greece08/10/1986 | VItaly 3-2 Switzerland15/11/1986 | VItaly 5-0 Malta24/01/1987 | VItaly 1-0 Yugoslavia23/09/1987 |
Overall | DGermany 0-0 Italy18/04/1987 | DNorway 0-0 Italy28/05/1987 | LSweden 1-0 Italy03/06/1987 | VItaly 3-1 Argentina10/06/1987 | VItaly 1-0 Yugoslavia23/09/1987 | DSwitzerland 0-0 Italy17/10/1987 |
Current form
Away | VFinland 1-3 Sweden05/08/1986 | DPortugal 1-1 Sweden12/10/1986 | VMalta 0-5 Sweden16/11/1986 | DSwitzerland 1-1 Sweden17/06/1987 | DNorway 0-0 Sweden12/08/1987 | DGermany 1-1 Sweden13/10/1987 |
Overall | VSweden 1-0 Italy03/06/1987 | DSwitzerland 1-1 Sweden17/06/1987 | DNorway 0-0 Sweden12/08/1987 | VSweden 1-0 Denmark26/08/1987 | LSweden 0-1 Portugal23/09/1987 | DGermany 1-1 Sweden13/10/1987 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 6 | 0 |
Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 6 | 3 |
Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 11 | 0 |
Scoring streak | 14 | 0 |
Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
Invincibility streak | 2 | 2 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 3 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 6 | 1 |
Winless streak | 3 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
6 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
7 |
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
2 |
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
11 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
11 |
8 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
7 |
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
1.83 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.57 |
4 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2.33 |
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.43 |
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.67 |
Betting aid
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
4 |
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
3-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
6 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Alessandro Altobelli | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 6 goals | Johnny Ekström | ![]() |
![]() | Alessandro Altobelli | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Johnny Ekström | ![]() |
![]() | Alessandro Altobelli | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
![]() | Alessandro Altobelli | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Alessandro Altobelli | 6 goals during the last 6 matches | The fittest player | 6 goals during the last 7 matches | Johnny Ekström | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
10 gf
6 ga
Away
7 gf
11 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
3 ga
Total
20 gf
20 ga
Historical head to head
Home
11 gf
7 ga
Away
6 gf
10 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
3 ga
Total
20 gf
20 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 3 - 0 |
October 09, 1971 |
Home | 3 - 0 |
October 09, 1971 |
Largest victory
Overall | 3 - 0 |
October 15, 1983 |
Away | 3 - 0 |
October 15, 1983 |
Latest head to head
June 03, 1987 - Eliminatoires Euro 1988
September 26, 1984 - Rencontres amicales 1984
October 15, 1983 - Eliminatoires Euro 1984
May 29, 1983 - Eliminatoires Euro 1984
September 26, 1979 - Rencontres amicales 1979
Best historical scorers against Sweden
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Luigi Riva | 3 goals | 1971 - 1973 |
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Virgilio Levratto | 2 goals | 1926 - 1926 |
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Mario Magnozzi | 2 goals | 1924 - 1924 |
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Angelo Domenghini | 1 goal | 1970 - 1970 |
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Pasquale Vivolo | 1 goal | 1952 - 1952 |
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Ezio Pascutti | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
Best historical scorers against Italy
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Hans Jeppson | 2 goals | 1950 - 1950 |
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Glenn Peter Strömberg | 2 goals | 1983 - 1983 |
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Ulf Eriksson | 1 goal | 1983 - 1983 |
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Sune Andersson | 1 goal | 1950 - 1950 |
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Peter Larsson | 1 goal | 1987 - 1987 |
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Dan Corneliusson | 1 goal | 1983 - 1983 |
Players with most games played vs Sweden
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Dino Zoff | 5 matches | 1971 - 1983 |
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Giacinto Facchetti | 5 matches | 1965 - 1973 |
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Sandro Mazzola | 5 matches | 1965 - 1973 |
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Antonio Cabrini | 4 matches | 1979 - 1984 |
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Giuseppe Dossena | 4 matches | 1983 - 1987 |
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Paolo Rossi | 4 matches | 1979 - 1984 |
Players with most games played vs Italy
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Bo Larsson | 4 matches | 1970 - 1973 |
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Glenn Hysen | 4 matches | 1983 - 1987 |
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Stig Fredriksson | 4 matches | 1983 - 1987 |
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Ingemar Erlandsson | 4 matches | 1979 - 1984 |
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Ulf Eriksson | 4 matches | 1983 - 1987 |
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Ronnie Hellström | 4 matches | 1970 - 1973 |
Competition info
The other matches
September 24, 1986
October 12, 1986
October 29, 1986
November 15, 1986
November 16, 1986
December 06, 1986
January 24, 1987
February 14, 1987
March 29, 1987
April 15, 1987
May 24, 1987
June 03, 1987
June 17, 1987
September 23, 1987
October 17, 1987
November 11, 1987
November 15, 1987
December 05, 1987
December 20, 1987
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