Italy 0-0 Belgium - April 29, 1972 / Euro Qualifying 1972
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ITA
ITA
46' - Substitution
Angelo Domenghiniis substituted by Franco Causio46
48' - Substitution
Maurice Martensis substituted by Léon Dolmans
BEL
BEL
Team line-ups
Italy
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Enrico Albertosi | 32 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roberto Rosato | 28 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tarcisio Burgnich | 33 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Giacinto Facchetti | 29 | 63 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Pierluigi Cera | 31 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gianfranco Bedin | 26 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sandro Mazzola | 29 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Giancarlo De Sisti | 29 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Angelo Domenghini | 46 | 30 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Luigi Riva | 27 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Pietro Anastasi | 24 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
32
Belgium
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Christian Piot | 24 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Maurice Martens | 48 | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Erwin Van Den Daele | 27 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jean Thissen | 26 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Georges Heylens | 30 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jean Dockx | 30 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Wilfried Van Moer | 27 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jan Verheyen | 27 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Paul van Himst | 28 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Raoul Lambert | 27 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Léon Semmeling | 32 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
25
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Franco Causio | 46 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Léon Dolmans | 48 | 27 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Enrico Albertosi
IN
Dino Zoff
OUT
Angelo Domenghini
IN
Roberto Boninsegna
OUT
Gianfranco Bedin
IN
Romeo Benetti
OUT
Pietro Anastasi
IN
Claudio Sala
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Jean Thissen
IN
Léon Dolmans
OUT
Wilfried Van Moer
IN
Nico Dewalque
OUT
Jan Verheyen
IN
André Stassart
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
53
46
Success rate in this team:
57 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
36 %
Valcareggi vs Belgium
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Valcareggi vs Goethals
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
50
23
Success rate in this team:
52 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Goethals vs Italy
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Goethals vs Valcareggi
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Referee
Petar Nikolov
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Italy1 match | General total | Belgium1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Italy1 match | Season total | Belgium1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on April 29, 1972 | Latest figure on April 29, 1972 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Belgium after 3 matches with at least one goal conceded in Euro Qualifying (since 26/05/1971). It's an equilized record streak. The last time the club reached this figure, it was on the 28/10/1967
Italy keeps its 8 consecutive matches without a loss in Euro Qualifying running (since 20/04/1968). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 23/12/1967 (7 matches)
Belgium keeps its 9 matches with only one goal conceded at most in Euro Qualifying running (since 28/10/1967). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 19/03/1967 (3 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VItaly 3-0 East Germany22/11/1969 | VItaly 3-0 Ireland08/12/1970 | LItaly 1-2 Spain20/02/1971 | VItaly 2-0 Mexico25/09/1971 | VItaly 3-0 Sweden09/10/1971 | DItaly 2-2 Austria20/11/1971 |
| Overall | VIreland 1-2 Italy10/05/1971 | DSweden 0-0 Italy09/06/1971 | VItaly 2-0 Mexico25/09/1971 | VItaly 3-0 Sweden09/10/1971 | DItaly 2-2 Austria20/11/1971 | LGreece 2-1 Italy04/03/1972 |
Current form
| Away | LMexico 1-0 Belgium05/11/1969 | LMexico 1-0 Belgium11/06/1970 | VLuxembourg 0-4 Belgium20/05/1971 | VDenmark 1-2 Belgium26/05/1971 | LScotland 1-0 Belgium10/11/1971 | DPortugal 1-1 Belgium21/11/1971 |
| Overall | VBelgium 3-0 Portugal17/02/1971 | VLuxembourg 0-4 Belgium20/05/1971 | VDenmark 1-2 Belgium26/05/1971 | VBelgium 1-0 Luxembourg07/11/1971 | LScotland 1-0 Belgium10/11/1971 | DPortugal 1-1 Belgium21/11/1971 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 7 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
6 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
6 |
|
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
12 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
11 |
|
8 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.83 |
|
2.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
0.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
5 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
3 |
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-1 |
Bookings
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Giancarlo De Sisti | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Johan Devrindt |  |
| Giancarlo De Sisti | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Johan Devrindt | |
| Giancarlo De Sisti | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Raoul Lambert | |
| Giancarlo De Sisti | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
 | Pierino Prati | 3 goals during the last 5 matches | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 4 matches | Raoul Lambert | |
Historical head to head
Home
15 gf
4 ga
Away
9 gf
7 ga
Neutral ground
4 gf
1 ga
Total
28 gf
12 ga
Historical head to head
Home
7 gf
9 ga
Away
4 gf
15 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
4 ga
Total
12 gf
28 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
May 15, 1938 |
| Home | 6 - 1 |
May 15, 1938 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
February 24, 1952 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
May 13, 1962 - Rencontres amicales 1962
January 16, 1955 - Rencontres amicales 1955
June 20, 1954 - Coupe du Monde 1954
February 24, 1952 - Rencontres amicales 1952
March 05, 1950 - Rencontres amicales 1950
Best historical scorers against Belgium
 |
Silvio Piola | 3 goals | 1938 - 1938 |
 |
Giuseppe Meazza | 3 goals | 1933 - 1938 |
 |
Ermes Muccinelli | 2 goals | 1950 - 1950 |
 |
Adolfo Baloncieri | 2 goals | 1922 - 1922 |
 |
José Altafini | 2 goals | 1962 - 1962 |
 |
Raffaele Costantino | 1 goal | 1933 - 1933 |
Best historical scorers against Italy
|
Henri Larnoe | 2 goals | 1921 - 1922 |
|
Bernard Voorhoof | 2 goals | 1933 - 1933 |
|
José Moes | 2 goals | 1952 - 1952 |
|
Frederic Chaves d'Aguilar | 1 goal | 1950 - 1950 |
|
Léopold Anoul | 1 goal | 1954 - 1954 |
|
Jean Capelle | 1 goal | 1938 - 1938 |
Players with most games played vs Belgium
 |
Renzo De Vecchi | 3 matches | 1913 - 1922 |
 |
Benito Lorenzi | 3 matches | 1950 - 1954 |
 |
Giampiero Boniperti | 3 matches | 1950 - 1955 |
|
Giuseppe Forlivesi | 2 matches | 1921 - 1922 |
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Pietro Serantoni | 2 matches | 1933 - 1938 |
|
Ardico Magnini | 2 matches | 1954 - 1955 |
Players with most games played vs Italy
|
Louis Carré | 4 matches | 1950 - 1955 |
|
Joseph Mermans | 4 matches | 1950 - 1955 |
|
Henri Meert | 3 matches | 1950 - 1955 |
|
Vicky Mees | 3 matches | 1950 - 1955 |
|
Léopold Anoul | 3 matches | 1950 - 1954 |
 |
Rik Coppens | 3 matches | 1952 - 1955 |
Competition info
The other matches
April 29, 1972
April 30, 1972
May 13, 1972
May 14, 1972
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