Italy 2-0 Bulgaria - April 20, 1968 / Euro Qualifying 1968
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ITA
14' - Goal
Pierino Prati14
ITA
55' - Goal
Angelo Domenghini55
BUL
BUL
Team line-ups
Italy
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Dino Zoff | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Aristide Guarneri | 30 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tarcisio Burgnich | 28 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ernesto Castano | 28 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Giacinto Facchetti | 25 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Giorgio Ferrini | 28 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sandro Mazzola | 25 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Antonio Juliano | 25 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gianni Rivera | 24 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Pierino Prati | 14 | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Angelo Domenghini | 55 | 26 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26 years
Average number of matches played for the team
15
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Dino Zoff
IN
Enrico Albertosi
OUT
Aristide Guarneri
IN
Giancarlo Bercellino
OUT
Giorgio Ferrini
IN
Mario Bertini
OUT
Ernesto Castano
IN
Armando Picchi
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
49
17
Success rate in this team:
71 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
35 %
Valcareggi vs Bulgaria
2 victories
0 draw
1 loss
Valcareggi vs Bojkov
2 victories
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
44
25
Success rate in this team:
48 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
48 %
Bojkov vs Italy
1 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Bojkov vs Valcareggi
1 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Referee
Gottfried Dienst
2 victories |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Italy3 matches | General total | Bulgaria1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Italy1 match | Season total | Bulgaria1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on June 08, 1968 | Latest figure on April 20, 1968 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Italy keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored vs Bulgaria at home running (since 14/06/1966). It's a record streak. The first of history
End of streak for Bulgaria after 7 consecutive matches without a loss in Euro Qualifying (since 13/11/1966). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 29/09/1963 (2 matches)
It's the first time Angelo Domenghini scores 1 goal vs in his professional career
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VItaly 5-0 Mexico29/06/1966 | VItaly 1-0 Soviet Union01/11/1966 | VItaly 3-1 Romania26/11/1966 | DItaly 1-1 Portugal27/03/1967 | VItaly 5-0 Cyprus01/11/1967 | VItaly 4-0 Switzerland23/12/1967 |
| Overall | DItaly 1-1 Portugal27/03/1967 | VRomania 0-1 Italy25/06/1967 | VItaly 5-0 Cyprus01/11/1967 | DSwitzerland 2-2 Italy18/11/1967 | VItaly 4-0 Switzerland23/12/1967 | LBulgaria 3-2 Italy06/04/1968 |
Current form
| Away | VYugoslavia 0-2 Bulgaria01/06/1966 | LItaly 6-1 Bulgaria14/06/1966 | LGermany 1-0 Bulgaria22/03/1967 | VSweden 0-2 Bulgaria11/06/1967 | DNorway 0-0 Bulgaria29/06/1967 | DPortugal 0-0 Bulgaria17/12/1967 |
| Overall | DNorway 0-0 Bulgaria29/06/1967 | LBulgaria 1-2 Soviet Union08/10/1967 | VBulgaria 3-0 Sweden12/11/1967 | VBulgaria 1-0 Portugal26/11/1967 | DPortugal 0-0 Bulgaria17/12/1967 | VBulgaria 3-2 Italy06/04/1968 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 22 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 14 | 9 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 3 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
7 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
7 |
|
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
5 |
Victories (Competition total) |
5 |
|
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
19 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
13 |
|
12 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
6 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2.71 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.86 |
|
4 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.67 |
|
0.86 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.57 |
|
0.33 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
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) |
0 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
5 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
Bookings
|
0 |
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
 | Luigi Riva | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
 | Sandro Mazzola | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Luigi Riva | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Pierino Prati | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Home
6 gf
1 ga
Away
2 gf
3 ga
Total
8 gf
4 ga
Historical head to head
Home
3 gf
2 ga
Away
1 gf
6 ga
Total
4 gf
8 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
June 14, 1966 |
| Home | 6 - 1 |
June 14, 1966 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 2 |
April 06, 1968 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
April 06, 1968 - Eliminatoires Euro 1968
June 14, 1966 - Rencontres amicales 1966
Best historical scorers against Bulgaria
 |
Francesco Rizzo | 2 goals | 1966 - 1966 |
 |
Marino Perani | 1 goal | 1966 - 1966 |
 |
Luigi Meroni | 1 goal | 1966 - 1966 |
 |
Paolo Barison | 1 goal | 1966 - 1966 |
|
Pierino Prati | 1 goal | 1968 - 1968 |
|
Sandro Mazzola | 1 goal | 1966 - 1966 |
Best historical scorers against Italy
Players with most games played vs Bulgaria
 |
Gianni Rivera | 2 matches | 1966 - 1968 |
 |
Enrico Albertosi | 2 matches | 1966 - 1968 |
|
Sandro Mazzola | 2 matches | 1966 - 1968 |
 |
Giacinto Facchetti | 2 matches | 1966 - 1968 |
 |
Tarcisio Burgnich | 2 matches | 1966 - 1968 |
 |
Armando Picchi | 1 match | 1968 - 1968 |
Players with most games played vs Italy
 |
Dimitar Penev | 1 match | 1968 - 1968 |
Competition info
The other matches
April 03, 1968
April 06, 1968
April 24, 1968
May 04, 1968
May 08, 1968
May 11, 1968
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