Italy 2-0 Sweden - September 29, 1973 / Friendlies 1973
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.Friendlies 1973 - Europe
66'
ITA
ITA
60' - Goal
Pietro Anastasi60
63' - Substitution
Ralf Edströmis substituted by Ove Kindvall
66' - Goal
Luigi Riva66
77' - Substitution
Conny Torstenssonis substituted by Lars Goran Andersson 85' - Substitution
Francesco Moriniis substituted by Mauro Bellugi85
SWE
SWE
Team line-ups
Italy
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Dino Zoff | 31 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Francesco Morini | 85 | 29 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Luciano Spinosi | 23 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tarcisio Burgnich | 34 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Giacinto Facchetti | 31 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sandro Mazzola | 30 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Romeo Benetti | 27 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Fabio Capello | 27 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gianni Rivera | 30 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Luigi Riva | 66 | 28 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Pietro Anastasi | 60 | 25 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
28.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
34
Sweden
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ronnie Hellström | 24 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bjorn Nordqvist | 30 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jan Olsson | 31 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kent Karlsson | 27 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Conny Torstensson | 77 | 24 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Tommy Svensson | 28 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steffan Tapper | 25 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Björn Andersson | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bo Larsson | 29 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ralf Edström | 63 | 20 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Roland Sandberg | 26 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26 years
Average number of matches played for the team
18
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Mauro Bellugi | 85 | 23 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Lars Goran Andersson | 77 | 28 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ove Kindvall | 63 | 30 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Luigi Riva
IN
Paolino Pulici
OUT
Luciano Spinosi
IN
Giuseppe Sabadini
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ralf Edström
IN
Sten Palsson
OUT
Roland Sandberg
IN
Jan Mattsson
OUT
Tommy Svensson
IN
Lars Goran Andersson
OUT
Bjorn Nordqvist
IN
Christer Hult
OUT
Jan Olsson
IN
Harry Svensson
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
54
58
Success rate in this team:
57 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
37 %
Valcareggi vs Sweden
3 victories
1 draw
0 loss
Valcareggi vs Ericson
2 victories
1 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
53
26
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
51 %
Ericson vs Italy
0 victory
1 draw
2 losses
Ericson vs Valcareggi
0 victory
1 draw
2 losses
Referee
Jack Taylor
2 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Italy2 matches | 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 September 29, 1973 | Latest figure on April 27, 1977 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Italy keeps its 6 matches with at least one goal scored vs Sweden in Friendlies running (since 16/11/1924). It's a record streak. The first of history
End of streak for Sweden after 5 matches with only one goal conceded at most (since 25/06/1973). It was the best streak for the club since 20/05/1971-04/09/1971 (7 matches).
Italy keeps its 4 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Sweden running (since 03/06/1970). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 26/10/1952 (2 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DItaly 0-0 Belgium29/04/1972 | VItaly 3-1 Yugoslavia20/09/1972 | DItaly 0-0 Turkey13/01/1973 | VItaly 5-0 Luxembourg31/03/1973 | VItaly 2-0 Brazil09/06/1973 | VItaly 2-0 England14/06/1973 |
| Overall | DSwitzerland 0-0 Italy21/10/1972 | DItaly 0-0 Turkey13/01/1973 | VTurkey 0-1 Italy25/02/1973 | VItaly 5-0 Luxembourg31/03/1973 | VItaly 2-0 Brazil09/06/1973 | VItaly 2-0 England14/06/1973 |
Current form
| Away | DSwitzerland 1-1 Sweden26/04/1972 | LAustria 2-0 Sweden10/06/1972 | VNorway 1-3 Sweden17/09/1972 | VDenmark 1-2 Sweden26/04/1973 | DHungary 3-3 Sweden13/06/1973 | VFinland 1-2 Sweden29/08/1973 |
| Overall | DHungary 3-3 Sweden13/06/1973 | VSweden 1-0 Brazil25/06/1973 | DSweden 1-1 Finland08/07/1973 | VSweden 1-0 Iceland11/07/1973 | DSoviet Union 0-0 Sweden05/08/1973 | VFinland 1-2 Sweden29/08/1973 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 3 | 4 |
| Unbeaten streak | 9 | 10 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 4 |
| Invincibility streak | 4 | 7 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 12 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 14 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
4 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
4 |
|
4 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.25 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-1 |
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
 | Fabio Capello | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Roland Sandberg | |
| Fabio Capello | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Ove Kindvall | |
| Fabio Capello | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 4 matches | Roland Sandberg | |
Historical head to head
Home
6 gf
3 ga
Away
7 gf
8 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
3 ga
Total
16 gf
14 ga
Historical head to head
Home
8 gf
7 ga
Away
3 gf
6 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
3 ga
Total
14 gf
16 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
October 09, 1971 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
October 09, 1971 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 3 |
July 18, 1926 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
October 09, 1971 - Eliminatoires Euro 1972
June 09, 1971 - Eliminatoires Euro 1972
June 03, 1970 - Coupe du Monde 1970
June 16, 1965 - Rencontres amicales 1965
October 26, 1952 - Rencontres amicales 1952
Best historical scorers against Sweden
|
Luigi Riva | 2 goals | 1971 - 1971 |
 |
Mario Magnozzi | 2 goals | 1924 - 1924 |
 |
Virgilio Levratto | 2 goals | 1926 - 1926 |
 |
Riccardo Carapellese | 1 goal | 1950 - 1950 |
|
Pasquale Vivolo | 1 goal | 1952 - 1952 |
|
Ezio Pascutti | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
Best historical scorers against Italy
|
Hans Jeppson | 2 goals | 1950 - 1950 |
|
Sune Andersson | 1 goal | 1950 - 1950 |
Players with most games played vs Sweden
 |
Giacinto Facchetti | 4 matches | 1965 - 1971 |
 |
Sandro Mazzola | 4 matches | 1965 - 1971 |
 |
Roberto Rosato | 4 matches | 1965 - 1971 |
 |
Pierluigi Cera | 3 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
 |
Tarcisio Burgnich | 3 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
 |
Mario Bertini | 3 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
Players with most games played vs Italy
 |
Bo Larsson | 3 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
|
Claes Cronqvist | 3 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
 |
Ronnie Hellström | 3 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
|
Roland Grip | 3 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
 |
Bjorn Nordqvist | 3 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
|
Ove Kindvall | 2 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
Competition info
The other matches
January 28, 1973
January 31, 1973
February 14, 1973
March 03, 1973
March 28, 1973
April 18, 1973
April 26, 1973
May 02, 1973
May 09, 1973
May 12, 1973
May 13, 1973
May 16, 1973
May 27, 1973
June 06, 1973
June 08, 1973
June 10, 1973
June 14, 1973
June 22, 1973
July 11, 1973
July 17, 1973
July 19, 1973
August 05, 1973
August 19, 1973
September 05, 1973
September 08, 1973
September 26, 1973
October 10, 1973
October 13, 1973
October 17, 1973
October 21, 1973
November 04, 1973
November 14, 1973
November 21, 1973
November 24, 1973
Comments