Portugal 2-1 Italy - December 22, 1976 / Friendlies 1976
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POR
16' - Goal
Nené16
POR
46' - Substitution
Antonello Cuccuredduis substituted by Luigi Danova
59' - Substitution
Giancarlo Antognoniis substituted by Renato Zaccarelli
59' - Substitution
Fabio Capellois substituted by Claudio Sala 66' - Goal
Nené66
78' - Goal
Roberto Bettega
ITA
ITA
Team line-ups
Portugal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Bento | 28 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jose Mendes | 29 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Humberto Coelho | 26 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Antonio Barros | 27 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tai | 28 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joao Laranjeira | 25 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Albertino | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Octavio Machado | 27 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
João Alves | 24 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Chalana | 17 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Nené | 6616 | 27 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
12
Italy
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Dino Zoff | 34 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gaetano Scirea | 23 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Antonello Cuccureddu | 46 | 27 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Claudio Gentile | 23 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Marco Tardelli | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Giancarlo Antognoni | 59 | 22 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Fabio Capello | 59 | 30 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Romeo Benetti | 31 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Franco Causio | 27 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Francesco Graziani | 24 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Roberto Bettega | 78 | 25 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
19
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Renato Zaccarelli | 59 | 25 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Luigi Danova | 46 | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Claudio Sala | 59 | 29 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Humberto Coelho
IN
Manuel Fernandes
OUT
Antonio Barros
IN
Augusto Inácio
OUT
Tai
IN
Artur Correia
OUT
João Alves
IN
Francisco Mario
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Gaetano Scirea
IN
Giacinto Facchetti
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
49
14
70
20
Success rate in this team:
64 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
64 %
Bearzot vs Portugal
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Emilio Guruceta
2 victories |
2 draws |
0 loss |
Portugal4 matches | General total | Italy2 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Portugal1 match | Season total | Italy1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on January 07, 1987 | Latest figure on January 03, 1981 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Portugal keeps its 8 consecutive matches without a loss at home in Friendlies running (since 11/06/1972). It's a record streak. The first of history
Italy keeps its 9 matches with at least one goal conceded away from home running (since 17/06/1970). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 09/06/1928 (7 matches)
Portugal keeps its 3 consecutive wins running (since 17/11/1976). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 29/03/1972-29/06/1972 time period (7 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DPortugal 0-0 England03/04/1974 | DPortugal 1-1 Czechoslovakia12/11/1975 | DPortugal 1-1 England19/11/1975 | VPortugal 1-0 Cyprus03/12/1975 | LPortugal 0-2 Poland16/10/1976 | VPortugal 1-0 Denmark17/11/1976 |
| Overall | DPortugal 1-1 England19/11/1975 | VPortugal 1-0 Cyprus03/12/1975 | LItaly 3-1 Portugal07/04/1976 | LPortugal 0-2 Poland16/10/1976 | VPortugal 1-0 Denmark17/11/1976 | VCyprus 1-2 Portugal05/12/1976 |
Current form
| Away | LNetherlands 3-1 Italy20/11/1974 | VFinland 0-1 Italy05/06/1975 | DPoland 0-0 Italy26/10/1975 | VUnited States B 0-4 Italy23/05/1976 | VDenmark 0-1 Italy22/09/1976 | VLuxembourg 1-4 Italy16/10/1976 |
| Overall | LBrazil 4-1 Italy31/05/1976 | VItaly 4-2 Romania05/06/1976 | VDenmark 0-1 Italy22/09/1976 | VItaly 3-0 Yugoslavia25/09/1976 | VLuxembourg 1-4 Italy16/10/1976 | VItaly 2-0 England17/11/1976 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 3 | 5 |
| Unbeaten streak | 5 | 5 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 11 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 11 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
7 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
5 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
1 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
18 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
10 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.57 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2.5 |
|
3 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.43 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
6 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
4-0 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Fraguito | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 6 goals | Francesco Graziani |  |
| - | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Paolino Pulici |  |
||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Paolino Pulici | |
||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Paolino Pulici | |
||
| Fraguito | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 6 goals during the last 7 matches | Francesco Graziani | |
Historical head to head
Home
10 gf
9 ga
Away
5 gf
20 ga
Total
15 gf
29 ga
Historical head to head
Home
20 gf
5 ga
Away
9 gf
10 ga
Total
29 gf
15 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
May 26, 1957 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
May 26, 1957 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
December 01, 1929 |
| Away | 4 - 1 |
April 08, 1951 |
Latest head to head
April 07, 1976 - Rencontres amicales 1976
May 10, 1970 - Rencontres amicales 1970
March 27, 1967 - Rencontres amicales 1967
December 22, 1957 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1958
May 26, 1957 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1958
Best historical scorers against Italy
|
da Fonseca Valdemar Mota | 3 goals | 1928 - 1928 |
|
José Manuel Soares Pepe | 2 goals | 1928 - 1929 |
|
Octavio Cambalacho | 1 goal | 1927 - 1927 |
 |
Eusebio | 1 goal | 1967 - 1967 |
|
Fraguito | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
|
Antonio Teixeira | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
Best historical scorers against Portugal
 |
Raimondo Orsi | 3 goals | 1929 - 1931 |
 |
Luigi Riva | 2 goals | 1970 - 1970 |
 |
Virgilio Levratto | 2 goals | 1927 - 1927 |
|
Marcello Mihalich | 2 goals | 1929 - 1929 |
|
Guido Gratton | 2 goals | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
Adolfo Baloncieri | 2 goals | 1927 - 1929 |
Players with most games played vs Italy
|
Marques Virgilio Mendes | 4 matches | 1949 - 1957 |
|
Augusto Silva | 4 matches | 1925 - 1929 |
|
Antonio Pinho | 3 matches | 1925 - 1929 |
|
Antonio Manuel Vasques | 3 matches | 1949 - 1957 |
|
César Matos | 3 matches | 1925 - 1928 |
|
José Manuel Soares Pepe | 3 matches | 1927 - 1929 |
Players with most games played vs Portugal
 |
Gianpiero Combi | 4 matches | 1925 - 1931 |
 |
Umberto Caligaris | 4 matches | 1925 - 1931 |
|
Adolfo Baloncieri | 4 matches | 1925 - 1929 |
 |
Virginio Rosetta | 3 matches | 1925 - 1929 |
|
Leopoldo Conti | 3 matches | 1925 - 1928 |
 |
Giacinto Facchetti | 3 matches | 1967 - 1976 |
Competition info
The other matches
March 10, 1976
March 24, 1976
March 27, 1976
April 07, 1976
April 17, 1976
April 24, 1976
April 28, 1976
April 30, 1976
May 06, 1976
May 11, 1976
May 19, 1976
May 22, 1976
May 26, 1976
May 28, 1976
June 05, 1976
June 09, 1976
June 12, 1976
June 16, 1976
June 23, 1976
July 14, 1976
August 17, 1976
August 21, 1976
August 25, 1976
September 01, 1976
September 08, 1976
September 22, 1976
September 25, 1976
October 06, 1976
October 13, 1976
October 27, 1976
November 10, 1976
November 17, 1976
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