
Italy 2-2 France - February 08, 1978 / Friendlies 1978
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FRA
FRA
Team line-ups
Italy

First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Dino Zoff | 35 | 62 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gaetano Scirea | 24 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mauro Bellugi | 28 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Claudio Gentile | 24 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Aldo Maldera | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Marco Tardelli | 23 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Giancarlo Antognoni | 72 | 23 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Romeo Benetti | 32 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Claudio Sala | 30 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Roberto Bettega | 53 | 27 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Francesco Graziani | 2213 | 25 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
26.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
22
France
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
André Rey | 30 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Marius Trésor | 28 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Patrice Rio | 74 | 29 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Maxime Bossis | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gérard Janvion | 24 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dominique Bathenay | 50 | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jean-Marc Guillou | 46 | 32 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Michel Platini | 81 | 22 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Olivier Rouyer | 29 | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Christian Dalger | 28 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bernard Lacombe | 25 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
12
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Patrizio Sala | 72 | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Paolino Pulici | 53 | 27 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Christian Lopez | 74 | 24 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Henri Michel | 46 | 30 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Albert Gemmrich | 29 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Roberto Bettega
IN
Paolo Rossi
OUT
Francesco Graziani
IN
Paolino Pulici
OUT
Romeo Benetti
IN
Patrizio Sala
OUT
Dino Zoff
IN
Paolo Conti
OUT
Mauro Bellugi
IN
Lionello Manfredonia
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Olivier Rouyer
IN
Didier Six
OUT
Christian Dalger
IN
Dominique Rocheteau
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
50
23
Success rate in this team:
61 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
61 %
Bearzot vs France
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Bearzot vs Hidalgo
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
44
14
Success rate in this team:
36 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
33 %
Hidalgo vs Italy
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Hidalgo vs Bearzot
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Referee
Angel Franco Martinez
0 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
Italy2 matches | General total | France2 matches | 1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Italy1 match | Season total | France1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Latest figure on June 21, 1978 | Latest figure on September 05, 1979 |
Videos
Key figures

It's the first time Michel Platini scores 1 goal vs in his professional career

Italy keeps its 3 matches with at least 2 goals conceded at home in Friendlies running (since 28/05/1976). It's a record streak. The first of history

Italy keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored at home in Friendlies running (since 28/05/1976). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VItaly 4-2 Romania05/06/1976 | VItaly 3-0 Yugoslavia25/09/1976 | VItaly 2-0 England17/11/1976 | VItaly 2-1 Belgium26/01/1977 | VItaly 6-1 Finland15/10/1977 | VItaly 3-0 Luxembourg03/12/1977 |
Overall | LGermany 2-1 Italy08/10/1977 | VItaly 6-1 Finland15/10/1977 | LEngland 2-0 Italy16/11/1977 | VItaly 3-0 Luxembourg03/12/1977 | VBelgium 0-1 Italy21/12/1977 | LSpain 2-1 Italy25/01/1978 |
Current form
Away | DDenmark 1-1 France01/09/1976 | DBulgaria 2-2 France09/10/1976 | LIreland 1-0 France30/03/1977 | VSwitzerland 0-4 France23/04/1977 | DArgentina 0-0 France26/06/1977 | DBrazil 2-2 France30/06/1977 |
Overall | LIreland 1-0 France30/03/1977 | VSwitzerland 0-4 France23/04/1977 | DArgentina 0-0 France26/06/1977 | DBrazil 2-2 France30/06/1977 | DFrance 0-0 Soviet Union08/10/1977 | VFrance 3-1 Bulgaria16/11/1977 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 9 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 24 | 0 |
Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 9 | 20 |
Scoring streak | 9 | 3 |
Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
Drawing streak | 2 | 0 |
Unbeaten streak | 3 | 5 |
Winless streak | 2 | 0 |
Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
1 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
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
![]() | Marco Tardelli | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
![]() | Marco Tardelli | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Home
43 gf
13 ga
Away
20 gf
13 ga
Neutral ground
5 gf
6 ga
Total
68 gf
32 ga
Historical head to head
Home
13 gf
20 ga
Away
13 gf
43 ga
Neutral ground
6 gf
5 ga
Total
32 gf
68 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 7 - 0 |
March 22, 1925 |
Home | 7 - 0 |
March 22, 1925 |
Largest victory
Overall | 3 - 1 |
August 29, 1920 |
Away | 4 - 3 |
March 17, 1912 |
Latest head to head
March 19, 1966 - Rencontres amicales 1966
May 05, 1962 - Rencontres amicales 1962
November 09, 1958 - Rencontres amicales 1958
February 15, 1956 - Rencontres amicales 1956
April 11, 1954 - Rencontres amicales 1954
Best historical scorers against France
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Giuseppe Meazza | 5 goals | 1931 - 1935 |
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Guglielmo Brezzi | 4 goals | 1920 - 1920 |
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Carlo Rampini | 3 goals | 1911 - 1912 |
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Riccardo Carapellese | 3 goals | 1948 - 1956 |
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Ermanno Aebi | 3 goals | 1920 - 1920 |
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Luigi Cevenini | 3 goals | 1920 - 1921 |
Best historical scorers against Italy
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Eugène Maes | 6 goals | 1911 - 1913 |
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Henri Bard | 3 goals | 1920 - 1920 |
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Juste Brouzes | 2 goals | 1928 - 1928 |
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Georges Taisne | 2 goals | 1927 - 1927 |
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Paul Nicolas | 2 goals | 1920 - 1920 |
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Emilien Devic | 1 goal | 1921 - 1921 |
Players with most games played vs France
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Renzo De Vecchi | 7 matches | 1911 - 1925 |
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Adolfo Baloncieri | 5 matches | 1920 - 1928 |
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Giovanni Ferrari | 5 matches | 1931 - 1938 |
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Virginio Rosetta | 5 matches | 1921 - 1932 |
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Aldo Cevenini | 5 matches | 1910 - 1914 |
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Giampiero Boniperti | 4 matches | 1951 - 1958 |
Players with most games played vs Italy
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Edmond Delfour | 5 matches | 1931 - 1938 |
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Jean Ducret | 5 matches | 1910 - 1914 |
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Jules Dewaquez | 5 matches | 1920 - 1928 |
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Roger Marche | 5 matches | 1948 - 1958 |
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Robert Jonquet | 5 matches | 1948 - 1958 |
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Étienne Mattler | 5 matches | 1931 - 1938 |
They played in both sides
5 matches


1 match
They played in both sides
5 matches


1 match
Competition info
The other matches
January 11, 1978
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February 15, 1978
February 22, 1978
March 08, 1978
March 22, 1978
March 29, 1978
April 04, 1978
April 05, 1978
April 12, 1978
April 15, 1978
April 19, 1978
April 23, 1978
April 26, 1978
May 14, 1978
May 18, 1978
May 20, 1978
May 21, 1978
May 24, 1978
June 28, 1978
August 30, 1978
September 06, 1978
September 20, 1978
September 23, 1978
October 05, 1978
October 11, 1978
November 08, 1978
November 15, 1978
November 29, 1978
December 13, 1978
December 20, 1978
December 21, 1978
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