Italy 1-0 Spain - December 21, 1978 / Friendlies 1978
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31'
ITA
27' - Substitution
Francesco Grazianiis substituted by Bruno Giordano27
31' - Goal
Paolo Rossi31
ITA
46' - Substitution
Dino Zoffis substituted by Paolo Conti46
46' - Substitution
Sánchezis substituted by Jesús Mari Zamora
46' - Substitution
Estanislao Argoteis substituted by Pichi Alonso
49' - Substitution
Marcelinois substituted by Rafael Gordillo
67' - Substitution
Mauro Bellugiis substituted by Antonello Cuccureddu67
73' - Substitution
Eugenio Lealis substituted by Canito
SPA
SPA
Team line-ups
Italy
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Dino Zoff | 46 | 36 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Gaetano Scirea | 25 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mauro Bellugi | 67 | 28 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Gabriele Oriali | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Claudio Gentile | 25 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Antonio Cabrini | 21 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Marco Tardelli | 24 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Franco Causio | 29 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Romeo Benetti | 33 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Francesco Graziani | 27 | 26 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Paolo Rossi | 31 | 22 | 11 | 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
30
Spain
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Urruti | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Manuel Botubot | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alexanco | 22 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Cundi | 23 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Marcelino | 49 | 23 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Isidoro San José | 23 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Eugenio Leal | 73 | 24 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Sánchez | 46 | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Daniel Solsona | 26 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Estanislao Argote | 46 | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
J. M. Satrústegui | 24 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
5
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Paolo Conti | 46 | 28 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Antonello Cuccureddu | 67 | 29 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Bruno Giordano | 27 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Canito | 73 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jesús Mari Zamora | 46 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Rafael Gordillo | 49 | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Pichi Alonso | 46 | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Francesco Graziani
IN
Roberto Bettega
OUT
Gabriele Oriali
IN
Giancarlo Antognoni
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Eugenio Leal
IN
Vicente Del Bosque
OUT
Jesús María Satrústegui
IN
Santillana
OUT
Urruti
IN
Miguel Ángel
OUT
Daniel Solsona
IN
Asensi
OUT
Manuel Botubot
IN
Migueli
OUT
Sánchez
IN
Ángel María Villar
OUT
Isidoro San José
IN
Juan Carlos Heredia
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
51
35
Success rate in this team:
60 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
60 %
Bearzot vs Spain
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Bearzot vs Kubala
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
51
53
Success rate in this team:
53 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
46 %
Kubala vs Italy
2 victories
1 draw
1 loss
Kubala vs Bearzot
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Nikola Doudin
2 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Italy2 matches | General total | Spain1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Italy1 match | Season total | Spain1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on December 21, 1978 | Latest figure on December 21, 1978 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
It's the first time Paolo Rossi scores a goal in his professional career with Italy since the 18/06/1978 (with Italy vs Austria )
Italy keeps its 3 1-0 at home running (since 20/09/1978). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 03/06/1934 (2 matches)
Italy keeps its 7 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 18/06/1978). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 22/11/1975-25/01/1978 time period (20 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VItaly 6-1 Finland15/10/1977 | VItaly 3-0 Luxembourg03/12/1977 | DItaly 2-2 France08/02/1978 | DItaly 0-0 Yugoslavia18/05/1978 | VItaly 1-0 Bulgaria20/09/1978 | VItaly 1-0 Turkey23/09/1978 |
| Overall | VItaly 1-0 Austria18/06/1978 | LNetherlands 2-1 Italy21/06/1978 | LBrazil 2-1 Italy24/06/1978 | VItaly 1-0 Bulgaria20/09/1978 | VItaly 1-0 Turkey23/09/1978 | LCzechoslovakia 3-0 Italy08/11/1978 |
Current form
| Away | VIreland 0-1 Spain09/02/1977 | LRomania 1-0 Spain16/04/1977 | VSwitzerland 1-2 Spain21/09/1977 | DUruguay 0-0 Spain24/05/1978 | VYugoslavia 1-2 Spain04/10/1978 | LFrance 1-0 Spain08/11/1978 |
| Overall | DBrazil 0-0 Spain07/06/1978 | VSpain 1-0 Sweden11/06/1978 | VYugoslavia 1-2 Spain04/10/1978 | LFrance 1-0 Spain08/11/1978 | VSpain 1-0 Romania15/11/1978 | VSpain 5-0 Cyprus13/12/1978 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 28 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 6 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 3 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 2 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 2 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
6 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
5 |
|
4 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
5 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
7 |
|
4 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
7 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0.83 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.4 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1.17 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.4 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.5 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Francesco Graziani | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Dani |  |
| Francesco Graziani | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Francesco Graziani | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Pirri |  |
| Francesco Graziani | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Francesco Graziani | 3 goals during the last 5 matches | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 5 matches | Dani | |
Historical head to head
Home
12 gf
7 ga
Away
8 gf
10 ga
Neutral ground
9 gf
4 ga
Total
29 gf
21 ga
Historical head to head
Home
10 gf
8 ga
Away
7 gf
12 ga
Neutral ground
4 gf
9 ga
Total
21 gf
29 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 1 |
June 04, 1928 |
| Home | 4 - 0 |
April 19, 1942 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 1 |
March 13, 1960 |
| Away | 2 - 1 |
February 20, 1971 |
Latest head to head
January 25, 1978 - Rencontres amicales 1978
February 20, 1971 - Rencontres amicales 1971
February 21, 1970 - Rencontres amicales 1970
March 13, 1960 - Rencontres amicales 1960
February 28, 1959 - Rencontres amicales 1959
Best historical scorers against Spain
 |
Adolfo Baloncieri | 3 goals | 1927 - 1928 |
 |
Virgilio Levratto | 2 goals | 1928 - 1928 |
 |
Raffaele Costantino | 2 goals | 1930 - 1930 |
 |
Francisco Lojacono | 2 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
 |
Marco Tardelli | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
 |
Pietro Ferraris | 1 goal | 1942 - 1942 |
Best historical scorers against Italy
 |
Luis Regueiro Pagola | 3 goals | 1930 - 1934 |
 |
Félix Sesumaga | 2 goals | 1920 - 1920 |
 |
Alfredo Di Stéfano | 2 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
|
Pirri | 2 goals | 1971 - 1978 |
 |
Eulogio Martínez | 1 goal | 1960 - 1960 |
|
Dani | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
Players with most games played vs Spain
|
Adolfo Baloncieri | 9 matches | 1920 - 1930 |
 |
Umberto Caligaris | 8 matches | 1924 - 1931 |
 |
Gianpiero Combi | 7 matches | 1925 - 1934 |
 |
Virginio Rosetta | 7 matches | 1924 - 1931 |
|
Virgilio Levratto | 5 matches | 1924 - 1928 |
 |
Giuseppe Meazza | 4 matches | 1930 - 1934 |
Players with most games played vs Italy
 |
Ricardo Zamora | 9 matches | 1920 - 1934 |
|
Luis Regueiro Pagola | 6 matches | 1927 - 1934 |
 |
Jacinto Quincoces | 6 matches | 1928 - 1934 |
 |
F. Gamborena Hernandez | 6 matches | 1924 - 1928 |
 |
José Maria Peña Salegui | 5 matches | 1924 - 1930 |
 |
José Samitier Vivalta | 4 matches | 1924 - 1928 |
Competition info
The other matches
January 11, 1978
January 25, 1978
February 08, 1978
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
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