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Italy 2-2 Argentina - May 26, 1979 / Friendlies 1979
. 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 1979 - Intercontinental
Paolo Rossi
53'
ITA
0
7
7' - Goal
Jose Daniel Valencia
7' - Goal
Jose Daniel Valencia
25' - Goal
Franco Causio25
HT
ITA
53' - Goal
Paolo Rossi5356
56' - Goal
Daniel Passarella
56' - Goal
Daniel Passarella68
68' - Substitution
Juan Barbasis substituted by Miguel Oviedo
68' - Substitution
Juan Barbasis substituted by Miguel Oviedo
FT
ARG
ARG
Team line-ups
Italy
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Dino Zoff | 37 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gaetano Scirea | 26 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Claudio Gentile | 25 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gabriele Oriali | 26 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Fulvio Collovati | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Antonio Cabrini | 21 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Marco Tardelli | 24 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Franco Causio | 25 | 30 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Giancarlo Antognoni | 25 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Paolo Rossi | 53 | 22 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Roberto Bettega | 28 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26 years
Average number of matches played for the team
27
Argentina
Passarella56
Daniel Passarella
Argentina
B.date25/05/1953
Age26 years
H1m77
positionRight central defender
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ubaldo Fillol | 28 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Daniel Passarella | 56 | 26 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Hugo Villaverde | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alberto Tarantini | 23 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jorge Olguin | 27 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Juan Barbas | 68 | 19 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jose Daniel Valencia | 7 | 23 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Américo Gallego | 24 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Diego Armando Maradona | 18 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Leopoldo Luque | 30 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
René Houseman | 25 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
26
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Miguel Oviedo | 68 | 28 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Juan Barbas
IN
Osvaldo Ardiles
OUT
René Houseman
IN
Daniel Bertoni
OUT
Jose Daniel Valencia
IN
Oscar Ortiz
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
51
37
Success rate in this team:
59 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
59 %
Bearzot vs Argentina
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on May 26, 1979
Bearzot vs Menotti
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on May 26, 1979
Manager
Age
Match num
40
53
Success rate in this team:
60 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Menotti vs Italy
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on May 26, 1979
Menotti vs Bearzot
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on May 26, 1979
Videos
March 15, 2012
Key figures
End of streak for Italy after 4 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Argentina in Friendlies (since 05/12/1954). It's a record streak. The first of history
End of streak for Italy after 5 matches with only one goal conceded at most at home (since 18/05/1978). It was the best streak for the club since 29/04/1972-22/11/1975 (13 matches).
The last time Argentina has conceded at least 2 goals , It was on the 25/04/1978 (vs )
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DItaly 2-2 France08/02/1978 | DItaly 0-0 Yugoslavia18/05/1978 | VItaly 1-0 Bulgaria20/09/1978 | VItaly 1-0 Turkey23/09/1978 | VItaly 1-0 Spain21/12/1978 | VItaly 3-0 Netherlands24/02/1979 |
| Overall | LBrazil 2-1 Italy24/06/1978 | VItaly 1-0 Bulgaria20/09/1978 | VItaly 1-0 Turkey23/09/1978 | LCzechoslovakia 3-0 Italy08/11/1978 | VItaly 1-0 Spain21/12/1978 | VItaly 3-0 Netherlands24/02/1979 |
Current form
| Away | LBrazil 2-0 Argentina19/05/1976 | VUruguay 0-3 Argentina09/06/1976 | VPeru 1-3 Argentina28/10/1976 | LParaguay 2-0 Argentina31/08/1977 | VPeru 1-3 Argentina23/03/1978 | LUruguay 2-0 Argentina25/04/1978 |
| Overall | VArgentina 2-0 Poland14/06/1978 | DBrazil 0-0 Argentina18/06/1978 | VArgentina 6-0 Peru21/06/1978 | VArgentina 3-1 Netherlands25/06/1978 | VArgentina 2-1 Bulgaria25/04/1979 | DArgentina 0-0 Netherlands22/05/1979 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 4 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 30 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 8 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 5 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 6 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 9 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 4 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
3 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
|
3 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
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) |
0 |
|
3-0 |
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) | 1 goal | Daniel Passarella | |
| Marco Tardelli | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Paolo Rossi | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Daniel Passarella | |
| Paolo Rossi | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Marco Tardelli | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | Daniel Passarella | |
Historical head to head
Home
3 matches
3 v
0 d
0 l
9 gf
1 ga
Away
2 matches
1 v
0 d
1 l
1 gf
1 ga
Neutral ground
1 match
0 v
1 d
0 l
1 gf
1 ga
Total
6 matches
4 v
1 d
1 l
11 gf
3 ga
Historical head to head
Home
2 matches
1 v
0 d
1 l
1 gf
1 ga
Away
3 matches
0 v
0 d
3 l
1 gf
9 ga
Neutral ground
1 match
0 v
1 d
0 l
1 gf
1 ga
Total
6 matches
1 v
1 d
4 l
3 gf
11 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
June 22, 1966 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
June 22, 1966 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 1 - 0 |
June 24, 1956 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
June 10, 1978 - Coupe du Monde 1978
June 19, 1974 - Coupe du Monde 1974
June 22, 1966 - Rencontres amicales 1966
June 15, 1961 - Rencontres amicales 1961
June 24, 1956 - Rencontres amicales 1956
Best historical scorers against Argentina
 |
Omar Sivori | 2 goals | 1961 - 1961 |
|
Ezio Pascutti | 2 goals | 1966 - 1966 |
 |
Luigi Meroni | 1 goal | 1966 - 1966 |
 |
Amleto Frignani | 1 goal | 1954 - 1954 |
 |
Bruno Mora | 1 goal | 1961 - 1961 |
 |
Roberto Bettega | 1 goal | 1978 - 1978 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 05/12/1954. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Italy
 |
René Houseman | 1 goal | 1974 - 1974 |
|
Norberto Conde | 1 goal | 1956 - 1956 |
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Players with most games played vs Argentina
|
Franco Causio | 2 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
 |
Tarcisio Burgnich | 2 matches | 1966 - 1974 |
 |
Dino Zoff | 2 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
 |
Gianni Rivera | 2 matches | 1966 - 1974 |
|
Giovanni Viola | 2 matches | 1954 - 1956 |
 |
Enrico Albertosi | 2 matches | 1961 - 1966 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 05/12/1954. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Italy
 |
Mario Kempes | 2 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
|
René Houseman | 2 matches | 1974 - 1978 |
 |
Alberto Tarantini | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
 |
Ernesto Grillo | 1 match | 1956 - 1956 |
 |
Daniel Bertoni | 1 match | 1978 - 1978 |
 |
Roberto Perfumo | 1 match | 1974 - 1974 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 05/12/1954. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
They played in both sides
35 matches
5 matches
1928 - 1935
18 matches
9 matches
1928 - 1936
13 matches
1 match
1930 - 1940
9 matches
18 matches
1956 - 1962
8 matches
7 matches
1956 - 1961
2 matches
13 matches
1956 - 1961
Total : 9 players
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1 match
19 matches
1942 - 1949
9 matches
18 matches
1956 - 1962
2 matches
13 matches
1956 - 1961
2 matches
11 matches
1956 - 1962
18 matches
9 matches
1928 - 1936
8 matches
7 matches
1956 - 1961
Total : 9 players
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The other matches
January 06, 1979
January 30, 1979
January 31, 1979
February 03, 1979
February 05, 1979
February 07, 1979
February 08, 1979
February 09, 1979
February 11, 1979
February 12, 1979
February 14, 1979
February 18, 1979
February 28, 1979
March 21, 1979
April 25, 1979
May 02, 1979
May 22, 1979
May 29, 1979
June 02, 1979
June 10, 1979
June 22, 1979
June 25, 1979
August 19, 1979
August 28, 1979
September 12, 1979
September 16, 1979
October 03, 1979
October 08, 1979
October 10, 1979
October 26, 1979
October 29, 1979
November 01, 1979
November 14, 1979
November 17, 1979
November 21, 1979
November 26, 1979
November 27, 1979
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