Italy 2-0 Switzerland - November 17, 1979 / Friendlies 1979
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ITA
25' - Goal
Francesco Graziani25
40' - Goal
Marco Tardelli40
ITA
46' - Substitution
Dino Zoffis substituted by Ivano Bordon46
46' - Substitution
Claudio Sulseris substituted by Jean-Paul Brigger
70' - Substitution
Franco Causiois substituted by Bruno Giordano70
82' - Substitution
Gaetano Scireais substituted by Mauro Bellugi82
SWI
SWI
Team line-ups
Italy
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Dino Zoff | 46 | 37 | 77 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Gaetano Scirea | 82 | 26 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Gabriele Oriali | 26 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Claudio Gentile | 26 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Fulvio Collovati | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Aldo Maldera | 26 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Marco Tardelli | 40 | 25 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Franco Causio | 70 | 30 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Giancarlo Antognoni | 25 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Francesco Graziani | 25 | 26 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Paolo Rossi | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
29
Switzerland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Roger Berbig | 25 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gianpietro Zappa | 23 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Heinz Hermann | 21 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Lucio Bizzini | 31 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Andy Egli | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Marc Schnyder | 27 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Claude Andrey | 28 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Joko Pfister | 28 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Raimondo Ponte | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Umberto Barberis | 27 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Claudio Sulser | 46 | 24 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
13
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ivano Bordon | 46 | 28 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Mauro Bellugi | 82 | 29 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Bruno Giordano | 70 | 23 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Jean-Paul Brigger | 46 | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Aldo Maldera
IN
Antonio Cabrini
OUT
Francesco Graziani
IN
Roberto Bettega
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Roger Berbig
IN
Erich Burgener
OUT
Andy Egli
IN
Köbi Brechbühl
OUT
Claude Andrey
IN
Markus Tanner
OUT
Raimondo Ponte
IN
Heinz Lüdi
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
52
40
Success rate in this team:
60 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
60 %
Bearzot vs Switzerland
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Bearzot vs Walker
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
42
5
Success rate in this team:
40 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
33 %
Walker vs Italy
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Walker vs Bearzot
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Ulf Eriksson
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Italy1 match | General total | Switzerland2 matches | 0 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Italy1 match | Season total | Switzerland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on November 17, 1979 | Latest figure on May 14, 1983 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Italy keeps its 10 consecutive matches without a loss vs Switzerland in Friendlies running (since 03/03/1940). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 06/03/1921-20/11/1938 time period (17 matches).
It's the first time Marco Tardelli scores a goal in his professional career with Italy since the 24/02/1979 (with Italy vs Netherlands )
End of streak for Switzerland after 6 matches with at least one goal scored away from home in Friendlies (since 13/06/1931). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VItaly 1-0 Bulgaria20/09/1978 | VItaly 1-0 Turkey23/09/1978 | VItaly 1-0 Spain21/12/1978 | VItaly 3-0 Netherlands24/02/1979 | DItaly 2-2 Argentina26/05/1979 | VItaly 1-0 Sweden26/09/1979 |
| Overall | LCzechoslovakia 3-0 Italy08/11/1978 | VItaly 1-0 Spain21/12/1978 | VItaly 3-0 Netherlands24/02/1979 | DItaly 2-2 Argentina26/05/1979 | LYugoslavia 4-1 Italy13/06/1979 | VItaly 1-0 Sweden26/09/1979 |
Current form
| Away | LGermany 4-1 Switzerland16/11/1977 | LEast Germany 3-1 Switzerland08/03/1978 | LPoland 2-0 Switzerland15/11/1978 | LNetherlands 3-0 Switzerland28/03/1979 | VIceland 1-2 Switzerland09/06/1979 | LEast Germany 5-2 Switzerland13/10/1979 |
| Overall | LNetherlands 3-0 Switzerland28/03/1979 | LSwitzerland 0-2 East Germany05/05/1979 | VSwitzerland 2-0 Iceland22/05/1979 | VIceland 1-2 Switzerland09/06/1979 | LSwitzerland 0-2 Poland12/09/1979 | LEast Germany 5-2 Switzerland13/10/1979 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 32 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 6 | 5 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 6 | 15 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 6 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
0 |
|
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
7 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
|
6 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
6 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1.75 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
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
 | Paolo Rossi | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Paolo Rossi | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Paolo Rossi | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Paolo Rossi | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
 | Gabriele Oriali | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Home
51 gf
20 ga
Away
34 gf
34 ga
Neutral ground
4 gf
2 ga
Total
89 gf
56 ga
Historical head to head
Home
34 gf
34 ga
Away
20 gf
51 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
4 ga
Total
56 gf
89 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
December 23, 1967 |
| Home | 4 - 0 |
December 23, 1967 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 1 |
June 23, 1954 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
October 20, 1973 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1974
October 21, 1972 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1974
October 17, 1970 - Rencontres amicales 1970
December 23, 1967 - Eliminatoires Euro 1968
November 18, 1967 - Eliminatoires Euro 1968
Best historical scorers against Switzerland
 |
Silvio Piola | 5 goals | 1936 - 1945 |
 |
Giuseppe Meazza | 5 goals | 1930 - 1936 |
 |
Adolfo Baloncieri | 4 goals | 1927 - 1928 |
 |
Luigi Riva | 4 goals | 1967 - 1973 |
|
Luigi Cevenini | 4 goals | 1915 - 1922 |
|
Gino Rossetti | 3 goals | 1927 - 1928 |
Best historical scorers against Italy
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Max Abegglen | 3 goals | 1924 - 1928 |
|
Lauro Amado | 3 goals | 1945 - 1945 |
|
Paul Wyss | 3 goals | 1911 - 1915 |
 |
Josef Hügi | 3 goals | 1954 - 1954 |
|
Georges Aeby | 3 goals | 1939 - 1945 |
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Robert Ballaman | 3 goals | 1954 - 1956 |
Players with most games played vs Switzerland
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Umberto Caligaris | 11 matches | 1922 - 1933 |
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Virginio Rosetta | 9 matches | 1921 - 1933 |
 |
Renzo De Vecchi | 8 matches | 1911 - 1922 |
 |
Giovanni Ferrari | 7 matches | 1930 - 1938 |
|
Giuseppe Meazza | 7 matches | 1930 - 1937 |
 |
Gianpiero Combi | 6 matches | 1927 - 1933 |
Players with most games played vs Italy
|
Max Abegglen | 11 matches | 1922 - 1936 |
|
Severino Minelli | 10 matches | 1931 - 1940 |
|
Rudolf Ramseyer | 8 matches | 1922 - 1931 |
 |
Alfred Bickel | 7 matches | 1936 - 1947 |
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André Abegglen | 6 matches | 1928 - 1940 |
|
Paul Fässler | 6 matches | 1922 - 1930 |
Competition info
The other matches
February 24, 1979
February 26, 1979
March 14, 1979
March 21, 1979
March 28, 1979
April 04, 1979
April 19, 1979
May 05, 1979
May 09, 1979
May 22, 1979
May 26, 1979
June 01, 1979
June 10, 1979
June 13, 1979
June 27, 1979
August 16, 1979
August 29, 1979
September 05, 1979
September 11, 1979
September 12, 1979
September 26, 1979
October 14, 1979
November 14, 1979
November 21, 1979
December 23, 1979
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