Date: 16-06-1990
Stage: first round
Place: TORINO
Running time: 99 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/italian
My rating: **
Notes: Careca, Muller
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 16 June 1990, 16:00
Delle Alpi, Turin
Attendance: 58,007
Meteo: N.A.
BRAZIL
Taffarel
Branco
Jorginho
Mauro Galvão
Mozer
Ricardo Gomes
Alemão
Dunga
Valdo
Careca
Müller
Coach: Sebastião Lazaroni (BRA)
() 88′ Jorginho
() 90′ Mozer
83′ ↓Careca ↑Bebeto
86′ ↓Valdo ↑Silas
COSTA RICA
Luis Conejo
Roger Flores
Ronald González
Mauricio Montero
José Chaves
Juan Cayasso
Germán Chavarría
Roger Gómez
Héctor Marchena
Óscar Ramírez
Claudio Jara
Coach: Bora Milutinović (CRC)
() 16′ Claudio Jara
() 59′ Roger Gómez
72′ ↓Claudio Jara ↑Alexander Guimaraes
Referee: Neji Jouini (TUN)
Goals:
33′ Müller BRA
Match overview
Brazil secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Costa Rica in Turin, with Müller’s first-half strike proving decisive. The South Americans controlled possession and limited Costa Rica’s opportunities, maintaining their perfect start in Group C.
Trivia
Costa Rica impressed on their World Cup debut with disciplined defending and organisation. Brazil’s win kept their group campaign on track, though their attack appeared less fluent than expected against a resilient opponent.
