Date: 18-06-1978
Stage: second round
Place: BUENOS AIRES
Running time: 100 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/italian/spanish(new)
My rating: **
Notes: Zoff,Scirea,Causio,Bettega,Rossi, Pezzey,Prohaska,Krankl,Schachner
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 18 June 1978, 16:45
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 67,433
Meteo: Cloudy, cool, 13°C
ITALY
Dino Zoff (c)
Claudio Gentile
Antonio Cabrini
Mauro Bellugi
Gaetano Scirea
Marco Tardelli
Romeo Benetti
Giancarlo Antognoni
Franco Causio
Paolo Rossi
Roberto Bettega
Coach: Enzo Bearzot (ITA)
AUSTRIA
Friedl Koncilia
Robert Sara (c)
Bruno Pezzey
Erich Obermayer
Gerhard Breitenberger
Josef Hickersberger
Herbert Prohaska
Willi Kreuz
Kurt Jara
Hans Krankl
Eddy Krieger
Coach: Helmut Senekowitsch (AUT)
Referee: Nicolae Rainea (ROU)
Goals:
14′ Paolo Rossi, ITA
Match overview
Italy defeated Austria 1-0 in Buenos Aires, with Paolo Rossi scoring the only goal. The result kept Italy in contention for a place in the final.
Trivia
Rossi’s goal was his third of the tournament, confirming his status as Italy’s main attacking threat.
