Date: 17-06-1988
Stage: first round
Place: KOLN
Running time: 114 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 (10)
Commentary: MULTI : english/italian/dutch/ground
My rating: ***
Notes: Maldini,Vialli,Giannini,Ancelotti, Laudrup,Schmeichel,M.Olsen
MATCH SUMMARY
Friday, 17 June 1988, 20:15
Mungersdorferstadion, Cologne
Attendance: 53,951
Meteo: Clear, mild, 17 °C
ITALY
Walter Zenga
Franco Baresi
Giuseppe Bergomi (c)
Riccardo Ferri
Paolo Maldini
Carlo Ancelotti
Fernando De Napoli
Roberto Donadoni
Giuseppe Giannini
Roberto Mancini
Gianluca Vialli
Coach: Azeglio Vicini (ITA)
67′ ↓Roberto Mancini ↑Alessandro Altobelli
85′ ↓Roberto Donadoni ↑Luigi De Agostini
DENMARK
Peter Schmeichel
Jan Heintze
Bjorn Kristensen
Ivan Nielsen
Lars Olsen
Morten Olsen (c)
Per Frimann
John Jensen
Michael Laudrup
John Eriksen
Flemming Povlsen
Coach: Sepp Piontek (DEN)
32′ Michael Laudrup
71′ Bjorn Kristensen
58′ ↓Per Frimann ↑Kim Vilfort
68′ ↓Morten Olsen ↑Klaus Berggreen
Referee: Bruno Galler (SUI)
Goals:
67′ Alessandro Altobelli ITA
87′ Luigi De Agostini ITA
Match overview
Italy survived early Danish pressure, then struck twice after the break through substitutes Altobelli and De Agostini to wrap up Group 1. Zenga’s sharp saves denied Laudrup, while Bergomi’s defence restricted Eriksen and Povlsen to half-chances. Vicini’s tactical switches proved decisive as the Azzurri progressed unbeaten.
Trivia
Altobelli’s goal made him the first Italian to score at three different European Championship finals. Morten Olsen’s 102nd cap was his last appearance as Denmark’s on-field captain.
