Date: 12-06-1980
Stage: first round
Place: MILANO
Running time: 98 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/english
My rating: **
Notes: Zoff,Scirea,Tardelli,Bettega,Causio, Arconada,Asensi,Zamora,Quini
MATCH SUMMARY
Thursday, 12 June 1980, 20:30
Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Attendance: 46,816
Meteo: Clear, mild, 23°C
ITALY
Dino Zoff (c)
Antonio Cabrini
Fulvio Collovati
Claudio Gentile
Gaetano Scirea
Giancarlo Antognoni
Gabriele Oriali
Marco Tardelli
Roberto Bettega
Franco Causio
Francesco Graziani
Coach: Enzo Bearzot (ITA)
43′ Francesco Graziani
56′ ↓Antonio Cabrini ↑Romeo Benetti
SPAIN
Arconada
Tendillo
Migueli
Alexanko
Gordillo
Asensi (c)
Jesus Zamora
Saura
Quini
Satrústegui
Dani
Coach: Ladislao Kubala (ESP)
12′ Satrústegui
53′ ↓Dani ↑Juanito
Referee: Karoly Palotai (HUN)
Goals:
none
Match overview
Hosts Italy and Spain played out a goalless draw in Milan in their Group B opener. Despite Spain creating the better chances, including a disallowed goal for Satrústegui and Juanito hitting the bar, neither side could find the breakthrough. Romeo Benetti’s introduction helped Italy contain Spain’s attacking threat.
Trivia
This was the first goalless draw in European Championship history involving the host nation. The match was played at the San Siro, which had previously hosted the 1965 European Cup final between Inter Milan and Benfica.
