Date: 18-06-1982
Stage: first round
Place: VIGO
Running time: 96 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 25fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/spanish/english
My rating: **
Notes: Rossi,Causio,Conti,Tardelli, Oblitas,Cubillas,Quiroga
MATCH SUMMARY
Friday, 18 June 1982
Balaidos, Vigo
Attendance: 25,000
Meteo: Clear, 23°C
ITALY
Dino Zoff (c)
Antonio Cabrini
Fulvio Collovati
Claudio Gentile
Gaetano Scirea
Giancarlo Antognoni
Giampiero Marini
Marco Tardelli
Bruno Conti
Francesco Graziani
Paolo Rossi
Coach: Enzo Bearzot (ITA)
52′ Marco Tardelli
46′ ↓Paolo Rossi ↑Franco Causio
PERU
Ramon Quiroga
Ruben Toribio Diaz (c)
Jaime Duarte
Jorge Olaechea
Salvador Salguero
Cesar Cueto
Julio Cesar Uribe
Jose Velasquez
Geronimo Barbadillo
Teófilo Cubillas
Juan Carlos Oblitas
Coach: Tim ‘Lima Elba de Padua’ (PER)
76′ Jaime Duarte
64′ ↓Geronimo Barbadillo ↑Guillermo La Rosa
64′ ↓Juan Carlos Oblitas ↑Germán Leguía
Referee: Walter Eschweiler (FRG)
Goals:
18′ Bruno Conti, ITA
83′ Ruben Toribio Diaz, PER
Match overview
Italy and Peru drew 1-1 at Balaidos in Vigo in their opening match of the 1982 World Cup. Bruno Conti gave Italy the lead in the first half, but Ruben Toribio Diaz equalised late for Peru. Both teams created chances, but neither could find a winner in a closely contested encounter.
Trivia
This match marked the start of Italy’s World Cup campaign, which would ultimately end in triumph. Peru’s late equaliser was celebrated by their supporters, while Italy’s performance was seen as underwhelming at the time.
