Date: 13-07-1966
Stage: first round
Place: SUNDERLAND
Running time: 96 min.
Colour: BW
Quality: HD 1080i 50fps (9)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/english
My rating: **
Notes: Mazzola,Bulgarelli,Albertosi,Rivera
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 13 July 1966, 19:30
Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 27,199
Meteo: Partly cloudy, 16°C
ITALY
Enrico Albertosi
Tarcisio Burgnich
Giacinto Facchetti
Sandro Salvadore
Roberto Rosato
Giovanni Lodetti
Giacomo Bulgarelli
Gianni Rivera
Paolo Barison
Sandro Mazzola
Marino Perani
Coach: Edmondo Fabbri (ITA)
CHILE
Juan Olivares
Luis Eyzaguirre
Elías Figueroa
Hugo Villanueva
Humberto Cruz
Ignacio Prieto
Ruben Marcos
Alberto Fouillioux
Pedro Araya
Leonel Sánchez
Armando Tobar
Coach: Luis Álamos (CHI)
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (SUI)
Goals:
12′, Sandro Mazzola, ITA
87′, Paolo Barison, ITA
Match overview
Italy secured a 2-0 victory over Chile at Roker Park in their opening match of the 1966 World Cup. Mazzola put the Azzurri ahead early, and Barison sealed the result late on. Chile struggled to break down the Italian defence, while Italy controlled the tempo throughout.
Trivia
This match marked Italy’s first World Cup win since 1950. The solid defensive display and goals from Mazzola and Barison gave the Italians a confident start to their campaign, while Chile failed to find the net despite several attempts.
