Date: 10-06-1968
Stage: final
Place: ROMA
Running time: 102 min.
Colour: BW
Quality: HD 1080 25fps (9)
Commentary: italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Riva, Zoff, Mazzola
MATCH SUMMARY
Monday, 10 June 1968, 21:15
Olimpico, Roma
Attendance: 32,886
Meteo: Clear, mild, 20°C
ITALY
Dino Zoff
Tarcisio Burgnich
Giacinto Facchetti (c)
Roberto Rosato
Sandro Salvadore
Giancarlo De Sisti
Aristide Guarneri
Pietro Anastasi
Angelo Domenghini
Sandro Mazzola
Luigi Riva
Coach: Ferruccio Valcareggi (ITA)
YUGOSLAVIA
Ilija Pantelić
Milan Damjanović
Mirsad Fazlagić (c)
Dragan Holcer
Blagoje Paunović
Jovan Aćimović
Miroslav Pavlović
Dobrivoje Trivic
Dragan Džajić
Idriz Hosic
Vahidin Musemić
Coach: Rajko Mitic (YUG)
Referee: Jose Maria Ortiz de Mendibil (SPA)
Goals:
11′ Luigi Riva ITA
32′ Pietro Anastasi ITA
Match overview
Italy won their first European Championship title with a convincing replay victory over Yugoslavia. Luigi Riva opened the scoring early before Pietro Anastasi doubled the lead. The hosts completed their triumph in front of their home supporters at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Trivia
Italy’s triumph made them the first host nation to win the European Championship. Luigi Riva’s early goal set the tone for a dominant display that secured Italy’s first major international trophy since the 1938 World Cup.
