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World Cup > WC 1982 Spain

ITALY – BRAZIL 3-2

Date: 05-07-1982
Stage: second round


Place: BARCELONA
Running time: 108 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: 4K 2160p 50fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI : english/portuguese/french/german/ dutch/italian/italian(new)/ spanish(new)/english(usa)
My rating: *****
Notes:  extra

MATCH SUMMARY

Monday, 5 July 1982, 15:00

Sarria, Barcelona
Attendance: 44,000

Meteo: Clear, hot, 32°C

ITALY

Dino Zoff (c)
Antonio Cabrini
Gaetano Scirea
Fulvio Collovati
Claudio Gentile
Giampiero Marini
Marco Tardelli
Bruno Conti
Francesco Graziani
Paolo Rossi
Giancarlo Antognoni

Coach: Enzo Bearzot (ITA)

55′ Claudio Gentile
75′ Marco Tardelli

BRAZIL

Waldir Peres
Leandro
Oscar
Luizinho
Júnior
Cerezo
Falcão
Sócrates (c)
Zico
Serginho
Éder

Coach: Telê Santana (BRA)

51′ Cerezo

62′ ↓Serginho ↑Paulo Isidoro

Referee: Abraham Klein (ISR)

Goals:
5′ Paolo Rossi, ITA
12′ Sócrates, BRA
25′ Paolo Rossi, ITA
68′ Falcão, BRA
74′ Paolo Rossi, ITA

Match overview

Italy and Brazil produced one of the greatest matches in World Cup history. Rossi opened the scoring, Sócrates equalised, but Rossi restored Italy’s lead. Falcão levelled again, only for Rossi to complete his hat-trick and send Italy into the semi-finals. The match was played at a furious pace, with both teams attacking relentlessly.

Trivia

Rossi’s hat-trick is one of the most famous in World Cup history. Brazil’s defeat ended the campaign of a team widely regarded as one of the greatest never to win the trophy.

Match Report in PDF by Massimo Bellingardi

italian / english

Code: 020386