Date: 06-06-1978
Stage: first round
Place: MAR DEL PLATA
Running time: 98 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/italian/spanish/hungarian
My rating: ***
Notes: Zoff,Benetti,Causio,Bettega, Rossi,Toth,Fazekas
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 6 June 1978, 13:45
Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
Attendance: 26,533
Meteo: Clear, mild, 14°C
ITALY
Dino Zoff (c)
Mauro Bellugi
Antonio Cabrini
Claudio Gentile
Gaetano Scirea
Giancarlo Antognoni
Romeo Benetti
Marco Tardelli
Roberto Bettega
Franco Causio
Paolo Rossi
Coach: Enzo Bearzot (ITA)
79′ ↓Antonio Cabrini ↑Antonello Cuccureddu
83′ ↓Roberto Bettega ↑Francesco Graziani
HUNGARY
Ferenc Mészáros
István Kocsis
Zoltán Kereki (c)
József Tóth
Győző Martos
Sándor Zombori
László Nagy
Károly Csapó
Sándor Pintér
László Fazekas
László Pusztai
Coach: Lajos Baroti (HUN)
26′ Sándor Zombori
64′ Győző Martos
46′ ↓László Fazekas ↑András Tóth
46′ ↓László Nagy ↑István Halász
Referee: Ramón Barreto Ruiz (URU)
Goals:
34′ Paolo Rossi ITA
35′ Roberto Bettega ITA
61′ Romeo Benetti ITA
81′ András Tóth (p) HUN
Match overview
Italy dominated Hungary with a clinical first-half display that effectively settled the contest. Paolo Rossi opened the scoring before Roberto Bettega doubled the advantage within two minutes. Romeo Benetti’s second-half strike put the result beyond doubt, though András Tóth’s late penalty provided consolation as Hungary’s tournament hopes ended.
Trivia
This comprehensive victory showcased Italy’s attacking prowess as they hit the crossbar three times during the match. The rapid-fire goals from Rossi and Bettega demonstrated the Azzurri’s clinical finishing, while Hungary’s late penalty was scant consolation for a team that had shown promise but ultimately fell short against superior opposition.
