Date: 31-05-1986
Stage: first round
Place: CIUDAD DE MEXICO
Running time: 105 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english,italian,spanish (new),german
My rating: ***
Notes: Altobelli,Bagni,Cabrini, Bergomi,Conti,Getov,Sirakov
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 31 May 1986, 12:00
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 95,000
Meteo: Clear, warm, 28°C
ITALY
Giovanni Galli
Giuseppe Bergomi
Antonio Cabrini
Fulvio Collovati
Gaetano Scirea (c)
Salvatore Bagni
Marco Tardelli
Fernando De Napoli
Alessandro Altobelli
Bruno Conti
Pietro Vierchowod
Coach: Enzo Bearzot (ITA)
78′ Antonio Cabrini
BULGARIA
Borislav Mikhailov
Georgi Dimitrov (c)
Nasko Sirakov
Plamen Getov
Tzvetan Yonchev
Krasimir Bezinski
Nayden Naydenov
Radoslav Zdravkov
Krasimir Balakov
Ilian Iliev
Ilia Valov
Coach: Ivan Vutsov (BUL)
67′ Nayden Naydenov
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (SWE)
Goals:
43′ Alessandro Altobelli, ITA
85′ Nasko Sirakov, BUL
Match overview
Italy took the lead just before half-time through Altobelli, who finished off a flowing move. Bulgaria pressed for an equaliser in the second half and were rewarded when Sirakov headed home with five minutes remaining. Both teams created chances, but a draw was a fair result in a lively opening match for Group A.
Trivia
This match marked the start of Italy’s title defence as reigning world champions. Sirakov’s late goal was Bulgaria’s first in a World Cup since 1974.
