Compendium to Arrigo Sacchi Article-Part 5 (Years (1996))

Arrigo Sacchi managed match No. 45

January 24, 1996

Italy 3-Wales 0

Friendly

Venue: Terni - Stadio Libero Liberati

Attendance: 16,095

Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium)

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Alessandro Del Piero 1, Fabrizio Ravanelli 49, Pierluigi Casiraghi 76

(Wales): None

Lineups:

Italy:

1- Angelo Peruzzi (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (12-Francesco Toldo (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze) 46^th)

2- Ciro Ferrara (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (13-Moreno Torricelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 46^th)

5- Luigi Apolloni (Associazione Calcio Parma)

3- Amedeo Carboni (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

8- Demetrio Albertini  (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

6- Alessandro Costacurta (captain) (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

4- Roberto Di Matteo (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma) (16-Antonio Conte (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 23^rd)

7- Angelo Di Livio (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (17-Massimo Crippa (Associazione Calcio Parma) 79th)

11- Fabrizio Ravanelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

10- Gianfranco Zola (Associazione Calcio Parma)

9- Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (18-Pierluigi Casiraghi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma) 73rd)

Unused Substitutes:

Roberto Mussi (Associazione Calcio Parma)

Fabio Cannavaro (Associazione Calcio Parma)

Wales:

1-Neville Southall (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)      

2-Stephen Robert Jenkins (Huddersfield Town Football Club / England)  

6-Christopher Coleman (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)  

3-Christopher Jeremiah ‘Kit’ Symons (Manchester City Football Club / England)  

5-Adrian Williams (Reading Football Club / England)  

7-Barry Horne  (captain) (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)  

8-Glyn Peter Hodges (Sheffield United Football Club / England)  (14-Marcus Trevor Browning (Bristol Rovers Football Club / England) 57^th)

4-David Owen Phillips (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)  

11-Gary Andrew Speed (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)  (16-Nathan Alexander Blake (Bolton Wanderers Football Club / England) 77^th)

9-Ian James Rush (Liverpool Football Club / England)  (13-Gareth Keith Taylor (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)  59^th)

10-Mark Leslie Hughes (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)  

Coach: Robert Alfred ‘Bobby’ Gould

Unused Substitutes:

Darren Ward (Notts County Football Club-Nottingham / England)  

Eric Young (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club / England)  

Paul J. Mardon (West Bromwich Albion Football Club / England)  

Lee Martin Nogan (Reading Football Club / England)      

Arrigo Sacchi managed match No. 46

May 29, 1996

Italy 2-Belgium 2

Friendly

Venue: Cremonese- Stadio Giovanni Zini

Attendance: 13,247

Referee: Kurt Zuppinger (Swizterland)

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Alessandro Del Piero 25, Enrico Chiesa 55

(Belgium): Geoffrey Claeys 5, Amedeo Carboni (Own Goal) 11

Lineups:

Italy:

1- Angelo Peruzzi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

5- Ciro Ferrara (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (13- Moreno Torricelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 46th)

2- Roberto Mussi (Associazione Calcio Parma)

6- Luigi Apolloni (Associazione Calcio Parma)

3- Amedeo Carboni (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

4- Roberto Di Matteo (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

8- Demetrio Albertini (captain) (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

7- Angelo Di Livio (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (18- Enrico Chiesa (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 46^th)

9- Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (14- Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma) 65^th)

10- Gianfranco Zola (Associazione Calcio Parma)

11- Fabrizio Ravanelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (17- Pierluigi Casiraghi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma) 46^th)

Unused Substitutes:

12-Francesco Toldo (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

15-Fabio Rossitto (Udinese Calcio- Udine)

16-Roberto Donadoni (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

Belgium:

1- Philippe Vande Walle (Koninklijke Football Club Germinal Ekeren)

2- Bertrand Crasson (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht) (15- Gunther Verjans (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging) 46^th)

6- Geoffrey Claeys (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Cercle Brugge)

3- Dirk Medved (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

4- Pascal Renier (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

7- Lorenzo  Staelens (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

9- Geert Verheyn (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging) (17- Christophe Lauwers (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Cercle Brugge) 78^th)

5- Phillipe Leonard (Royal Standard de Liege)

10- Vincenzo Scifo (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club / France)

11- Luis Airton Barroso Oliveira (Cagliari Calcio / Italy)

8- Nico Van Kerkhoven (Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring) (16- Karel Snoeckx (Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring) 65^th)

Coach: Wilfred van Moer

Booked: Gunther Verjans 55

Unused Substitutes:

12- Yves Van der Straeten (Royal Antwerp Football Club)

13- Davy Gijsbrechts  (Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen)

14- Tjorven De Brul (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

Arrigo Sacchi managed match No. 47

June 1, 1996

Hungary 0-Italy 2

Friendly

Venue: Budapest- Nepstadion

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Mateo Beusan (Croatia)

Goalscorers:

(Hungary): None

(Italy): Pierluigi Casiraghi 6, Janos Banfi (Own Goal) 47

Lineups:

Hungary:

1- Attila Hajdu (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)    

2- Mihaly Mracsko (Békéscsabai Elöre Futball Club)

3- Attila Plokai (Kispesti Honvéd Fútball Club-Budapest)

6- Janos Banfi (captain) (Koninklijke Atletiekclub Eendracht Aalst / Belgium)

5- Vilmos Sebok (Újpesti Torna Egyesület- Novabau -Budapest) (18-Arpad Hahn (Kispesti Honvéd Fútball Club-Budapest) 80^th)

4- Norbert Nagy (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest) (17-Imre Aranyos (Budapesti Vasutas Sport Club -Dreher) 39^th)

7-Florian urban (Gyori Eto) (12-Andras Telek (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest) 85^th)

8- Krisztian Lisztes (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest) (14-Bella Illes (MTK (Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre )-  Fútball Club Budapest) 74th)

10- Tibor Balog (Royale Charleroi Sporting Club / Belgium)

9-Gabor Torma (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Cercle Brugge / Belgium)

11- Istvan Vincze (Budapesti Vasutas Sport Club -Dreher) (15-Gabor Egressy  (Újpesti Torna Egyesület- Novabau -Budapest) 85^th)

Coach: Janos Csank

Booked: Norbert Nagy, Vilmos Sebők, Krisztian Lisztes

Unused Substitutes:

16-Zoltan Vegh (Hapoel Haifa / Israel)

13-Ferenc Horvath (Fehérvár Parmalat Fútball Club- Székesfehérvári)

Italy:

1- Angelo Peruzzi (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (12-Francesco Toldo (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze) 46^th)

2- Moreno Torricelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

5- Paolo Maldini (captain) (Associazione Calcio Milan) (13-Luigi Apolloni (Associazione Calcio Parma) 46th)

6- Alessandro Costacurta (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

7- Angelo Di Livio (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

3- Amedeo Carboni (Associazione Sportiva Roma)          (14-Diego Fuser (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma) 46th)

4- Roberto Di Matteo (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

8- Demetrio Albertini (Associazione Calcio Milan)    (16-Fabio Rossitto (Udinese Calcio- Udine) 70th)

9- Pierluigi Casiraghi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

10- Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (17-Roberto Donadoni (Associazione Calcio Milan) 62^nd)

11- Fabrizio Ravanelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Booked: Alessandro Costacurta

Unused Substitutes:

Luca Bucci (Associazione Calcio Parma)

15-Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma)

EC 1996 Finals squad:

1- Angelo Peruzzi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

2- Luigi Apolloni (Associazione Calcio Parma)

3- Paolo Maldini (captain) (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

4- Amedeo Carboni (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

5- Alessandro Costacurta (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

6-Alessandro Nesta (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

7- Roberto Donadoni (Associazione Calcio Milan)

8- Roberto Mussi (Associazione Calcio Parma)

9- Moreno Torricelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

10- Demetrio Albertini (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

11-Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma)

12- Francesco Toldo (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

13- Fabio Rossitto (Udinese Calcio- Udine)

14- Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

15- Angelo Di Livio (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

16- Roberto Di Matteo (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

17- Diego Fuser (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

18- Pierluigi Casiraghi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

19-Enrico Chiesa (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)

20- Fabrizio Ravanelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

21- Gianfranco Zola (Associazione Calcio Parma)

22-Luca Bucci (Associazione Calcio Parma)

Arrigo Sacchi managed match No. 48

June 11, 1996

Italy 2-Russia 1

UEFA European Championships- Group C

Venue: Liverpool- Anfield Road Stadium, England

Attendance: 35,120

Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Pierluigi Casiraghi 5, 52

(Russia): Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar 21

Lineups:

Italy:

1- Angelo Peruzzi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

8- Roberto Mussi (Associazione Calcio Parma)

2- Luigi Apolloni (Associazione Calcio Parma)

5- Alessandro Costacurta (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

3- Paolo Maldini (captain) (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

10- Demetrio Albertini (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

16- Roberto Di Matteo (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

15- Angelo Di Livio (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (17- Diego Fuser (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma) 62nd)

14- Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (7- Roberto Donadoni (Associazione Calcio Milan) 46th)

21- Gianfranco Zola (Associazione Calcio Parma)

18- Pierluigi Casiraghi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma) (20- Fabrizio Ravanelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 80th)

Booked: Demetrio Albertini 14, Roberto Donadoni 83

Unused Substitutes:

12- Francesco Toldo (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

22-Luca Bucci (Associazione Calcio Parma)

4- Amedeo Carboni (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

6-Alessandro Nesta (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

9- Moreno Torricelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

11-Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma)

13- Fabio Rossitto (Udinese Calcio- Udine)

19-Enrico Chiesa (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)

Russia:

12- Stanislav Salamovich Cherchesov (Milch Tirol Innsbruck Fußball club / Austria)

2- Omari Mikhailovich Tetradze (Futbol'nyj Klub Alania Vladikavkaz)

5- Yuri Mikhailovich Kovtun (Futbol'nyj Klub Dinamo Moskva)

7- Viktor Savelyevich Onopko (captain) (Real Oviedo Club de Fútbol / Spain)

13- Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Bushmanov (Futbol'nyj Klub CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva) (8- Igor Sergeyevich Yanovski (Futbol'nyj Klub Alania Vladikavkaz) 46^th)

19- Vladislav Nikolayevich Radimov (Futbol'nyj Klub CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

4- Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar (Futbol'nyj Klub Spartak Moskva) (14- Igor Ivanovich Dobrovolsky (Futbol'nyj Klub Dinamo Moskva) 71^st)

6- Valeri Georgiyevich Karpin (Real Sociedad de Fútbol –San Sebastian / Spain) (11- Sergei Vyacheslavovich Kiriakov (Karlruher Sport-Club von 1894 Mühlburg-Phönix e.V. / Germany) 63^rd)

10- Aleksandr Vladimirovich Mostovoi  (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football / France)

8- Andrei Anastasovich Kanchelskis (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

9- Igor Vladimirovich Kolyvanov (Foggia Calcio / Italy)

Coach: Oleg Ivanovich Romantsev

Booked: Viktor Onopko 9, Igor Kolyvanov 31, Yuri Kovtun 82

Unused Substitutes:

1- Dmitri Viktorovich Kharin (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

22- Sergei Ivanovich Ovchinikov (Futbol'nyj Klub Lokomotiv Moskva)

20- Sergei Vadimovich Gorlukovich (Futbol'nyj Klub Spartak Moskva)

15- Igor Mikhailovich Shalimov (Udinese Calcio / Italy)

21-Dmitri Valeriyevich Khokhlov (Futbol'nyj Klub CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

17- Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V. / Germany)

16- Igor Vitalyevich Simutenkov (Associazione Calcio Reggiana-Reggio Emilia  / Italy)

3- Yuri Valeriyevich Nikiforov (Futbol'nyj Klub Spartak Moskva)

Photo From : Onze-Mondial, Issue 90, July 1996

(Gianfranco Zola, June 11, 1996, UEFA European Championships, Italy 2-Russia 1)

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(Italy squad, June 11, 1996, UEFA European Championships, Italy 2-Russia 1)

1996 (June 11) Italy 2-Russia 1 (European... by sp1873

Arrigo Sacchi managed match No. 49

June 14, 1996

Czech Republic 2-Italy 1

UEFA European Championships- Group C

Venue: Liverpool- Anfield Road Stadium, England

Attendance: 37,20

Referee: Antonio Jesus Lopez Nieto (Spain)

Goalscorers:

(Czech Republic): Pavel Nedved 5, Radek Bejbl 35

(Italy): Enrico Chiesa 18

Lineups:

Czech Republic:

1- Petr Kouba (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)

15- Michal Hornak (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)

5- Miroslav Kadlec (captain) (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / Germany)

2- Radoslav Latal (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / Germany)    (6- Vaclav Némecek (Servette Football Club- Genéve / Switzerland) 88^th)

7- Jiri Nemec (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / Germany)

3- Jan Suchoparek (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha)

8- Karel Poborsky (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha)

13- Radek Bejbl (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha)

4- Pavel Nedved (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)

14- Patrik Berger (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V. / Germany) (17- Vladimir Smicer (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha) 64^th)

9- Pavel Kuka (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / Germany)

Coach: Dusan Uhrin

Booked: Jan Suchoparek 21, Radoslav Latal 51, Pavel Kuka 59, Miroslav Kadlec 90

Unused Substitutes:

16- Pavel Srnicek (Newcastle United Football Club / England)

10- Radek Drulak  (Fotbal Club Petra Drnovice)

11- Martin Frydek (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)

12- Lubos Kubik (Fotbal Club Petra Drnovice)

18-Martin Kotulek (Sportovni Klub Sigma MZ(Moravske Zelezarny) Olomouc)

19-Karel Rada (Sportovni Klub Sigma MZ(Moravske Zelezarny) Olomouc)

20-Pavel Novotny  (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)

21-Milan Kerbr (Sportovni Klub Sigma MZ(Moravske Zelezarny) Olomouc)

22- Ladislav Maier (Fotbal Club Slovan Lieberec)

Italy:

1- Angelo Peruzzi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

8- Roberto Mussi (Associazione Calcio Parma)

12- Luigi Apolloni (Associazione Calcio Parma)

5- Alessandro Costacurta (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

3- Paolo Maldini (captain) (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

10- Demetrio Albertini (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

7- Roberto Donadoni (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

17- Diego Fuser (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

11- Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma) (4- Amedeo Carboni (Associazione Sportiva Roma) 39th)

20- Fabrizio Ravanelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino)(18- Pierluigi Casiraghi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma) 58th)

19- Enrico Chiesa (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) (21- Gianfranco Zola (Associazione Calcio Parma) 78th)

Booked: Luigi Apolloni 7, Diego Fuser 90     

Sent Off: Luigi Apolloni 29

Unused Substitutes:

12- Francesco Toldo (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

22-Luca Bucci (Associazione Calcio Parma)

6-Alessandro Nesta (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

 9-Moreno Torricelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

16-Roberto Di Matteo (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

15-Angelo  Di Livio (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

13- Fabio Rossitto (Udinese Calcio- Udine)

14-Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Photo From : Onze-Mondial, Issue 90, July 1996

(Patrik Berger and Roberto Mussi, June 14, 1996, UEFA European Championships, Czech Republic 2-Italy 1)

1996 (June 14) Czech Republic 2-Italy 1... by sp1873

Arrigo Sacchi managed match No. 50

June 19, 1996

Germany 0-Italy 0

UEFA European Championships- Group C

Venue: Manchester- Old Trafford, England

Attendance: 53,740

Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium)

Goalscorers:

(Germany): None

(Italy): None

Lineups:

Germany:

1- Andreas Köpke (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.)

4- Steffen Freund (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V.) 

6- Matthias Sammer (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V.) 

19- Thomas Strunz (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

5- Thomas Helmer (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

17- Christian Ziege (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

21- Dieter Eilts (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V.)

10- Thomas Häßler (Karlruher Sport-Club von 1894 Mühlburg-Phönix e.V.)

7- Andreas Möller (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V.)   (3- Marco Bode (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V.) 89^th)

9- Fredi Bobic (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V.)

18- Jürgen Klinsmann (captain) (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

Coach: Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’  Vogts

Booked: Thomas Strunz 11    

Sent Off: Thomas Strunz 60

Unused Substitutes:

22-Oliver Kahn (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

12-Oliver Reck (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V.)

2-Stefan Reuter (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V.) 

8-Mehmet Scholl (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

11-Stefan  Kuntz (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul / Turkey)

16- René Schneider (Fußball-Club Hansa Rostock e.V.)

20-Oliver Bierhoff (Udinese Calcio / Italy) 

14- Markus Babbel (Bayern Munich) (suspended)

15- Jürgen Kohler (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V.) (injured sent home)

Italy:

1- Angelo Peruzzi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

8- Roberto Mussi (Associazione Calcio Parma)

5- Alessandro Costacurta (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

3- Paolo Maldini (captain) (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

4- Amedeo Carboni (Associazione Sportiva Roma)  (9- Moreno Torricelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 77th)

10- Demetrio Albertini (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

7- Roberto Donadoni (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

17- Diego Fuser (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma) (15- Angelo Di Livio (Juventus Football Club-Torino)  81st)

16- Roberto Di Matteo (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma) (19- Enrico Chiesa (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 68th)

18- Pierluigi Casiraghi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

21- Gianfranco Zola (Associazione Calcio Parma)

Booked: Pierluigi Casiraghi 7

Unused Substitutes:

12- Francesco Toldo (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

22-Luca Bucci (Associazione Calcio Parma)

6-Alessandro Nesta (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

11- Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma)

12- Luigi Apolloni (Associazione Calcio Parma) (suspended)

13-Fabio Rossitto (Udinese Calcio- Udine)

14-Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

20-Fabrizio Ravanelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Photo From : Onze-Mondial, Issue 90, July 1996

 (Fredi Bobic and Roberto di Matteo, June 19, 1996, UEFA European Championships, Germany 0-Italy 0)

Photo From : Onze-Mondial, Issue 90, July 1996

(Arrigo Sacchi during the 1996 Euros)

1996 (June 19) Italy 0-Germany 0 (European... by sp1873

Squad selected by Arrigo Sacchi for the matches against Moldova/Georgia on September 29^th :

Note: Alessandro Del Piero and Demetrio Albertini were ruled out due to injuries. The uncapped Damiano Tommasi of Roma was called up.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Luca Bucci, Francesco Toldo

Defenders: Christian Panucci, Amedeo Carboni, Alessandro Costacurta, Ciro Ferrara, Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Nesta, Gianluca Pessotto;

Midfielders: Dino Baggio, Antonio Conte, Angelo Di Livio, Diego Fuser, Roberto Di Matteo, Damiano Tommasi;

Strikers: Pierluigi Casiraghi, Enrico Chiesa, Fabrizio Ravanelli, Gianfranco Zola.

Arrigo Sacchi managed match No. 51

October 5, 1996

Moldova 1-Italy 3

World Cup Qualifier- Group 2

Venue: Chişinău -Stadionul Republican (Stadionul National)

Attendance: 11,800

Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

Goalscorers:

(Moldova): Alexandru Curtianu 12 

(Italy): Fabrizio Ravanelli 9, 86 pen, Pierluigi Casiraghi 69

Lineups:

Moldova:

1- Denis Romanenco (Clubul Sportiv de Fotbal Zimbru Chişinău)

4- Vasile Toloconnicov (Clubul Sportiv de Fotbal Zimbru Chişinău)

2- Serghei Secu (Fotbal Club Tiligul Tiraspol)

5- Vitali Culibaba (Clubul Sportiv de Fotbal Zimbru Chişinău)

3- Ion Testimiţanu (Clubul Sportiv de Fotbal Zimbru Chişinău)

6- Vladimir Gaidamaşciuc (Fotbal Club Tiligul Tiraspol)

8- Serghei Epureanu (Fotbal Club Agro Chişinău) 

7- Alexandru Curtianu (Clubul Sportiv de Fotbal Zimbru Chişinău) (17-Iurie Miterev (Clubul Sportiv de Fotbal Zimbru Chişinău) 52^nd)

9- Oleg Şişchin (Fotbal Club Constructorul '93 Chişinău)

10- Radu Rebeja (Clubul Sportiv de Fotbal Zimbru Chişinău) (16-Serghei Rogaciov (Fotbal Club Olimpia Bălţi) 78^th)

11- Serghei Cleşcenco (Go Ahead Eagles- Deventer / Holland) 

Coach : Ion Caras

Booked: Ion Testimiţanu 10

Unused Substitutes:

12- Evgheni Ivanov (Fotbal Club Tiligul Tiraspol)

13- Marin Spânu (Clubul Sportiv de Fotbal Zimbru Chişinău)

14- Oleg Fistican (Clubul Sportiv de Fotbal Zimbru Chişinău)

15- Alexandru Popovici (Fotbal Club Tiligul Tiraspol) 

18- Boris Cebotari (Clubul Sportiv de Fotbal Zimbru Chişinău)

Italy:

1- Francesco Toldo (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

2- Alessandro Nesta (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

4- Alessandro Costacurta (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

3- Paolo Maldini (captain) (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

5- Ciro Ferrara (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

7- Antonio Conte (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

8- Roberto Di Matteo (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

6- Amedeo Carboni (Associazione Sportiva Roma)  (18-Gianfranco Zola (Associazione Calcio Parma) 70^th )

10- Enrico Chiesa (Associazione Calcio Parma) (15-Angelo Di Livio (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 46th)

9- Pierluigi Casiraghi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

11- Fabrizio Ravanelli (Middlesbrough Footrball Club / England)

Booked: Francesco Toldo 15, Alessandro Nesta 32, Fabrizio Ravanelli 18

Unused Substitutes:

12-Luca Bucci (Associazione Calcio Parma)

14-Christian Panucci (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

13-Gianluca Pessotto (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

17-Damiano Tommasi (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

16-Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma)

Arrigo Sacchi managed match No. 52

October 9, 1996

Italy 1-Georgia 0

World Cup Qualifier- Group 2

Venue: Perugia- Stadio Renato Curi 

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Eric Blareau (Belgium)

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Fabrizio Ravanelli 43

(Georgia): None 

Lineups:

Italy:

1- Francesco Toldo (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

4- Alessandro Nesta (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

3- Paolo Maldini (captain) (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

2- Gianluca Pessotto (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

5- Ciro Ferrara (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

7- Angelo Di Livio (Juventus Football Club-Torino)(13- Christian Panucci (Associazione Calcio Milan) 82^nd)

8- Antonio Conte (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (16- Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma) 66^th)

10- Roberto Di Matteo (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)

6- Amedeo Carboni (Associazione Sportiva Roma)  (18- Gianfranco Zola (Associazione Calcio Parma) 17th)

9- Pierluigi Casiraghi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

11- Fabrizio Ravanelli (Middlesbrough Footrball Club / England)

Unused Substitutes:

12- Luca Bucci (Associazione Calcio Parma)

14- Alessandro Costacurta (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

15- Damiano Tommasi (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

17- Enrico Chiesa (Associazione Calcio Parma)

Georgia:

1- Irakli Zoidze (Football Club Dinamo Tblissi)

2- Nugbar Lobjanidze (Football Club Dinamo Tblissi)

3- Kakhaber  Tskhadadze (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. / Germany)

4- Murtaz Shelia (Futbol'nyj Klub Alania Vladikavkaz / Russia)

5- Dimitri Kudinov (Football Club Dinamo Tblissi) (15- Gela Inalashvili (Football Club Dinamo Tblissi) 46th)

6- Kakhaber Gogichaishvili (Football Club Dinamo Tblissi)

7- Georgi Nemsadze (Trabzonspor Kulübü / Turkey)

8- Levan Kobiashvili (Football Club Dinamo Tblissi)

9- Timur Ketsbaia (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina / Greece)

10- Georgi Kinkladze (Manchester City Football Club / England)    

11- Gocha Gogrichiani (Futbol'nyj Klub Zhemchuzhina Sochi / Russia) (14- Revaz Arveladze (Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen / Belgium) 30th)

Coach: Aleksandr Chivadze

Booked: Dimitri Kudinov 44

Unused Substitutes:

12- Nikoloz  Togonidze (Football Club Dinamo Batumi)

13- Mamuka Machavariani (Football Club Dinamo Tblissi)

16- Mikhail Kavelashvili (Manchester City Football Club / England)   

17- Levan  Tskitishvili (Football Club Dinamo Tblissi)

18- Mikhail  Jishkariani (Futbol'nyj Klub KamAZ Naberezhnye Chelny / Russia)

Photo From : World Soccer, December 1996

(Pierluigi Casiraghi, October 9, 1996, World Cup Qualifier, Italy 1-Georgia 0)

Squad selected by Arrigo Sacchi for the match against Bosnia and herzegovina on November 4^th :

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Francesco Toldo, Luca Marchegiani

Defenders: Daniele Carnasciali, Moreno Torricelli, Alessandro Nesta, Alessandro Costacurta, Pasquale Padalino, Paolo Maldini.

Midfielders: Dino Baggio, Gianluigi Lentini, Roberto Di Matteo, Demetrio Albertini, Federico Giunti.

Forwards: Gianfranco Zola, Pierluigi Casiraghi, Fabrizio Ravanelli, Enrico Chiesa, Marco Simone.

Arrigo Sacchi managed match No. 53

November 6, 1996

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-Italy 1

Friendly

Venue: Sarajevo -Olimpiskij Stadion Koševo (FK Sarajevo)    

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Robert Sedlacek (Austria)

Goalscorers:

(Bosnia and Herzegovina): Hasan Salihamidzic 5, Elvir Bolic 43

(Italy): Enrico Chiesa 10

Lineups:

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

1-Mirsad Dedic (Fudbalski Klub Sarajevo)

3-Murat Jasarevic (Fußball-Sport-Verein Zwickau e.V. / Germany)

5-Senad Begic (Fudbalski Klub Celik Zenica)

4-Muhamed Konjic (captain) (Fußball Club Zürich / Switzerland) (13-Sanin Pintul (Fudbalski Klub Zeljeznicar-Sarajevo) 75^th)

2-Nermin Sabic (Nogometni Klub Osijek / Croatia)  (17-Pavo  Dadic (Fudbalski Klub Celik Zenica) 71^st)

7-Vlatko Glavas (Düsseldorfer Turn-und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V. / Germany)

10-Hasan Salihamidzic (Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. / Germany)

8-Sejad Halilovic (Hapoel Beer Sheva / Israel) (16-Saed Kapetanovic (Verein für Leibesübungen 1945 Wolfsburg e.V. / Germany) 62^nd)

6-Bakir Besirevic (Nogometni Klub Osijek / Croatia)

9-Elvir Bolic (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul / Turkey)  (15-Senad Brkic (Nogometni Klub Rijeka / Croatia) 63^rd)

11-Elvir Baljic (Bursaspor Kulübü / Turkey)          (14-Vedin Music (Antalyaspor Kulübü / Turkey) 61^st)

Coach: Fuad Musurovic

Booked: Sejad Halilovic, Murat Jasarevic, Senad Begic

Unused Substitutes:

Samir Sabanovic

Petranovic

Italy:

1-Francesco Toldo (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze) (12-Luca Marchegiani (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma) 46^th)

2-Daniele Carnasciali (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

5-Pasquale Padalino (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

3-Moreno Torricelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (13-Luigi Apolloni (Associazione Calcio Parma) 70^th)

6-Paolo Maldini (captain) (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

8-Demetrio Albertini (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

7-Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma)         (15-Gianluigi Lentini (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio-Bergamo) 46^th) 

4-Roberto Di Matteo (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)(14-Federico Giunti (Associazione Calcio Perugia) 46^th) 

10-Gianfranco Zola (Associazione Calcio Parma)

9-Pierluigi Casiraghi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)          (17-Fabrizio Ravanelli (Middlesbrough Footrball Club / England) 46^th) 

11-Enrico Chiesa (Associazione Calcio Parma) (16-Marco Simone (Associazione Calcio Milan) 46^th) 

Booked: Moreno Torricelli, Demetrio Albertini

Unused Substitutes:

None