Compendium to Arrigo Sacchi Article-Part 4 (Years (1995))

Squad selected by Arrigo Sacchi for the matches against Estonia/Ukraine on March 20^th :

Goalkeepers: Angelo Peruzzi, Gianluca Pagliuca

Defenders : Paolo Negro, Antonio Bennarivo, Luigi Apolloni,  Paolo Maldini,  Lorenzo Minotti, Amedeo Carboni

Midfielders/Strikers : Attilio Lombardo, Stefano Eranio, Demetrio Albertini, Roberto Di Matteo, Massimo Crippa, Nicola Berti, Dino Baggio, Gianfranco Zola, Alessandro Del Piero, Pierluigi Casiraghi, Fabrizio Ravanelli

On March 21st, Gianluca Pagliuca and Massimo Crippa pulled out due to injuries.

Luca Bucci was called as a replacement for Pagliuca.

Antonio Conte was also later called up.

Arrigo Sacchi managed match No. 36

March 25, 1995

Italy 4-Estonia 1

UEFA European Championship Qualifier -Group 4

Venue: Salerno- Stadio Arechi

Attendance: 33,000

Referee: Roger Phillipi (Luxembourg)

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Gianfranco Zola 45, 65, Demetrio Albertini 58, Fabrizio Ravanelli 82

(Estonia): Martin Reim 72

Lineups:

Italy:

1-Angelo Peruzzi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

2- Paolo Negro (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

3- Amedeo Carboni (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

6- Lorenzo Minotti (Associazione Calcio Parma)

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

4- Demetrio Albertini (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

8- Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma)

10- Gianfranco Zola (Associazione Calcio Parma)

7- Stefano Eranio (Associazione Calcio Milan)              (16-Attilio Lombardo (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 55^th)

9-Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus Football Club-Torino)(15-Nicola Berti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) 70th)

11-Fabrizio Ravanelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Booked: Paolo Negro

Unused Substitutes:

12-Luca Bucci (Associazione Calcio Parma)

13-Luigi Apolloni (Associazione Calcio Parma)

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

Estonia:

1-Mart Poom (Portsmouth Football Club / England)

2-Marek Lemsalu (Football Club Flora Tallinn)  

4-Toomas  Kallaste (Football Club Flora Tallinn)

3-Urmas Kirs (Football Club Flora Tallinn)       

5-Indro Olumets (Football Club Flora Tallinn)       

6-Meelis Lindmaa (Jalgpalliklubi Tulevik Viljandi)

7-Risto Kallaste (Football Club Flora Tallinn)       

8-Tarmo Linnumae (Football Club Flora Tallinn)

9-Marko Kristal (Football Club Flora Tallinn)

10-Alari Lell  (Lelle Football Club)  (14-Mati Pari (Football Club Flora Tallinn) 76^th)

11-Toomas Krom (Football Club Flora Tallinn)(13-Martin Reim (Football Club Flora Tallinn) 72^nd)

Coach: Roman Ubakivi        

Booked: Marko Kristal, Risto Kallaste, Toomas Krom

Photo From : Rahvuskoondise Kumme Aastat 1992-2002, Author Olev Reim

(Italy squad, March 25, 1995, EC Qualifier, Italy 4-Estonia 1)

Arrigo Sacchi managed match No. 37

March 29, 1995

Ukraine 0-Italy 2

UEFA European Championship Qualifier -Group 4

Venue: Kyyiv -Natsional'nyi Sportivnyi Komplex Olimpiys'kyi Stadion

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Sandor Puhl (Hungary)

Goalscorers:

(Ukraine): None

(Italy): Attilio Lombardo 11, Gianfranco Zola 36

Lineups:

Ukraine:

1-Dmitro Tiapushkin (Futbol'nyj Klub Spartak Moskva / Russia)     

2-Oleh Luzhniy (captain) (Futbolnyi Klub Dynamo Kyiv) (13-Yuri Bukel (Futbolnyi Klub Chornomorets Odesa) 60^th)

3-Andriy Telesnenko (Futbolnyi Klub Chornomorets Odesa)

4-Andriy Khomyn (Futbolnyi Klub Dynamo Kyiv)

5-Oleksandr Yevtushok (Futbolnyi Klub Karpaty L'viv )

6-Hennadi Orbu (Futbolnyi Klub Shakhtyor Donetsk)

7-Serhy Myzin (Futbolnyi Klub Dynamo Kyiv)

8-Yuri Kalitvintsev (Futbolnyi Klub Dynamo Kyiv)

9-Viktor Leonenko (Futbolnyi Klub Dynamo Kyiv)

10-Andrei Shevchenko (Futbolnyi Klub Dynamo Kyiv)

11-Sergei Konovalov (Futbolnyi Klub Dynamo Kyiv)  (15-Yevheni Pokhlebaev (Futbolnyi Klub Dynamo Kyiv) 76^th)

Coach:Anatoli Konkov

Booked: Andriy Khomyn

Unused Substitutes:

Oleh Suslov (Futbolnyi Klub Chornomorets Odesa)

Yuriy Sak (Futbolnyi Klub Chornomorets Odesa)

Yuri Martyonov (Futbolnyi Klub Zirka-Nibas Kirovohrad) 

Italy:

1- Angelo Peruzzi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

2- Antonio Bennarivo (Associazione Calcio Parma)

5- Luigi Apolloni (Associazione Calcio Parma)

6- Lorenzo Minotti (Associazione Calcio Parma)

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

4- Demetrio Albertini (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

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

7- Attilio Lombardo (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)     (14-Antonio Conte (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 78th)

9- Pierluigi Casiraghi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)  (16-Fabrizio Ravanelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 61st)

10- Gianfranco Zola (Associazione Calcio Parma)

11- Nicola Berti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

Booked: Roberto Di Matteo

Unused Substitutes:

Luca Bucci (Associazione Calcio Parma)

Amedeo Carboni (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma)

Arrigo Sacchi managed match No. 38

April 26, 1995

Lithuania 0-Italy 1

UEFA European Championship Qualifier -Group 4

Venue: Vilnius, Žalgirio stadionas     

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: James McCluskey (Scotland)

Goalscorers:

(Lithuania): None

(Italy): Gianfranco Zola 12

Lineups:

Lithuania:

1-Gintaras Stauce (captain) (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul / Turkey)

2-Tomas Ziukas (Futbolo Klubas Romar Mazeikiai)

3-Viaceslavas Sukristovas (Maccabi Ramat Gan / Israel)

4-Andrius Tereskinas (Futbolo Klubas Zalgiris-EBW Vilnius) 

5-Raimundas Vainoras (Futbolo Klubas Inkaras-Grifas Kaunas) 

6-Arunas Suika (Futbolo Klubas Romar Mazeikiai)

7-Nerijus Gudaitis (Futbolo Klubas Romar Mazeikiai) (16- Eimantas Poderis (Futbolo Klubas Inkaras-Grifas Kaunas) 70^th)

8-Valdas Ivanauskas (Hamburger Sport Verein e.V. / Germany)

9-Vytautas Apanavicous (FBK (Futbolo Beisbolo Klubas) Kauno- Kaunas)  (14-Aidas Preiksaitis (Futbolo Klubas Zalgiris-EBW Vilnius) 46th)

10-Aurelijus Skarbalius (Futbolo Klubas Inkaras-Grifas Kaunas) 

11-Vaidotas Slekys (Fußball Club Wil 1900 / Switzerland)

Coach: Benjaminas Zelkevicius

Unused Substitutes:

12-Valdemaras Martinkenas (Fußball Club Wil 1900 / Switzerland)

13-Rolandas Vaineikis (Futbolo Klubas Romar Mazeikiai)

15-Ramunas Stonkus (Futbolo Klubas Zalgiris-EBW Vilnius) 

Italy:

1- Gianluca Pagliuca (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

2- Antonio Bennarivo (Associazione Calcio Parma)

6- Lorenzo Minotti (Associazione Calcio Parma)

5- Alessandro Costacurta (Associazione Calcio Milan)         

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

7- Attilio Lombardo (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)   

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

8- Antonio Conte (Juventus Football Club-Torino)          (14- Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma) 24th)

11- Massimo Crippa (Associazione Calcio Parma) (15- Nicola Berti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) 79th)

10- Gianfranco Zola (Associazione Calcio Parma)

9- Pierluigi Casiraghi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

Coach: Arrigo Sacchi

Booked: Massimo Crippa 72

Unused Substitutes:

12- Luca Bucci (Associazione Calcio Parma)

13- Amedeo Carboni (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

16- Fabrizio Ravanelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Note: On April 25, 1995, former international Andrea Fortunato passed away at age 23 due to Leukemia.

Italian players wore black armbands in this match as a result.

Fabrizio Ravanelli refused to take part in the match.

Schweizerischer Fussballverband Centenial Cup squad

1- Gianluca Pagliuca  (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)  (goalkeeper)

2- Luigi Apolloni (Associazione Calcio Parma)

3- Antonio Bennarivo (Associazione Calcio Parma)

4- Amedeo Carboni (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

5-Ciro Ferrara (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

6-Paolo Maldini (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

7- Lorenzo Minotti (Associazione Calcio Parma)

8-Fabio Petruzzi (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

9- Demetrio Albertini (Associazione Calcio Milan)    

10-Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma)

11-Nicola Berti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

12-Luca Bucci (Associazione Calcio Parma) (goalkeeepr)

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

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

15-Stefano Eranio (Associazione Calcio Milan)

16- Attilio Lombardo (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)  

17- Francesco Statuto (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

18- Pierluigi Casiraghi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

19-Marco Delvecchio (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

20- Giuseppe Signori (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

21- Gianfranco Zola (Associazione Calcio Parma)

Arrigo Sacchi managed match No. 39

June 19, 1995

Switzerland 0-Italy 1

Schweizerischer Fussballverband Centenial Cup   

Venue: Lausanne – Stade Olympique de la Pontaise      

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Goalscorers:

(Switzerland): None

(Italy): Pierluigi Casiraghi 55

Lineups:

Switzerland:

1- Marco Pascolo (Servette Football Club- Genéve)

2- Marc Hottiger (Newcastle United Football Club / England)               

5- Alain Geiger (captain) (Football Club Sion)

3- Yvan Quentin (Football Club Sion)   

4- Ramon Vega (Grasshopper -Club Zürich) 

6- Stephane Henchoz (Neuchâtel Xamax Football Club)

10- Ciriaco Sforza (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / Germany)

7- Sébatien  Fournier (Football Club Sion) (17-Christian Colombo (Football Club Lugano) 63rd)

8- Christophe Ohrel (Stade Rennais Football Club / France)

9- Marco Grassi (Stade Rennais Football Club / France) (18-Adrian Knup (Karlruher Sport-Club von 1894 Mühlburg-Phönix e.V. / Germany)  80th)

11- Kubilay Turkyilmaz (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul / Turkey)  (19-Dario Zuffi (Fußball Club Basel 1893) 74th)

Coach: Roy Hodgson (England)

Booked: Sebastien Fournier, Stephane Henchoz, Kubilay Türkyilmaz

Sent Off; Alain Geiger 63

Unused Substitutes:

12-Pascal Zuberbühler (Grasshopper -Club Zürich)

13-Harald Gämperle (Grasshopper -Club Zürich)

14-Walter Fernandez (Football Club Lugano)

15-Dominique Herr (Football Club Sion)     

16-Pascal  Thüler (Grasshopper -Club Zürich)

21-Marco Walker (Fußball Club Basel 1893)

Italy:

1- Gianluca Pagliuca (captain) (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)  (12-Luca Bucci (Associazione Calcio Parma) 46^th)

4- Amedeo Carboni (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

3- Antonio Bennarivo (Associazione Calcio Parma)

2- Luigi Apolloni (Associazione Calcio Parma) (5-Ciro Ferrara (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 49th)

7- Lorenzo Minotti (Associazione Calcio Parma)

9- Demetrio Albertini (Associazione Calcio Milan)     (10-Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma) 46^th)

16- Attilio Lombardo (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)  (15-Stefano Eranio (Associazione Calcio Milan) 34^th)

17- Francesco Statuto (Associazione Sportiva Roma) (13-Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 70^th)

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

20- Giuseppe Signori (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

18- Pierluigi Casiraghi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

Booked: Antonio Bennarivo , Giuseppe Signori

Unused Substitutes:

6-Paolo Maldini (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

8-Fabio Petruzzi (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

11-Nicola Berti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

19-Marco Delvecchio (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

21- Gianfranco Zola (Associazione Calcio Parma)

Arrigo Sacchi managed match No. 40

June 21, 1995

Germany 2-Italy 0

Schweizerischer Fussballverband Centenial Cup   

Venue: Zürich -Letzigrund (FC Zürich), Switzerland

Attendance: 17,000

Referee: Claude Detruche (Switzerland)

Goalscorers:

(Germany): Thomas Helmer 4, Paolo Maldini (own goal) 38

(Italy): None

Lineups:

Germany:

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

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

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

4- Markus Babbel (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)

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

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

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

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

3- Jörg Heinrich (Sport-Club Freiburg e.V.) 

9- Ulf Kirsten (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V.)

11- Stefan Kuntz (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern) (13-Fredi Bobic (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V.) 81^st)

Coach: Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’  Vogts

Booked: Matthias Sammer 20, Markus Babbel

Unused Substitutes:

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

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

Ralf  Weber (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.)

Andreas Möller (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V.) 

Jens Todt (Sport-Club Freiburg e.V.)

Marco Haber (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern)

Italy:

1- Gianluca Pagliuca (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

5- Ciro Ferrara (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

3- Antonio Bennarivo (Associazione Calcio Parma) (8-Fabio Petruzzi (Associazione Sportiva Roma) 46^th)

7- Lorenzo Minotti (Associazione Calcio Parma) (4-Amedeo Carboni (Associazione Sportiva Roma) 46^th)

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

15- Stefano Eranio (Associazione Calcio Milan)  (17-Francesco Statuto (Associazione Sportiva Roma) 57^th)

9- Demetrio Albertini (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

11- Nicola Berti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)  (13-Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 46^th)

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

18- Pierluigi Casiraghi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

21- Gianfranco Zola (Associazione Calcio Parma) (20-Giuseppe Signori (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma) 64th)

Booked: Fabio Petruzzi

Unused Substitutes:

12-Luca Bucci (Associazione Calcio Parma)

2-Luigi Apolloni (Associazione Calcio Parma)

10-Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma)

22-Marco Delvecchio (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

Squad selected by Arrigo Sacchi for the match against Slovenia on August 31^st:

Roberto Baggio after a long absence and Gianluca Pagliuca was dropped as goalkeeper.

Squad:

Goalkeepers - Angelo Peruzzi, Luca Bucci

Defenders - Antonio Benarrivo, Ciro Ferrara, Luigi Apolloni, Alessio Tacchinardi, Alessandro Costacurta, Amedeo Carboni.

Midfielders - Roberto Di Matteo, Demetrio Albertini, Dino Baggio, Francesco Statuto, Angelo Di Livio.

Forwards - Gianfranco Zola, Roberto Baggio, Alessandro Del Piero, Giuseppe Signori, Fabrizio Ravanelli.

Arrigo Sacchi managed match No. 41

September 6, 1995

Italy 1-Slovenia 0

UEFA European Championship Qualifier -Group 4

Venue: Udine- Stadio Friuli

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Ladislav Gadosi (Slovakia)

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Fabrizio Ravanelli 13

(Slovenia): None

Lineups:

Italy:

1- Angelo Peruzzi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

2- Ciro Ferrara (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

6- Alessio Tacchinardi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

3- Amedeo Carboni (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

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

8- Demetrio Albertini (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

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

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

9- Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (16-Giuseppe Signori (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma) 46^th)

11- Fabrizio Ravanelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (14-Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma) 80^th)

10- Gianfranco Zola (Associazione Calcio Parma) (15-Roberto Baggio (Associazione Calcio Milan) 61^st)

Booked: Gianfranco Zola, Alessio Tacchinardi , Alessandro Costacurta

Unused Substitutes:

12-Luca Bucci (Associazione Calcio Parma)

13-Antonio Benarrivo (Associazione Calcio Parma)

Slovenia:

1- Branko Zupan (Nogometni Klub Publikum Celje)

2- Marinko Galic (Nogometni Klub Maribor Branik)

3- Darko Milanic (captain) (Graz Sturm Sportklub / Austria)

4- Andrej Poljsak (Nogometni Klub Mura Murska Sobota)

5- Alfred Jermanis (Nogometni Klub HIT Nova Gorica)

6- Ales Ceh (Graz Athletiksport Klub / Austria)

7- Vladimir Kokol (Nogometni Klub Mura Murska Sobota) (14-Peter Binkovski (Nogometni Klub Maribor Branik) 46^th)

9- Zlatko Zahovic (Vitória Sport Clube- Guimarães / Portugal) (15-Vili Becaj (Nogometni Klub HIT Nova Gorica) 58^th)

8- Matjaz Cvikl (Nogometni Klub Rudar Velenje)          (16-Sandi Valenticic (Nogometni Klub HIT Nova Gorica) 78th)

10- Saso Udovic (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren / Beligum)

11- Primoz Gliha (Chamois Niortois Football Club / France)                 

Coach: Zdenko Verdenik

Booked: Alfred Jermanis, Andrej Poljsak, Peter Binkovski

Unused Substitutes:

12-Mladen Dabanovic (Nogometni Klub Maribor Branik)

13-Edo Bajraktarevic (Nogometni Klub Publikum Celje)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(Italy squad, September 6, 1995, EC Qualifier, Italy 1-Slovenia 0)

Squad selected by Arrigo Sacchi for the match against Croatia on October 2^nd :

Squad:

Goalkeepers - Angelo Peruzzi, Luca Bucci.

Defenders - Antonio Benarrivo, Ciro Ferrara, Luigi Apolloni, Paolo Maldini, Amedeo Carboni, Alessandro Costacurta.

Midfielders - Roberto Di Matteo, Demetrio Albertini, Dino Baggio, Francesco Statuto, Angelo Di Livio, Massimo Crippa, Alessandro Del Piero.

Forwards - Gianfranco Zola, Marco Simone, Fabrizio Ravanelli

Note: Angelo Peruzzi had to withdraw due to injury. Francesco Toldo was called up as a replacement.

Arrigo Sacchi managed match No. 42

October 8, 1995

Croatia 1-Italy 1

UEFA European Championship Qualifier -Group 4

Venue: Split- Stadion Poljud

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Jaap Uilenberg (Holland)

Goalscorers:

(Croatia): Davor Suker 47 pen

(Italy): Demetrio Albertini 29

Lineups:

Croatia:

1- Drazen Ladic (Nogometni Klub Croatia Zagreb) 

2- Nikola Jurcevic (Sport Verein Casino Salzburg / Austria)  (13-Ardjan Kozniku (Association Sportive de Cannes Football / France) 46^th)

3- Mladen Mladenovic (Sport Verein Casino Salzburg / Austria)

4- Igor Stimac (Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Hajduk Split)    

5- Nikola Jerkan (Real Oviedo Club de Fútbol / Spain)

6- Dubravko Pavlicic (Hercules de Alicante Club de Fútbol / Spain) 

7- Aljosa Asanovic (Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

8- Mario Stanic (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging / Belgium)

9- Davor Suker (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)                  

11- Alen Boksic (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma / Italy)

10- Zvonimir Boban (captain) (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)  

Coach: Miroslav Blazevic

Booked: Nikola Jurcevic 13, Aljosa Asanovic 17, Mladen Mladenovic 19, Dubravko Pavlicic 26, Zvonimir Boban 74

Unused Substitutes:

Tonci Gabric (Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Hajduk Split)    

Nenad Pralija (Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Hajduk Split) 

Robert Spehar (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging / Belgium)

Dario Simic (Nogometni Klub Croatia Zagreb) 

Italy:

1- Luca Bucci (Associazione Calcio Parma)

5- Luigi Apolloni (Associazione Calcio Parma)

2- Ciro Ferrara (Juventus Football Club-Torino)(13-Antonio Bennarivo (Associazione Calcio Parma) 83rd)

6- Alessandro Costacurta (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

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

8- Demetrio Albertini (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

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

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

9- Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (14-Massimo Crippa (Associazione Calcio Parma) 86th)

11- Fabrizio Ravanelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

10- Gianfranco Zola (Associazione Calcio Parma)         (12-Francesco Toldo (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze) 10^th)

Booked: Paolo Maldini 37, Francesco Toldo 48

Sent Off; Luca Bucci 9

Unused Substitutes:

Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma)

Marco Simone (Associazione Calcio Milan)    

Photo From : World Soccer, December 1995

 (Luigi Apolloni between Zvonimir Boban and Alen Boksic, October 8, 1995, EC Qualifier, Croatia 1-Italy 1)

Squad selected by Arrigo Sacchi for the matches against Ukraine/Lithaunia on November 6^th:

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Angelo Peruzzi, Francesco Toldo

Defenders: Antonio Benarrivo, Roberto Mussi, Ciro Ferrara, Alessandro Costacurta, Paolo Negro, Paolo Maldini.

Midfielders: Amedeo Carboni, Angelo Di Livio, Dino Baggio, Demetrio Albertini, Roberto Di Matteo, Francesco Statuto

Forwards: Alessandro Del Piero, Massimo Crippa, Gianfranco Zola, Marco Simone, Pierluigi Casiraghi, Fabrizio Ravanelli.

Note: Roberto Mussi had to withdraw due to injury. Luigi Apolloni was called as his replacement.

Arrigo Sacchi managed match No. 43

November 11, 1995

Italy 3-Ukraine 1

UEFA European Championship Qualifier -Group 4

Venue: Bari- Stadio San Nicola

Attendance: 54,000

Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Fabrizio Ravanelli 21, 48, Paolo Maldini 54   

(Ukraine): Andry Polunin 69

Lineups:

Italy:

1- Angelo Peruzzi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

5- Ciro Ferrara (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

2- Antonio Bennarivo (Associazione Calcio Parma)

6- Alessandro Costacurta (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

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

8- Demetrio Albertini (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

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

7- Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma)          (14-Massimo Crippa (Associazione Calcio Parma) 46^th)

10- Gianfranco Zola (Associazione Calcio Parma)          (15-Marco Simone (Associazione Calcio Milan) 65^th)

9- Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (13- Amedeo Carboni (Associazione Sportiva Roma) 87th)

11- Fabrizio Ravanelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Booked: Dino Baggio 31, Massimo Crippa  71

Unused Substitutes:

12-Francesco Toldo (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

16-Pierluigi Casiraghi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)

Ukraine:

1-Oleh Suslov (Futbolnyi Klub Chornomorets Odesa)      

2-Oleh Luzhniy (captain) (Futbolnyi Klub Dynamo Kyiv)

4-Serhiy Bezhenar (Futbolnyi Klub Dynamo Kyiv)

5-Vladimir Gorily (Futbolnyi Klub Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk)   (13-Oleksandr Yevtushok (Futbolnyi Klub Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) 15^th)

3-Viktor Skrypnik (Futbolnyi Klub Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk)  

8-Yuri Kalitvintsev (Futbolnyi Klub Dynamo Kyiv)

9-Serhiy Nahornyak (Futbolnyi Klub Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk)  (14-Yevheni Pokhlebaev (Futbolnyi Klub Dynamo Kyiv) 71^st)

10-Volodimir Sharan (Futbolnyi Klub Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk)  (15-Serhiy Popov (Futbolnyi Klub Shakhtyor Donetsk) 51^st)

6-Andry Polunin (Futbolnyi Klub Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk)    

7-Hennadi Orbu (Futbolnyi Klub Shakhtyor Donetsk)

11-Timerlan Huseinov (Futbolnyi Klub Chornomorets Odesa)

Coach: Anatoli Konkov

Booked: Volodymyr Horiliy 10, Oleh Luzhniy 60

Unused Substitutes:

12-Dmytro Shutkov (Futbolnyi Klub Shakhtyor Donetsk)

16-Andry Husyn (Futbolnyi Klub CSKA (Central'nyj Sportyvnyj Klub Armyy) -Borysfen Kyiv)   

Photo From : World Soccer, January 1996

(Alessandro Del Piero, November 11, 1995, EC Qualifier, Italy 3-Ukraine 1)

Photo From : World Soccer, June 1996

(Italy squad, November 11, 1995, EC Qualifier, Italy 3-Ukraine 1)

Arrigo Sacchi managed match No. 44

November 15, 1995

Italy 4-Lithuania 0

UEFA European Championship Qualifier -Group 4

Venue: Reggio Emilia- Stadio Giglio

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Manuel Diaz Vega (Spain)

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Arunas Suika (Own Goal) 51, Gianfranco Zola 65,80,83

(Lithaunia): None

Lineups:

Italy:

1- Angelo Peruzzi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

5- Ciro Ferrara (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

2- Roberto Mussi (Associazione Calcio Parma)

6- Alessandro Costacurta (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

3- Paolo Maldini (captain) (Associazione Calcio Milan)    (13- Amedeo Carboni (Associazione Sportiva Roma) 71st)

8- Demetrio Albertini (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

7- Francesco Statuto (Associazione Sportiva Roma) (15- Gianfranco Zola (Associazione Calcio Parma) 46th)

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

9- Pierluigi Casiraghi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)(16- Fabrizio Ravanelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 46^th)

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

11- Marco Simone (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

Booked: Marco Simone 62

Unused Substitutes:

12- Francesco Toldo (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

14- Dino Baggio (Associazione Calcio Parma)

Lithaunia:

1-Gintaras Stauce (captain)  (Karsiyaka Spor Kulübü-Izmir / Turkey)

2-Tomas Ziukas (Kareda-Sakalas Siauliai)

3-Andrius Tereskinas (Futbolo Klubas Zalgiris Vilnius) 

4-Ramunas Stonkus (Futbolo Klubas Zalgiris Vilnius) 

5-Raimundas Vainoras (Futbolo Klubas Inkaras-Grifas Kaunas) 

6-Arunas Suika (Lyngby Boldklub af 1921 / Denmark) (16-Donatas Vencevicius (Futbolo Klubas Zalgiris Vilnius) 78th)

7-Darius Maciulevicius (Futbolo Klubas Inkaras-Grifas Kaunas)   (13-Rimantas Zvingilas (Kareda-Sakalas Siauliai)’72)

8-Valdas Ivanauskas (Hamburger Sport Verein e.V. / Germany) (14-Raimondas Zutautas (Aras Klaipeda) 59th)

9-Aidas Preiksaitis (Futbolo Klubas Zalgiris Vilnius) 

10-Aurelijus Skarbalius (Futbolo Klubas Inkaras-Grifas Kaunas) 

11-Gintaras Rimkus (Futbolo Klubas Zalgiris Vilnius) 

Coach: Benjaminas Zelkevicius

Booked: Andrius Tereskinas 20, Valdas Ivanauskas 25, Raimundas Vainoras 32

Unused Substitutes:

12-Valdemaras Martinkenas (Fußball Club Wil 1900 / Switzerland)

15-Virginijus Baltisnikas (Futbolo Klubas Zalgiris Vilnius)  

Photo From: Planete Foot,  April 1996

(Fabrizio Ravanelli, November 15, 1995, EC Qualifier, Italy 4-Lithuania 0)