International Head-to-Head –Part Eight, Italy and Czechoslovakia (..and Czech Republic and Slovakia)- part 3 (1940s thru 70s)

1940s

Due to World War II, there was only one encounter between the Nations in this decade. In 1947, the Italians faced Czechoslovakia for the first time in over a decade in Bari and won (3-1).

The Czechoslovakia side contained future Barcelona great Ladislao Kubala.

International Head-to-Head match No. 15

Date: December 14, 1947

Competition: Friendly

Result: Italy 3-Czechoslovakia 1

Venue: Bari -Stadio della Vittoria        

Attendance:  30,000

Referee: Alois Beranek (Austria)

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Romeo Menti II 10, Guglielmo Gabetto 58, Riccardo Carapellese 63

(Czechoslovakia): Jan Říha 84

Lineups:

Italy:

Valerio Bacigalupo (Associazione Calcio Torino)     

Aldo Ballarin (Associazione Calcio Torino)     

Virgilio Maroso (Associazione Calcio Torino)     

Carlo Annovazzi (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

Carlo Parola (Juventus Football Club-Torino)  

Giuseppe Grezar (Associazione Calcio Torino)    

Romeo Menti II (Associazione Calcio Torino)   

Ezio Loik (Associazione Calcio Torino)     

Guglielmo Gabetto (Associazione Calcio Torino)    

Valentino Mazzola (Associazione Calcio Torino)     

Riccardo Carapellese (Associazione Calcio Milan) 

Coach: Vittorio  Pozzo

Team Captain: Valentino Mazzola

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: -

Czechoslovakia:

Karel Kopecký (Sportovní klub Zidenice Brno)    (Karel Horák (Athletic Club Sparta Praha) 5^th)

Karel Senecký (Athletic Club Sparta Praha)  

Karel Kolský (Athletic Club Sparta Praha)         

Josef Vedral (AFK (Atletický a fotbalový klub) Bohemians Praha)     

Jozef Balázsy (Sportovní klub Bratislava)   

Josef Karel (Sportovní klub Bratislava)   

Václav Kokštejn (Athletic Club Sparta Praha)  

Ladislav Kubala (Sportovní klub Bratislava)   

Jiří Křižák (Sportovní klub Slezska Ostrava)          (Antonín Bradáč (Sportovní klub Slavia Praha) 30^th)

Jan Říha (Athletic Club Sparta Praha)  

Gejza Šimanský (Sportovní klub Bratislava)   

Coach: Jiří, Pichler

Team Captain: Karel Senecký

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: -

 

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(Italy squad, December 14, 1947, Italy 3-Czechsolovakia 1)

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(Formations, December 14, 1947, Italy 3-Czechsolovakia 1)

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(Gabetto’s goal, December 14, 1947, Italy 3-Czechsolovakia 1)

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(Riccardo Carapellese’s goal, December 14, 1947, Italy 3-Czechsolovakia 1)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat

(Czechoslovakia squad, December 14, 1947, Italy 3-Czechsolovakia 1)

1950s

Due to the Cold War, meetings between the Nations lessened in the decade and the sides only met four times (as part of the Dr. Gerö Cup).

The Czechs won twice at home, with Italians victorious only once in this decade.

International Head-to-Head match No. 16

Date: April 26, 1953

Competition: Dr. Gerö Cup

Result: Czechoslovakia 2-Italy 0

Venue: Praha (Prague)- Letná Stadion (Sparta Praha)           

Attendance:  35,000

Referee: Laurent Franken (Belgium) 

Goalscorers:

(Czechoslovakia): Emil Pažický 79, 82     

(Italy):  None

Lineups:

Czechoslovakia:

Theodor Reimann (Slovan NV (Národný výbor) Bratislava) 

František Šafránek (ÚDA (Ústredni dum armády) Praha)  

Svatopluk Pluskal (ÚDA (Ústredni dum armády) Praha)  

Ladislav Novák (ÚDA (Ústredni dum armády) Praha)  

Jiři Trnka (ÚDA (Ústredni dum armády) Praha)  

František Ipser (DSO Dynamo Praha)

Božin Laskov (CH (Cervena hviezda) Bratislava)  

Emil Pažický (Slovan NV (Národný výbor) Bratislava) 

Ladislav Kačani (CH (Cervena hviezda) Bratislava)  

Josef Crha (Sokol Spartak Sokolovo Praha)    

Géza Šimanský (Tankista Praha)

Coach: Vlastimil Luka

Team Captain: Géza Šimanský

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: -

Italy:

Guiseppe Moro (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)    

Ardico Magnini (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)     

Sergio Cervato (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)     

Maino Neri (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)    

Francesco Rosetta (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)     

Fulvio Nesti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)    

Cesarino Cervellati (Bologna Football Club)  

Bruno Mazza (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)  

Giampiero Boniperti (captain) (Juventus Football Club-Torino)         

Egisto Pandolfini (Associazione Sportiva Roma)       

Amleto Frignani (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

Coach: Piercarlo ‘Carlino’ Beretta.

 Trainer: Guiseppe Meazza

Team Captain: Giampiero Boniperti

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: -

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(Formations, April 26, 1953, Dr. Gerö Cup, Czechoslovakia 2-Italy 0)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat

(Czechoslovakia squad, April 26, 1953, Dr. Gerö Cup, Czechoslovakia 2-Italy 0)

International Head-to-Head match No. 17

Date: December 13, 1953

Competition: Dr. Gerö Cup

Result: Italy 3-Czechoslovakia 0

Venue: Genova -Stadio Comunale "Luigi Ferraris"

Attendance:  50,000

Referee: Henri Bauwens (Belgium)

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Sergio Cervato 23, Eduardo Ricagni 27, Egisto Pandolfini 47 pen

(Czechoslovakia): None

Lineups:

Italy:

Leonardo Costagliola (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)     

Ardico Magnini (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)     

Sergio Cervato (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)     

Giuseppe Chiappella (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)     

Francesco Rosetta (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)     

Armando Segato (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)     

Ermes Muccinelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Eduardo Ricagni (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Giampiero Boniperti (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Egisto Pandolfini (Associazione Sportiva Roma)        

Amleto Frignani (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

Technical Commission: Lajos Czeizler, Angelo Schiavio.

Trainer: Silvio Piola

Team Captain: Giampiero Boniperti

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: -

Czechoslovakia:

Imrich Stacho (Tankista Praha)     

František Šafránek (ÚDA (Ústredni dum armády) Praha)  

Jiri Hledik (Kridla vlasti Olomouc)   

Ladislav Novák (ÚDA (Ústredni dum armády) Praha)  

Jiři Trnka (ÚDA (Ústredni dum armády) Praha)  

Zdenek Prochazka (Sokol Spartak Sokolovo Praha) 

Karol Dobay (ÚDA (Ústredni dum armády) Praha)    

Emil Pažický (Slovan NV (Národný výbor) Bratislava) 

Viktor Tegelhoff (Slovan NV (Národný výbor) Bratislava) 

Ladislav Kačani (CH (Cervena hviezda) Bratislava)  

Jozef Curgali (Slovan NV (Národný výbor) Bratislava)   (Arnost Pazdera (Sokol Spartak Sokolovo Praha) 46^th)

Coach: Karol Borhy

Team Captain: Ladislav Novák

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: -

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(Italy squad, December 13, 1953, Dr. Gerö Cup, Italy 3-Czechoslovakia 0)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat

(Czechoslovakia squad, December 13, 1953, Dr. Gerö Cup, Italy 3-Czechoslovakia 0)

International Head-to-Head match No. 18

Date: December 13, 1958

Competition: Dr. Gerö Cup

Result: Italy 1-Czechoslovakia 1

Venue: Genova -Stadio Comunale "Luigi Ferraris"

Attendance:  58,000

Referee: Kurt Waldemar Tschenscher (West Germany)

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Carlo Galli 82

(Czechoslovakia): Josef Masopust 27

Lineups:

Italy:

Lorenzo Buffon (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

Enzo Robotti  (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)     

Sergio Castelletti (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)      

Mario Bergamaschi (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)   

Sergio Cervato (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)      

Romano Fogli (Bologna Football Club)    

Gino Stacchini (Juventus Football Club-Torino)           

Giampiero Boniperti (captain) (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Bruno Nicolé (Juventus Football Club-Torino)           

Carlo Galli (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

Gastone Bean (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

Coach: Federation's Technical Commission

Trainer: Giovanni Ferrari

Team Captain: Giampiero Boniperti

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: -

Czechoslovakia:

Imrich Stacho (DSO Spartak Trnava)

Gustav Mraz (CH (Cervena hviezda) Bratislava)  

Jan Popluhar (Slovan NV (Národný výbor) Bratislava) 

Ladislav Novák (VTJ Dukla Praha) 

Titus Bubernik (CH (Cervena hviezda) Bratislava)  

Josef Masopust (VTJ Dukla Praha)         

Jan Brumovsky (VTJ Dukla Praha)   

Jozef Obert (Slovan NV (Národný výbor) Bratislava) 

Svatopluk Pluskal (VTJ Dukla Praha)   

Ladislav Kacani (CH (Cervena hviezda) Bratislava)    

Pavel Molnar (CH (Cervena hviezda) Bratislava)  

Coach: Karel Kolsky and Rudolf Vytlacil

Team Captain: Ladislav Novák

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: -

                  

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(Italy squad, December 13, 1958, Dr. Gerö Cup, Italy 1-Czechoslovakia 1)

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(December 13, 1958, Dr. Gerö Cup, Italy 1-Czechoslovakia 1)

Photo From: Il Libro Azzuro, Author: Walter Perosino, 1998

(Team Captains, December 13, 1958, Dr. Gerö Cup, Italy 1-Czechoslovakia 1)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat

(Czechoslovakia squad, December 13, 1958, Dr. Gerö Cup, Italy 1-Czechoslovakia 1)

International Head-to-Head match No. 19

Date: November 1, 1959

Competition: Dr. Gerö Cup

Result: Czechoslovakia 2-Italy 1

Venue: Praha (Prague)- (Ceskoslovenske Armady Strahov)        

Attendance:  50,000

Referee: Reginald J.Leafe (England)

Goalscorers:

(Czechoslovakia): Milan Dolinsky 29, Adolf Scherer 41

(Italy):  Francisco Lojacono 9

Lineups:

Czechoslovakia:

Imrich Stacho (DSO Spartak Trnava)

Jiri Tichy (CH (Cervena hviezda) Bratislava)  

Jan Popluhar (Slovan NV (Národný výbor) Bratislava) 

Ladislav Novák (VTJ Dukla Praha) 

Svatopluk Pluskal  (VTJ Dukla Praha)   

Josef Masopust (VTJ Dukla Praha)         

Ladislav Pavlovic (TJ Tatran Presov)

Adolf Scherer (CH (Cervena hviezda) Bratislava)  

Pavel Molnar (Slovan NV (Národný výbor) Bratislava) 

Ladislav Kacani (CH (Cervena hviezda) Bratislava)  

Milan Dolinsky (CH (Cervena hviezda) Bratislava)  

Coach: Rudolf Vytlacil

Team Captain: Ladislav Novák

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: -

Italy:

Lorenzo Buffon (Genoa Cricket and Foot Ball Club-Genova)    

Sergio Castelletti (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)      

Benito Sarti (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Egidio Guarnacci (Associazione Sportiva Roma)       

Sergio Cervato (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Armando Segato (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)      

Amos Mariani (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)     

Francisco Lojacono (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)      

Bruno Nicolé (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Carlo Galli (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

Sergio Brighenti (Associazione Calcio Padova)   

Coach: Federation's Technical Commission.

Trainer: Giovanni Ferrari

Team Captain: Sergio Cervato

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: -

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(Formations, November 1, 1959, Dr. Gerö Cup, Czechoslovakia 2-Italy 1)

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(November 1, 1959, Dr. Gerö Cup, Czechoslovakia 2-Italy 1)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat

(Czechoslovakia squad, November 1, 1959, Dr. Gerö Cup, Czechoslovakia 2-Italy 1)

1960s

Astonishingly the sides met only once in this entire decade (perhaps part of the Cold War still).

Italy hosted Czechoslovakia in Firenze in 1964 in the first scoreless tie between the two sides.

International Head-to-Head match No. 20

Date: April 11, 1964

Competition: Friendly

Result: Italy 0-Czechoslovakia 0

Venue: Firenze (Florence) -Stadio Comunale

Attendance:  50,000

Referee: Jose Gonzalez Echevarria (Spain)

Goalscorers:

(Italy): None

(Czechoslovakia): None

Lineups:

Italy:

William Negri (Bologna Football Club)

Enzo Robotti (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

Giacinto Facchetti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

Aristide Guarneri (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) (Giovanni Trapattoni (Associazione Calcio Milan) 55^th)

Sandro Salvadore (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 

Romano Fogli (Bologna Football Club)

Giampaolo Menichelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 

Giacomo Bulgarelli (Bologna Football Club)  

Alessandro Mazzola (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

Gianni Rivera (Associazione Calcio Milan)                   

Ezio Pascutti (Bologna Football Club)

Coach: Edmondo Fabbri

Team Captain: Sandro Salvadore

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: -

Czechoslovakia:

Viliam Schrojf (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)
Jan Lala (TJ Dynamo Praha)

Jan Popluhár (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)    

Jozef Bomba (TJ Tatran Presov) 

Svatopluk Pluskal (VTJ Dukla Praha) 

Jan Geleta (VTJ Dukla Praha) 

Tomas Pospichal (TJ Banik Ostrava)

Adolf Scherer (TJ  Slovnaft Bratislava)   

Jozef Masopust (VTJ Dukla Praha)   

Andrej Kvasnak (Sokol Spartak Sokolovo Praha)    

L’udovit Cvetler (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)    

Coach: Václav Jira

Team Captain: Svatopluk Pluskal

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: -

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(Italy squad, April 11, 1964, Italy 0-Czechoslovakia 0)

Photo From: Il Libro Azzuro, Author: Walter Perosino, 1998

(April 11, 1964, Italy 0-Czechoslovakia 0)

Photo : from World Soccer, June 1964

(April 11, 1964, Italy 0-Czechoslovakia 0)

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(April 11, 1964, Italy 0-Czechoslovakia 0)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat

(Czechoslovakia squad, April 11, 1964, Italy 0-Czechoslovakia 0)

1970s

The sides would not face another for fourteen years. In 1978, Czechoslovakia defeated Italy (3-0) in a friendly in Bratislava.

In this match the Italian Giancarlo Antognoni would be sent off.

International Head-to-Head match No. 21

Date: November 8, 1978

Competition: Friendly

Result: Czechoslovakia 3-Italy 0

Venue: Bratislava -Tehelne Pole Stadion (Slovan Bratislava)

Attendance:  50,000

Referee: Franz Wöhrer (Austria)

Goalscorers:

(Czechoslovakia): Karel Jarusek 1, Antonin Panenka 53- Marian Masny 88 pen

(Italy):  None

Lineups:

Czechoslovakia:

Pavol Michalik (TJ  Baník OKD Ostrava)

Jozef Barmos (TJ  Internacional Slovnaft Bratislava) 

Koloman Gögh (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava) (Jan Fiala (ASVS Dukla Praha) 72^nd)

Frantisek Stambachr (ASVS Dukla Praha)

Rotislav Vojacek (TJ  Baník OKD Ostrava)  

Anton Ondrus (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  

Marian Masny (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)   

Jan Kozak (TJ Lokomotiva Kosice)  

Karel Jarusek (TJ Zbrojovko Brno)  (Antonin Panenka (Bohemians Praha CKD) 46^th)

Miroslav Gajdusek (ASVS Dukla Praha)

Zdenek Nehoda (ASVS Dukla Praha)

Coach: Jozef Venglos

Other Substitutes:

Frantisek Zlamal (Sportovni Klub Slavia IPS Praha) 

Ladislav Jurkemik (TJ  Internacional Slovnaft Bratislava)   

Jaroslav Pollak (ASVS Dukla Banska Bystrica)  

Team Captain: Anton Ondrus

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Italy:

1-Dino Zoff (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

2-Claudio Gentile (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

3-Antonio Cabrini (Juventus Football Club-Torino)         

4-Romeo Benetti (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

5-Mauro Bellugi (Bologna Football Club)

6-Gaetano Scirea (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

7-Franco Causio (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

8-Marco Tardelli (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (Claudio Sala (Torino Calcio 1906) 72^nd)

9-Paolo Rossi (Societa Sportiva Lanerossi-Vicenza)   

10-Giancarlo Antognoni (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

11-Roberto Bettega (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (Francesco Graziani (Torino Calcio 1906) 72^nd)

Coach: Enzo Bearzot

Sent off: Giancarlo Antognoni 54

Other Substitutes:

Paolo Conti (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

Aldo Maldera (Associazione Calcio Milan)

Patrizio Sala (Torino Calcio 1906)

Team Captain: Dino Zoff

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, Supplement 2

(Italy squad, November 8, 1978, Czechoslovakia 3-Italy 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo

(Italy squad, November 8, 1978, Czechoslovakia 3-Italy 0)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat

(Czechoslovakia squad, November 8, 1978, Czechoslovakia 3-Italy 0)