Compendium to Preparations of Italy for 1990 World Cup-part two (Fall 1988)

I. 1988/89 Season (Fall 1988)

October 19, 1988 (Pescara, Italy 2-Norway 1)

November 16, 1988 (Roma, Italy 1-Holand 0)

December 22, 1988 (Perugia, Italy 2-Scotland 0)

Italy squad: (named in October 14, 1988)

Goalkeepers:

Walter Zenga (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)         

Stefano Tacconi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Defenders:

Franco Baresi (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

Paolo Maldini (Associazione Calcio Milan)

Giuseppe Bergomi (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) 

Riccardo Ferri (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

Ciro Ferrara (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)  

Giovanni Francini (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)  

Luigi De Agostini (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Midfielders:

Fernando De Napoli (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)   

Carlo Ancelotti (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

Giuseppe Giannini (Associazione Sportiva Roma)   

Roberto Donadoni (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

Nicola Berti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)         

Strikers:

Roberto Baggio (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

Gianluca Vialli (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 

Roberto Mancini (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)

Ruggiero Rizzitelli (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

Coach: Azeglio Vicini

Preparatory Friendly match Number 1-Norway (October 19, 1988, Pescara)

Date: October 19, 1988

Competition: Friendly

Result: Italy 2-Norway 1

Venue: Pescara -Stadio Adriatico     

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Gerasimos Germanakos (Greece)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 20:30

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Giuseppe Giannini 18 pen, Riccardo Ferri 29

(Norway): Sverre Brandhaug 40 pen

Summary of goals:

1:0 (18^th  minute, Italy): Italy were awarded the penalty kick after Berti was fouled by Bratseth in the box. Giuseppe Giannini scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

2:0 (70^th minute, Italy): Riccardo Ferri scored from an indirect free kick.

2:1 (40^th minute, Norway): Norway were awarded the penalty kick after Kojedal was fouled in the box. Sverre Brandhaug scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

Lineups:

Italy:

1-Walter Zenga (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)         

2- Giuseppe Bergomi (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   (13-Ciro Ferrara (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli) 46)

3-Paolo Maldini (Associazione Calcio Milan) (15-Luigi De Agostini (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 64)

4-Franco Baresi (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

5-Riccardo Ferri (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)       

6-Nicola Berti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)         

7-Roberto Donadoni (Associazione Calcio Milan)         

8-Fernando De Napoli (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)   

9-Gianluca Vialli (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 

10-Giuseppe Giannini (Associazione Sportiva Roma)   

11-Roberto Mancini (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)  (17-Ruggiero Rizzitelli (Associazione Sportiva Roma) 46)

Coach: Azeglio Vicini

Other Substitutes:

12-Stefano Tacconi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

14-Giovanni Francini (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)  

16-Roberto Baggio (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

Team Captain: Giuseppe Bergomi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Norway:

1-Erik Thorstvedt (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Göteborg / Sweden)

2-Karl Petter Loken (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim) 

3-Rune Bratseth (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V. / West Germany)

4-Terje Kojedal (Union Sportive de Valenciennes-Anzin arrondissement / France)

5-Gunnar Halle (Lillestrøm Sportsklubb- Skedsmo)

6-Kjetil Osvold (PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki / Greece)

8-Kai Erik Herlovsen (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / West Germany)

9-Thomas Gulbrandsen (Lillestrøm Sportsklubb- Skedsmo)

10-Goran Sorloth (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)  (15-Jahn Ivar Jakobsen (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)  64)

7-Sverre Brandhaug (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim) 

11-Simon Agdestein (Lyn Ski- og Fotballklubben-Oslo) (13-Kjetil Rekdal (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / West Germany) 79)

Coach: Ingvar Stadheim

Booked: Rune Bratseth 80

Other Substitutes:

Thor Andre Olsen (Molde Fotballklubb- More og Romsdal)

Tor H. Pedersen (Tromso Idrettslag- Troms)

Team Captain: Sverre Brandhaug

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Hummel

Uniform Colors: Red (Black/White stripe at bottom and sleeves) Shirts, White Shorts, Black Socks

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No. 43 (Issue 717), October 26-November 1, 1988

(Italy squad, October 19, 1988, Italy 2-Norway 1)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No. 43 (Issue 717), October 26-November 1, 1988

(October 19, 1988, Italy 2-Norway 1)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, No. 43 (Issue 717), October 26-November 1, 1988

(October 19, 1988, Italy 2-Norway 1)

Photo From: (Screen capture)

(October 19, 1988, Italy 2-Norway 1)

Photo From: (Screen capture)

(October 19, 1988, Italy 2-Norway 1)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 2-Holland (November 16, 1988, Roma)

Date: November 16, 1988

Competition: Friendly (F.I.G.C. 90^th Anniversary match)

Result: Italy 1-Holland 0

Venue: Roma – Lo Stadio Olimpico     

Attendance: 27,878

Referee: Emiliano Soriano Aladren (Spain)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 14:30

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Gianluca Vialli 44

(Holland): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (44^th minute, Italy): From the middle, Baggio passed to Vialli on the right side at the edge of the box, he took a low shot past van Breukelen.

Otero.

Lineups:

Italy:

1-Stefano Tacconi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

2- Giuseppe Bergomi (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)     

3-Paolo Maldini (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

4-Franco Baresi (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

5-Riccardo Ferri (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)       

6-Luigi De Agostini (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (15-Nicola Berti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) 81)

7-Ruggiero Rizzitelli (Associazione Sportiva Roma)  (13-Ciro Ferrara (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)  52)

8-Fernando De Napoli (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)  

9-Gianluca Vialli (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 

10-Giuseppe Giannini (Associazione Sportiva Roma)  

11-Roberto Baggio (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

Coach: Azeglio Vicini

Other Substitutes:

Giulliano Giuliani (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)  

Giovanni Francini (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)  

Stefano Borgonovo (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

Team Captain: Giuseppe Bergomi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Holland:

1- Johannes Franciscus ‘Hans’ van Breukelen (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)  

2- Jan Jacobus ‘Sonny’ Silooy (Matra Racing de Paris / France) 

3-Rob Reekers (Verein fur Leibesubungen Bochum 1848 Fussballgemeinschaft e.V / West Germany)

4- Ronald Koeman (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

5- Adick Johannes Herman Koot (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

6- Franklin Edmundo ‘Frank’ Rijkaard (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

7- Gerald Mervin Vanenburg (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

8- Wilbert Johan Suvrijn (Roda JC (Juliana Combinatie) Kerkrade) (12-Fredericus Jacobus ‘Fred’ Rutten (Football Club Twente Enschede) 69)

9- Marcel ‘Marco’ van Basten (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

10-René Antonius Maria Eijkelkamp (Football Club Groningen) (15-Johannes Maria ‘John ‘ van Loen (Roda JC (Juliana Combinatie) Kerkrade) 61)

11-Pieter Egge Huistra (Football Club Twente Enschede) 

Coach: Thijs Libregts

Other Substitutes:

Stanley Purl Menzo (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)  

Hendrik ‘Hendrie’ Krüzen (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Robert ‘Rob’ Witschge (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Team Captain: Ronald Koeman

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Orange Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo

(November 16, 1988, Italy 1-Holland 0)

Photo From: World Soccer, February 1990

(November 16, 1988, Italy 1-Holland 0)

Photo From: Magazine Source Unknown

(November 16, 1988, Italy 1-Holland 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo

(Italy squad, November 16, 1988, Italy 1-Holland 0)

Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989

(Holland squad, November 16, 1988, Italy 1-Holland 0)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 3-Scotland (December 22, 1988, Perugia)

Date: December 22, 1988

Competition: Friendly

Result: Italy 2-Scotland 0

Venue: Perugia -Stadio Renato Curi 

Attendance: 27,600

Referee: Alain Delmer (France)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 14:30

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Giuseppe Giannini 48 pen, Nicola Berti 70

(Scotland): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (48^th minute, Italy): Italy were awarded the penalty kick after Serena was fouled by Gough in the box. Giuseppe Giannini scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

2:0 (70^th minute, Italy): Baresi’s cross from the right side was headed by Crippa, Goram parried his attempt, Berti headed in the rebound.

Lineups:

Italy:

1-Walter Zenga (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   (12-Stefano Tacconi (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 50)

2- Giuseppe Bergomi (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)  (14-Ciro Ferrara (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli) 50)

3-Paolo Maldini (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

4-Franco Baresi (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

5-Riccardo Ferri (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)       

6-Giancarlo Marocchi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

7-Massimo Crippa (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)   

8-Nicola Berti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)       

9-Gianluca Vialli (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 

10-Giuseppe Giannini (Associazione Sportiva Roma)  

11-Aldo Serena (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   

Coach: Azeglio Vicini

Other Substitutes:

13-Giovanni Francini (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)  

15-Luca Fusi (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)  

16-Roberto Baggio (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

17-Roberto Mancini (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 

Team Captain: Giuseppe Bergomi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Scotland:

1- Andrew Lewis Goram (Hibernian Football Club – Edinburgh)

2- Charles ‘Richard’ Gough (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow)  (14-David Robert Speedie (Coventry City Football Club / England) 87)

4-David Narey (Dundee United Football Club)

5-Alexander McLeish (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)

3- Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (Dundee United Football Club)

8- Paul Michael Lyons McStay (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow) (15-Brian McClair (Manchester United Football Club / England) 56)

10- Robert Sime ‘Roy’ Aitken (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow)     

6- Murdo Davidson MacLeod (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V. / West Germany)

7-Ian Ferguson (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow) (17-Gordon Scott Durie (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) 71)

11- Maurice Johnston (Football Club de Nantes / France)

9-Kevin William Gallacher (Dundee United Football Club)

Coach: Andrew Roxburgh

Other Substitutes:

12-Henry George Smith (Heart of Midlothian Football Club-Edinburgh)

13-David McPherson (Heart of Midlothian Football Club-Edinburgh)

16-James Bett (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)      

Team Captain: Robert Sime ‘Roy’ Aitken

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: White (Yellow/Navy Blue Horizontal stripes) Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, Navy Blue Socks

Photo From: ALMANACCO ILLUSTRATO 1989

(Italy squad, December 22, 1988, Italy 2-Scotland 0)

Photo From: (Screen capture)

(December 22, 1988, Italy 2-Scotland 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 3, 1990

(Scotland squad, December 22, 1988, Italy 2-Scotland 0)