Compendium to Preparations of Italy for 1990 World Cup-part four (Fall 1989)

III. 1989/90 Season (Fall 1989)

September 20, 1989 (Cesena, Italy 4-Bulgaria 0)

October 14, 1989 (Bologna, Italy 0-Brazil 1)

November 11, 1989 (Vicenza, Italy 1-Algeria 0)

November 15, 1989 (London, England 0-Italy 0)

December 21, 1989 (Cagliari, Italy 0-Argentina 0)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 9-Bulgaria (September 20, 1989, Cesena)

Date: September 20, 1989

Competition: Friendly

Result: Italy 4-Bulgaria 0

Venue: Cesena -Stadio Dino Manuzzi      

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Alphonse Constantin (Belgium)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 20:15

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Roberto Baggio 18 pen, 34, Andrea Carnevale 46, Own Goal (Nikolai Iliev) 53

(Bulgaria): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (18^th minute, Italy): Italy were awarded the penalty kick after Carnevalle was fouled by Ivanov in the box. Roberto Baggio scored  from the ensuing penalty kick.

2:0 (34^th minute, Italy): Baggio received the ball on his own half and advanced, he passed to Vialli and received it back on the right side, he dribbled past Valov and scored.

3:0 (46^th minute, Italy): Baggio’s cross from the right side was struck in by Carnevale.

4:0 (53^rd  minute, Italy): On the left side, Baggio passed to Vialli, whose shot was deflected in by Iliev.

Lineups:

Italy:

1-Walter Zenga (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)    

2- Giuseppe Bergomi (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) (13-Ciro Ferrara (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli) 76)

3-Paolo Maldini (Associazione Calcio Milan)    (14-Luigi De Agostini (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 61)

4-Franco Baresi (Associazione Calcio Milan)    

5-Riccardo Ferri (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   

6-Giancarlo Marocchi (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (16-Massimo Crippa (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli) 68)

7-Roberto Baggio (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

8-Fernando De Napoli (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)    

9-Gianluca Vialli (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 

10-Giuseppe Giannini (Associazione Sportiva Roma)   

11-Andrea Carnevale (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)   

Coach: Azeglio Vicini

Other Substitutes:

Gianluca Pagliuca (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)

Luca Fusi (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)   

Roberto Mancini (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)

Aldo Serena (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   

Team Captain: Giuseppe Bergomi (Gianluca Vialli assumed Captaincy in the 76th minute)

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Bulgaria:

1-Ilija Valov (CFKA(Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia)

2-Emil Dimitrov (CFKA(Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia)

3-Trifon Ivanov (CFKA(Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia)

4-Pavel Dochev (Fudbalski Klub Lokomotiv-Sofia)

5-Nikolai Iliev (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

6-Kalin Bankov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

7-Gosho Petkov (Fudbalski Klub Lokomotiv-Sofia) (13-Plamen Simeonov (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia) 83)

8-Hritsto Stoitchkov (CFKA(Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia)

9-Luboslav Penev (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)    

10-Georgi Yordanov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) (16-Emil Kostadinov (CFKA(Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia) 46)

11-Krassimir Balakov (Fudbalski Klub Etar Veliko-Tarnovo)

Coach: Ivan Vutzov

Booked: Nikolai Iliev 18, Trifon Ivanov 58

Other Substitutes:

Zdravko Zdravkov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

Dimitar Vassev (Fudbalski Klub Lokomotiv-Sofia)

Nikolai Todorov (Fudbalski Klub Lokomotiv-Sofia)

Team Captain: Hristo Stoichkov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: Magazine source unknown

(Italy squad, September 20, 1989, Italy 4-Bulgaria 0)

 

Photo From: (screen capture)

(September 20, 1989, Italy 4-Bulgaria 0)

Photo From: (screen capture)

(September 20, 1989, Italy 4-Bulgaria 0)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 10-Brazil (October 14, 1989, Bologna)

Date: October 14, 1989

Competition: Friendly

Result: Italy 0-Brazil 1

Venue: Bologna -Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

Attendance: 36,000

Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 15:00

Goalscorers:

(Italy): None

(Brazil): André Alves da Cruz 77

Summary of goals:

0:1 (77^th minute, Brazil): Andre Cruz scored from a curling free kick.

Lineups:

Italy:

1-Walter Zenga (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   

2- Giuseppe Bergomi  (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)  

3-Luigi De Agostini (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 

4-Franco Baresi (Associazione Calcio Milan)  

5-Riccardo Ferri (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) (13-Ciro Ferrara (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli) 46)

6-Nicola Berti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   

7-Roberto Baggio (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze) 

8-Fernando De Napoli (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli) 

9-Gianluca Vialli (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 

10-Giuseppe Giannini (Associazione Sportiva Roma) (15-Luca Fusi (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli) 58)

11-Andrea Carnevale (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)  

Coach: Azeglio Vicini

Other Substitutes:

12-Stefano Tacconi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

14-Paolo Maldini (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

16-Massimo Crippa (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)   

17-Giancarlo Marocchi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

18-Roberto Mancini (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)

Team Captain: Giuseppe Bergomi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Brazil:

1- Cláudio André Mergen  ‘Taffarel’ (Sport Club Internacional- Porto Alegre) 
2- Jorge de Amorim Campos  ‘Jorginho’ (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen / West Germany)
3-‘Aldair’ Nascimento dos Santos (Sport Lisboa e Benfica / Portugal)  (14-André Alves da Cruz (Associação Atlética Ponte Preta- São Paulo) 70)
4- Mauro Geraldo Galvão  (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro)  
6- Ricardo Roberto Barreto da Rocha (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)  
5- Iomar do Nascimento ‘Mazinho’ (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro) 
8- Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri  ‘Dunga’ (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze / Italy)
11- Ricardo Rogério de Brito ‘Alemão’ (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy) (15-‘Geovani’ Silva  (Bologna Football Club / Italy) 88)
10- Paulo ‘Silas’ do Prado Pereira (Sporting Clube de Portugal- Lisboa / Portugal) (16-Mílton Queiroz da Paixão ‘Tita’ (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro) 68)
7- Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa ‘Müller’  (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy) 
9- Antônio de Oliveira Filho ‘Careca’  (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy) 

Coach: Sebastiano Lazaroni

Booked: Carlos Dunga 53

Other Substitutes:

12- ‘Acácio’ Cordeiro Barreto (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro) 

13-  ‘Josimar’ Higinio Pereira  (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro)

17-’Bismarck’ Barreto Faria (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)   

Team Captain: Antônio de Oliveira Filho ‘Careca’  

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Topper

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts , White Socks

For more detail, see:

http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2014/12/october-14-1989-italy-0-brazil-1.html

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

(Gianluca Vialli, Aldair and Ricardo Rocha, October 14, 1989, Italy 0-Brazil 1)

Photo From: World Soccer, Novem,ber 1989

(Silas and Roberto Baggio, October 14, 1989, Italy 0-Brazil 1)

Photo From: Shoot, January 13, 1990

(Antonio Careca, October 14, 1989, Italy 0-Brazil 1)

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

(Giannini and Silas, October 14, 1989, Italy 0-Brazil 1)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 766 (Number 42), October 18-24, 1989

(Italy squad Top, left to right: Walter Zenga, Riccardo Ferri, Nicola Berti, Andrea Carnevalle, Giuseppe Bergomi, Luigi De Agostini, Bottom, left to right: Fernando De Napoli, Giuseppe Giannini, Roberto Baggio, Gianluca Vialli, Franco Baresi, October 14, 1989, Italy 0-Brazil 1)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 766 (Number 42), October 18-24, 1989

(Brazil squad Top, left to right: Mazinho, Claudio Taffarel, Jorginho,  Mauro Galvao, Aldair, Alemao , Bottom, left to right: Luis Muller, Antonio Careca, Carlos Dunga, Silas, Ricardo Rocha, October 14, 1989, Italy 0-Brazil 1)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 11-Algeria (November 11, 1989, Vicenza)

Date: November 11, 1989

Competition: Friendly

Result: Italy 1-Algeria 0

Venue: Vicenza-Stadio Romeo Menti

Attendance: 26,000

Referee: Zoran Petrovic (Yugoslavia)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 14:30

Goalscorers:

(Italy): Aldo Serena 74

(Algeria): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (74^th minute, Italy): Baggio’s cross from the right side was touched on by Vialli before reaching Serena on the left side and he volleyed in.

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-Luigi De Agostini (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

4-Franco Baresi (Associazione Calcio Milan)  

5-Riccardo Ferri (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

6-Giancarlo Marocchi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

7-Roberto Baggio (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

8-Fernando De Napoli (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)  (18-Roberto Donadoni (Associazione Calcio Milan) 51)

9-Gianluca Vialli (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 

10-Giuseppe Giannini (Associazione Sportiva Roma)  

11-Andrea Carnevale (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)  (19-Aldo Serena (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) 70)

Coach: Azeglio Vicini

Other Substitutes:

Stefano Tacconi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Paolo Maldini (Associazione Calcio Milan)         

Luca Fusi (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)   

Massimo Crippa (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)   

Nicola Berti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)    

Roberto Mancini (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)

Team Captain: Giuseppe Bergomi (Gianluca Vialli assumed Captaincy in the second half)

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Algeria:

1-Larbi El-Hadi (Wihad Adabi Boufarik)

15-Raschid Adghigh (JS (Jeunesse sportive de) Kabylie)

3-Kamel Adjas (ES (Entente Sportive) Sétifienne- Sétif)

20-Fodil Megharia (Club Africain-Rades / Tunisia)

4-Ali Benhalima (MC (Mouloudia Club) Oranais-Oran)

5-Djamel Amani (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium)

14-Tahar Cherif El Ouazani (MC (Mouloudia Club) Oranais-Oran)

17-Mousa Saib (JS (Jeunesse sportive de) Kabylie)

9-Hamid Rahmani (ES (Entente Sportive) Sétifienne- Sétif) (18-Tarek Hadj Adlane (USM (Union Sportive de la Medina) d’Alger) 46)

10-Lakhdar Belloumi (MC (Mouloudia Club) Oranais-Oran) (12-Dahmane Haffaf (JS (Jeunesse sportive de) Kabylie) 84)

11-Rabah Madjer (Futebol Clube do Porto / Portugal)

Coach: Abdelhamid Kermali

Booked: Kamel Adjas 37, Tahar Cherif El Ouazani 37, Rashid Adghigh 43

Other Substitutes:

Djamel Boudjelti (CR (Chabab Riadhi) de Belouizdad)

Hadj Amar Chemaa (RC (Rapid Club) de Relizane)

Moulay Tayeb Foussi (MC (Mouloudia Club) Oranais-Oran)

Mohamed Benabou (RC (Rapid Club) de Relizane)

Team Captain: Rabah Madjer

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas?

Uniform Colors: White Shirts (Green vertical stripe on left), White Shorts, Green Socks

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

(Italy squad, November 11, 1989, Italy 1-Algeria 0)

Photo from: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 771 (Number 47), November 22-28, 1989

(November 11, 1989, Italy 1-Algeria 0)

Photo From: Magazine Source Unknown

(November 11, 1989, Italy 1-Algeria 0)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 12-England (November 15, 1989, London)

Date: November 15, 1989

Competition: Friendly

Result: England 0-Italy 0

Venue: London –Wembley Stadium      

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 20:00

Goalscorers:

(England): None

(Italy): None

Summary of goals:

-

Lineups:

England:

1- Peter Leslie Shilton (Derby County Football Club) (13-David John Beasant (Chelsea Football Club -London) 46)
2- Gary Michael Stevens (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)
3- Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest Football Club) (16-Nigel Winterburn (Arsenal Football Club -London) 67)
5- Desmond Sinclair Walker (Nottingham Forest Football Club)
6- Terence Ian Butcher (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow / Scotland)
4- Steve McMahon (Liverpool Football Club) (14-Stephen Brian Hodge (Nottingham Forest Football Club) 67)
7- Bryan Robson  (Manchester United Football Club) (12-Michael  Christopher Phelan (Manchester United Football Club) 46)
8- Christopher Roland Waddle (Olympique de Marseille / France)
11- John Charles Bryan Barnes (Liverpool Football Club)
9- Peter Andrew Beardsley  (Liverpool Football Club)   (15-David Andrew Platt (Aston Villa Football Club -Birmingham) 78)
10- Gary Winston Lineker  (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club -London)

Coach: Robert William Robson

Other Substitutes:

Mark Wright (Derby County Football Club)

David Carlyle Rocastle (Arsenal Football Club -London)

Team Captain: Bryan Robson (Terry Butcher assumed Captaincy in the second half)

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, White Socks

Italy:

1-Walter Zenga (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)    

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-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)  (18-Roberto Baggio (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze) 82)

10-Giuseppe Giannini (Associazione Sportiva Roma)  

11-Andrea Carnevale (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)  (19-Aldo Serena (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) 76)

Coach: Azeglio Vicini

Other Substitutes:

Stefano Tacconi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Ciro Ferrara (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)   

Luigi De Agostini (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Luca Fusi (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)    

Massimo Crippa (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)    

Giancarlo Marocchi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Roberto Mancini (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)

Team Captain: Giuseppe Bergomi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 771 (Number 47), November 22-28, 1989

(Roberto Donadoni, November 15, 1989, England 0-Italy 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 771 (Number 47), November 22-28, 1989

(November 15, 1989, England 0-Italy 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 771 (Number 47), November 22-28, 1989

(Italy squad, November 15, 1989, England 0-Italy 0)

Photo From: kicker_WM-Sonderheft_1990

(England squad, November 15, 1989, England 0-Italy 0)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 13-Argentina (December 21, 1989, Cagliari)

Date: December 21, 1989

Competition: Friendly

Result: Italy 0-Argentina 0

Venue: Cagliari -Stadio Sant'Elia

Attendance: 29,635

Referee: Alexei Spirin (USSR)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 14:30

Goalscorers:

(Italy): None

(Argentina): None

Summary of goals:

-

Lineups:

Italy:

1-Walter Zenga (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)  (12-Stefano Tacconi (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 46)

2- Giuseppe Bergomi  (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)       

3-Paolo Maldini (Associazione Calcio Milan) (13-Luigi De Agostini (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 46)

4-Franco Baresi (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

5-Ciro Ferrara (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)   

6-Nicola Berti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)    

7-Roberto Donadoni (Associazione Calcio Milan)     (16-Roberto Mancini (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 46)

8-Fernando De Napoli (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)   

9-Gianluca Vialli (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)  (14-Luca Fusi (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli) 69)

10-Giuseppe Giannini (Associazione Sportiva Roma)  

11- Aldo Serena (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)    

Coach: Azeglio Vicini

Other Substitutes:

15-Giancarlo Marocchi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Team Captain: Giuseppe Bergomi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Argentina:

1-Nery Alberto Pumpido (Real Betis Balompié -Sevilla / Spain)

2-Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

3-Juan-Ernesto Simon (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires)

6-Julio Jorge Olarticoechea (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires)

4-Pedro Damian Monzón (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda)

7-Ricardo Omar Giusti (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda)

5-Sergio Daniel Batista (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires) 

8-José Horacio Basualdo (Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart / West Germany)  (21-Pedro Antonio Troglio (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma / Italy) 39)

9-Jorge Luis Burruchaga (Football Club de Nantes / France)

10- Diego Armando Maradona (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli  / Italy)

11-Gustavo Abel Dezotti (Unione Sportiva Cremonese / Italy) (16-Claudio Paul Caniggia (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio / Italy) 67)

Coach: Carlos Salvador Bilardo

Booked: Gustavo Abel Dezotti 20, Ricardo Omar Giusti 62

Other Substitutes:

Julio Cesar Falcioni (Corporación Deportiva América de Cali / Colombia)

Jose Luis Brown (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires)

Roberto Nestor Sensini (Udinese Calcio / Italy)

Nestor Ariel Fabbri (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires)

Nestor Raul Gorosito (Fußballclub Swarovski Tirol –Innsbruck / Austria)

Pedro Pablo Pasculli (Unione Sportiva Lecce / Italy)

Abel Eduardo Balbo (Udinese Calcio / Italy)

Team Captain: Diego Armando Maradona  

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Le Coq Sportif

Uniform Colors: Light Blue/White Vertical Striped Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Europe 1-Coupe Du Monde Italia 90

(Diego Maradona and Giuseppe Giannini, December 21, 1989, Italy 0-Argentina 0)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 1, Issue 2, February 1990

(Luigi De Agostini and Diego Maradona, December 21, 1989, Italy 0-Argentina 0)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 1, Issue 2, February 1990

(Italy squad, December 21, 1989, Italy 0-Argentina 0)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 1, Issue 2, February 1990

(Argentina squad, December 21, 1989, Italy 0-Argentina 0)