Compendium to Preparations of Italy for 1990 World Cup-part five (Spring 1990)

IV. 1989/90 Season (Spring 1990)

February 21, 1990 (Rotterdam, Holand 0-Italy 0)

March 31, 1990 (Basel, Switzerland 0-Italy 1)

May 30, 1990 (Perugia, Italy 0-Greece 0)

June 2, 1990 (Arezzo, Italy 3-AS Cannes (France) 0)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 14-Holland (February 21, 1990, Rotterdam)

Date: February 21, 1990

Competition: Friendly

Result: Holland 0-Italy 0

Venue: Rotterdam-De Kuip-Feyenoord Stadion

Attendance: 24,198

Referee: Gerard Biguet (France)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 20:00

Goalscorers:

(Holland): None

(Italy): None

Summary of goals:

-

Lineups:

Holland:

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

2- Hubertus Aegidius Hermanus ‘Berry’ van Aerle (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

3- Adrianus Andreas ‘Adri’ van Tiggelen (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht / Belgium) 

4- Ronald Koeman (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

5- Franklin Edmundo ‘Frank’ Rijkaard (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) (12-Edward Jeroen Sturing (Arnhemse voetbal club Vitesse-Arnhem) 46)

6- Jan Jacobus Wouters (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

7- Gerald Mervin Vanenburg (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

8- Erwin Koeman (Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen / Belgium)

9- Marcel ‘Marco’ van Basten (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) (14-Willem Cornelis Nicolaas ‘Wim’ Kieft (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) 68)

10- Johannes Jacobus ’John’  Bosman (Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen / Belgium)  

11-Richard Pieter Witschge (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Coach: Nol de Ruiter (caretaker, standing in for Thijs Libregts)

Booked: Hans van Breuleken

Other Substitutes:

Johannes Frederik ‘Joop’ Hiele (Feyenoord Rotterdam)  

 drs. Graeme Wayne Rutjes (Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen / Belgium)  

Jurriaan ‘Juul’ Ellerman (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Team Captain: Ronald Koeman

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Orange Shirts, White Shorts, Orange Socks

Italy:

1-Walter Zenga (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   

2- Ciro Ferrara (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)

3- Paolo Maldini (Associazione Calcio Milan) 

4- Giuseppe Bergomi  (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) 

5-Pietro Vierchowod (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 

6-Carlo Ancelotti (Associazione Calcio Milan)    

7- Giancarlo Marocchi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

8-Fernando De Napoli (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)

9- Andrea Carnevale(Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli) (18-Aldo Serena (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) 82)

10-Giuseppe Giannini (Associazione Sportiva Roma)  (14-Luigi De Agostini (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 68)

11- Roberto Baggio (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze) (17-Roberto Mancini (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 72)

Coach: Azeglio Vicini

Other Substitutes:

StefanoTacconi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Alessandro Costacurta (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

Luca Fusi (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)

Nicola Berti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   

Team Captain: Giuseppe Bergomi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 784 (Number 9), February 28-March 6, 1990

(February 21, 1990, Holland 0-Italy 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 784 (Number 9), February 28-March 6, 1990

(February 21, 1990, Holland 0-Italy 0)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 784 (Number 9), February 28-March 6, 1990

(Italy squad, February 21, 1990, Holland 0-Italy 0)

Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, de histoire van oranje, 1989-1995, Authors: Matty Verkamman and Henk Mees

(Holland squad, February 21, 1990, Holland 0-Italy 0)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 15-Switzerland (March 31, 1990, Basel)

Date: March 31, 1990

Competition: Friendly

Result: Switzerland 0-Italy 1

Venue: Basel -Saint Jakob Park 

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Karl-Joseph Assenmacher (West Germany)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 16:00

Goalscorers:

(Switzerland): None

(Italy): Luigi De Agostini 68

Summary of goals:

0:1 (68^th minute, Italy): Luigi De Agostini scored from a free kick.

Lineups:

Switzerland:

1-Martin Brunner (Grasshopper -Club Zürich)

2-Marc Hottiger (Football Club Lausanne-Sports)        

3-Herbert Baumann (Fußball Club Luzern)

4-Dominique Herr (Football Club Lausanne-Sports)                  

5-Urs Fischer (Sankt-Gallen Fußball Club)

6-Marcel Koller (Grasshopper -Club Zürich)

7-Blaise Piffaretti (Football Club Sion) (13-Frederic Chassot (Neuchâtel Xamax Football Club) 79)

8-Heinz Hermann (Neuchâtel Xamax Football Club) 

9-Adrian Knup (Fußball Club Luzern)

10-Alain Sutter (Grasshopper -Club Zürich)

11-Stephane Chapuisat (Football Club Lausanne-Sports)        

Coach: Ulrich Stielieke (West Germany)

Other Substitutes:

Phillip Walker (Football Club Lugano)

Peter Schepull (Fußball Club Wettingen)

Didier Gigon (Neuchâtel Xamax Football Club) 

Patrick Sylvestre (Football Club Lugano)

Phillipe Hertig (Football Club Lugano)

Team Captain: Heinz Hermann

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Blacky

Uniform Colors: Red (patches of white) Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Italy:

1-Walter Zenga (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   

2- Giuseppe Bergomi (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)  (13-Ciro Ferrara (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli) 58)

3- Paolo Maldini (Associazione Calcio Milan) (15-Luigi De Agostini (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 46)

4- Franco Baresi (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

5-Pietro Vierchowod (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)  

6- Giancarlo Marocchi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

7-Roberto Donadoni (Associazione Calcio Milan)    

8-Fernando De Napoli (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)

9- Andrea Carnevale (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli) (19-Aldo Serena (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) 58)

10-Giuseppe Giannini (Associazione Sportiva Roma)  

11-Salvatore Schillaci (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Coach: Azeglio Vicini

Other Substitutes:

Gianluca Pagliuca (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 

Riccardo Ferri (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   

Luca Fusi (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)

Nicola Berti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) 

Roberto Baggio (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

Team Captain: Giuseppe Bergomi (Franco baresi assumed Captaincy 58th minute)

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 789 (Number 14), April 4-10, 1990

(Italy squad, March 31, 1990, Switzerland 0-Italy 1)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 789 (Number 14), April 4-10, 1990

(Italy squad, March 31, 1990, Switzerland 0-Italy 1)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 16-Greece (May 30, 1990, Perugia) (Unofficial)

Date: May 30, 1990

Competition: Friendly (Unofficial for Italy, Official for Greece, Both Teams played without National Emblems-FIFA and UEFA do not count this match as Official)

Result: Italy 0-Greece 0

Venue: Perugia -Stadio Renato Curi

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Rosa Dos Santos (Portugal)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: 20:30

Goalscorers:

(Italy): None

(Greece): None

Summary of goals:

-

Lineups:

Italy:

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

3-Giuseppe Bergomi (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)       

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

8-Pietro Vierchowod (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)  

6-Riccardo Ferri (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)                 

14-Giancarlo Marocchi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

17-Roberto Donadoni (Associazione Calcio Milan)    

11-Fernando De Napoli (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)

21-GianlucaVialli (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 

13-Giuseppe Giannini (Associazione Sportiva Roma)  

19-Salvatore Schillaci (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (15-Roberto Baggio (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze) 70)

Coach: Azeglio Vicini

Other Substitutes:

22-Gianluca Pagliuca (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 

2-Franco Baresi (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

5-Ciro Ferrara (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)

7-Paolo Maldini (Associazione Calcio Milan)    

9-Carlo Ancelotti (Associazione Calcio Milan)    

10-Nicola Berti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)       

16-Andrea Carnevale (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)

18-Roberto Mancini (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 

20-Aldo Serena (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   

Team Captain: Giuseppe Bergomi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Uniform Colors: (Training kit): Half White , Half Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

Greece:

1-Theologis Papadopoulos (Panionios Gymnasticós Sillegós Smyrnis-Athinas)

2-Startos Apostolakis (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas)

3-Georgios Papadopoulos (Gymnasticós Sillegós Iraklis- Thessaloniki)

4-Stelios Manolas (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina)

5-Ioannis Kalitzakis (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas)

6-Jiotis Tsalouchidis (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas)

7-Dimitris Saravakos (captain) (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas)

8-Georgios Toursounidis (PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)

(15-Nikos Tsiantakis (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas) 58)

9-Stefanos Borbokis (PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki) (16-Ioannis Samaras (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas) 71)

10-Nikos Nioblias (OFI (Ómilos Filathlós Iráklion)-Kriti ) 

11-Spyros Maragkos (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas)  (14-Savvas Kofidis (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas) 78)

Coach: Antonis Georgiadis

Other Substitutes:

Georgios Plitsis (Gymnasticós Sillegós Iraklis- Thessaloniki)

Nikos Kourbanas (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas)

Nikos Karageorgiu (PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)

Konstantinos Kolomitrusis (Athlitiki Enosi Larisa)

Team Captain: Dimitris Saravakos

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Asics?

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: (Screen capture)

(May 30, 1990, Italy 0-Greece 0)

Photo From: (Screen capture)

(May 30, 1990, Italy 0-Greece 0)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 17-AS Cannes (France) (June 2, 1990, Arezzo) (Unofficial)

Date: June 2, 1990

Competition: Friendly (Unofficial)

Result: Italy 3-AS Cannes (France) 0

Venue: Arezzo

Attendance: -

Referee: Marcello Nicchi (Italy)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Italy): GianlucaVialli 37 pen, 71, Fernnado De Napoli 40

(Cannes): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (37^th minute, Italy): Italy were awarded a penalty kick after Vialli was fouled by Jocelyn Rico in the box. Vialli scored from the ensuing penalty kick,

2:0 (40^th minute, Italy): From the right side, Vialli’s shot was parried by Dussuyer, Giannini backheeled the rebound for De Napoli to shoot in.

3:0 (71^st minute, Italy): From the middle, Vialli was released through by Giannini and he went around Dussuyer to score  from a narrow angle.

Lineups:

Italy:

1-Walter Zenga (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) 

3-Giuseppe Bergomi (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   

7-Paolo Maldini (Associazione Calcio Milan)    

2-Franco Baresi (Associazione Calcio Milan)   

6-Riccardo Ferri (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)

9-Carlo Ancelotti (Associazione Calcio Milan)    

17-Roberto Donadoni (Associazione Calcio Milan)     

11-Fernando De Napoli (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)

21-GianlucaVialli (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)  (19-Salvatore Schillaci (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 71)

13-Giuseppe Giannini (Associazione Sportiva Roma)  

16-Andrea Carnevale (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)

Coach: Azeglio Vicini

Other Substitutes:

12-StefanoTacconi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

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

8-Pietro Vierchowod (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)  

14-Giancarlo Marocchi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

15-Roberto Baggio (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)

22-Gianluca Pagliuca (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 

5-Ciro Ferrara (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)

10-Nicola Berti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)       

18-Roberto Mancini (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova) 

20-Aldo Serena (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   

Team Captain: Giuseppe Bergomi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Uniform Colors: (Training kit): Half White , Half Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

AS Cannes (France):

1-Michel Dussuyer

2-Jean-Luc Sassus

3-Alain Ravera

4-Jocelyn Rico

5-Norbert Nachtweih (West Germany)

14-Pierre Dreossi

7-Jean-François Daniel (12-Manuel Nogueira 61)

8-Franck Durix

9-Yannick Stopyra (11-Guy Mengual 5) (15-Eugene Ceougna 86)

6-Jose Bray

10-Marko Mlinaric (Yugoslavia)  (13-Zinedine Zidane 80)

Coach: Boro Primorac (Yugoslavia)

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Kronos ? 
Shirt Sposor:L (Leclerc)

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 798 (Number 23), June 6-12, 1990

(Italy squad, June 2, 1990, Italy 3-AS Cannes (France) 0)

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)