October
14, 1989
Italy
0-Brazil 1
Friendly
Venue: Bologna -Stadio Renato
Dall'Ara
Attendance: 33,800
Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)
Goalscorers: (Italy): None
(Brazil): André Alves da Cruz 77th
Lineups:
Italy:
1-Walter Zenga (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) [30
/ 0]
2- Giuseppe Bergomi (Internazionale
Football Club- Milano) [60 / 6]
3-Luigi De Agostini (Juventus Football Club-Torino) [20 / 3]
4-Franco Baresi (Associazione Calcio Milan) [35 / 1]
5-Riccardo Ferri (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) [27 / 4]
(13-Ciro Ferrara (Societa
Sportiva Calcio Napoli) [12 / 0] 46th)
6-Nicola Berti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) [9
/ 3]
7-Roberto
Baggio (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze) [5 / 3]
8-Fernando De Napoli (Societa Sportiva Calcio
Napoli) [33 / 1]
9-Gianluca
Vialli (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova)
[39 / 11]
10-Giuseppe
Giannini (Associazione Sportiva Roma) [29 / 3] (15-Luca
Fusi (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli) [4
/ 0] 58th)
11-Andrea
Carnevale (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli) [4 / 2]
Coach:
Azeglio Vicini
Other
Subs:
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
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Photo
From: Guerin Sportivo, 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 ) |
Brazil:
1- Cláudio André Mergen ‘Taffarel’ (Sport Club Internacional- Porto Alegre) [22 / 0]
2- Jorge de Amorim Campos ‘Jorginho’ (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen / West
Germany) [18 / 2]
3-‘Aldair’ Nascimento dos Santos (Sport Lisboa e Benfica /
Portugal) [13 /
0] (14-André Alves da Cruz (Associação Atlética Ponte
Preta- São Paulo) [13 / 1] 70th)
4- Mauro Geraldo Galvão (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro) [16 / 0]
6- Ricardo Roberto Barreto da Rocha
(São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) [11 / 0]
5- Iomar do
Nascimento ‘Mazinho’ (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de
Janeiro) [15 / 0]
8- Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri ‘Dunga’ (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze / Italy) [17
/ 1]
11- Ricardo Rogério de Brito ‘Alemão’ (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy) [28 / 5] (15-‘Geovani’ Silva (Bologna Football Club / Italy) [20 / 5] 88th)
10- Paulo ‘Silas’ do Prado
Pereira
(Sporting Clube
de Portugal- Lisboa / Portugal) [24 / 1] (16-Mílton Queiroz da Paixão ‘Tita’ (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro) [29 / 6] 68th)
7-
Luís
Antônio Corrêa da Costa ‘Müller’ (Torino
Calcio 1906 / Italy) [26 / 4]
9- Antônio de Oliveira Filho ‘Careca’ (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy) [41 / 21]
Coach:
Sebastiano Lazaroni
Booked:
Carlos Dunga 53rd
Other
Subs:
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
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Photo
From: Guerin Sportivo, 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) |
Notes:
-Match
number 463 for Italy and number 531 for Brazil.
-This
was the 10th meeting between the nations.
-The
previous match between the nations, as well as the previous match on neutral
soil and Italy’s previous victory, was the World Cup Finals match at
Barcelona’s Sarria Stadium on July 5, 1982 that Italy won 3 to 2.
Italian
player: Giuseppe Bergomi was present that day (on the field and/or the
substitutes bench).
He
replaced Fulvio Collovati in the 34th minute in that match.
This is Italy‘s last victory to
date over Brazil.
Franco Baresi was a member of the
1982 squad, though he did not play.
Brazil’s Careca was part of the
original Brazil 1982 World cup squad, but was ruled out just prior to the
tournament through injury.
Italy manager Azeglio Vicini was
one of Enzo Bearzot’s assistants.
-The
previous match between the nations and Brazil’s previous victory was also on
neutral soil, The World Cup Third Place match on June 24, 1978 at Buenos Aires’
Estadio Monumental that Brazil won 2 to 1.
-The
previous match between the nations on Italian soil was a Friendly on June 9,
1973 at Roma’s Stadio Olimpico that Italy won 2 to 0.
-The
next match between the nations, also at a neutral venue, would be the World Cup
Final on July 17, 1994 at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl Stadium in California that ended
in a scoreless tie, but Brazil won penalty kick shootout 3 to 2.
Italy
players: Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini, Nicola Berti and Roberto Baggio and Brazil players: Taffarel,
Jorginho,
Aldair,
Dunga and
Mazinho were present that day (on the field and/or the substitutes bench).
Mazinho
was booked in that match.
Brazilian
Dunga scored from his penalty kick attempt, while Baresi and Baggio missed for
Italy.
Dunga
and Baresi captained their respective sides.
-The
only previous time, that the nations played on Brazilian soil was a Friendly on
July 1, 1956 at Rio’s Maracana Stadium that Brazil won 2 to 0.
-Brazil’s next victories over Italy would be in
2009. The first would be a friendly at London’s Emirates Stadium on February
10, 2009, that Brazil won 2 to 0.
A
few months later on June 21, 2009, during a Confederations Cup group match on
June 21, 2009, Brazil won 3 to 0 at Tshwane/Pretoria’s
Loftus Versfeld Stadium in South Africa.
Carlos
Dunga was Brazil’s Manager in both matches.
-On
October 1,, 1989, the International Federation of Football
Staticians had named Walter Zenga as the World’s Best Goalkeeper.
-Brazil’s
Manager Sebastiano Lazaroni had been appointed as Brazil’s Manager on January
15, 1989.
He
had controversially sought to ‘Europeanize’ Brazil’s tactics and playing style.
As
stated in previous entries on this blog, Mauro Galvao was used as a sweeper
even though he did not play that position for his club. This period is often
referred to as ‘Dunga era’. The tough and combative Dunga was seen as a symbol
of this rugged, physical and non-attractive playing style.
Lazaroni
had won the Copa America just few months earlier on July 16, 1989.
This
was Brazil’s first title in Copa America since 1949.
This
was Brazil’s official title since the 1970 World Cup.
Brazil
had qualified for the World Cup just the month before in two very bad tempered
matches with Chile.
The
first leg had led to sending off of Romario and the second leg on September 3
is famous for the firecracker incident with Chile’s goalkeeper Roberto Rojas.
-This
1989 match was the last match to date on Italian soil.
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Photo
From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 3
(Gianluca Vialli, Aldair and Ricardo Rocha) |
-On
September 3, 1989, former Italian international Gaetano Scirea had been killed
in a car accident on a supervising mission in Poland for Juventus.
-The
match referee Helmut Kohl of Austria was namesake of then West German
Chancellor. He passed away on September 26, 1991, aged 48. He officiated during
the 1990 World Cup in Italy.
-This
match was a high profile friendly, as Italy was preparing to host the World Cup
the following summer. Bologna’s stadium was one of the venues for the World Cup
matches.
Italy
was the second nation after Mexico to host the World Cup twice. They had
previously hosted in 1934.
-Italy
were missing AC Milan’s Roberto Donadoni and Carlo Ancelloti.
Luigi
De Agostini started at left back instead of ususal starter Paolo Maldini of AC
Milan.
Also
missing was Internazionale Milano striker Aldo Serena, who had been the top
goalscorer of Serie A, the previous season.
-Prior
to the match, Former Italy Manager Ferruccio Valcareggi and former
International Angelo Schiavio were honored. Both were former Bologna players.
Schiavio
scored Italy’s winning goal during the Final of 1934 World Cup. He passed away
a few months later on April 17, 1990.
-Also
in the audience were: Argentina Manager Carlos Bilardo, Spain Manager Luis
Suarez, West Germany Manager Franz Beckenbauer, Yugoslavia Manager Ivica Osim,
former Real Madrid great Francisco Gento and former Italy striker Paolo Rossi.
-Italy’s
was in the midst of Baggio-mania after his impressive two-goal performance in
Italy’s previous friendly vs. Bulgaria on September 20, 1989 (4 to 0 win).
However, he was anonymous like most of his teammates for this match.
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Photo
From: Onze-Mondial, January 1994
(Roberto Baggio) |
-Brazil
were missing Romario (PSV Eindhoven), Carlos Mozer (Olympique Marseille),
Claudio Branco (Porto) and Valdo (Benfica) who were not released by their
European clubs.
Striker
Bebeto (Vasco da Gama) was also missing, as well as defender Ricardo Raimundo
Gomes (Benfica).
Bebeto
and Romario had been the heroes of the 1989 Copa triumph.
Romario
would suffer an injury in the New Year that sidelined him for many months and
he just barely made the World Cup Finals squad, though he was clearly in no
shape to start. Bebeto would lose his starting position by the time of the
World Cup to Torino based Luis Muller.
-As
far as this match itself, the Italian press remarked how Brazilians played like
Italians and vice versa.
They
noted how Brazil played with five defenders, four in a flat formation in front
of one libero.
Brazil
were considered superior opponents for that day.
-They
played superior defensively unknown for a Brazilian up until then and generally
controlled the match.
Italy’s
Franco Baresi was considered the best player on the field that day.
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Photo
From: Onze-Mondial, Europe 1, Special Coupe du Monce , Italie 1990
(Franco Baresi) |
-Brazil
scored their winner on the 77th minute from a curling free kick from
substitute Andre Cruz who had just come on 7 minutes earlier in place of
Aldair.
This
was Andre Cruz’s first and only goal for Brazil.
This
was Brazil’s first and up to date only win on Italian soil.
-Carlos
Dunga was booked after protesting to the referee after a foul on Giannini.
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Photo
From: Onze-Mondial, November 1989
(Gianluca Vialli, Silas and Dunga) |
-Italy’s
best chance was in the 59th minute when Carnevalle hit the post
after being sent clear by Giannini.
-The
defensive nature of this match reflected the play during the upcoming World
cup, where most teams played in a very defensive fashion.
-After
the match, Lazaroni said he was satisfied with the progress of his team since
the Copa and felt they would have been even stronger had the absent players
been present.
-In
the days leading up to this match, Lazaroni had observed World Cup qualifiers
(October 4, West Germany 6-Finland 1), (October 6, Czechoslovakia 2-Portugal
1), (October 8, East Germany 2-USSR 1),
(October 11, Hungary 2-Spain 2 ).
-This
was Italy’s first home loss since losing to Wales on June 4, 1988 at Brescia
(0-1).
Italy’s
next home loss would be a friendly vs. France on February 16, 1994 at Napoli
(0-1 loss).
Note:
The 1990 Semifinal penalty kick loss vs. Argentina was at home, but the match
had ended in a 1-1 tie.
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Photo
From: Guerin Sportivo, October 18-24,
1989
(Gianluca Vialli and Ricardo Rocha) |
-After
conceding this goal, Walter Zenga did not concede a goal, until the World Cup
Finals semifinal vs. Argentina on July 3, 1990 (1 to 1 tie, Penalty kick
shoot-out Argentina win).
The
Sequence of matches included:
November
11, 1989, Italy 1-Algeria 0
November
15, 1989, England 0-Italy 0
December
21, 1989, Italy 0-Argentina 0
February
21, 1990, Holland 0-Italy 0
March
31, 1990, Italy 1-Switzerland 0
May
30, 1990, Italy 0-Greece 0 (though unofficial)
June
9, 1990, Italy 1-Austria 0 (World Cup)
June
14, 1990, Italy 1-USA 0 (World Cup)
June
19, 1990, Italy 2-Czechoslovakia 0 (World Cup)
June
25, 1990, Italy 2-Uruguay 0 (World Cup)
June
30, 1990, Italy 1-Republic of Ireland 0 (World Cup)
In
the World Cup itself, he did not concede a goal for 517 minutes.
-As
the sequence above shows, Italy went through a goalscoring drought as well.
After
this match and until the World Cup, Italy scored just two goals. Andrea
Carnevalle, Roberto Mancini and Aldo Serena were the candidates vying for a
starting spot alongside Gianluca Vialli in the attack.
However,
due to the scoring problems, Italy called up the emerging Salvatore Schillaci
prior to the World Cup as an extra option and he took the opportunity with open
hands.
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Photo
From: World Soccer, Novem,ber 1989
(Silas and Roberto Baggio) |
-Carlos
Dunga is the current Brazilian national Team manager. He was also previously
Manager from 2006 to 2010.
-Brazil’s
Dunga, Alemao, Geovani, Muller and Careca were all playing for Italian Serie A
clubs (except Muller who was in Serie B with Torino).
Dunga
was teammates at Fiorentina with Roberto Baggio.
Alemao
and Careca were teammates at Napoli with Ferrara, De Napoli, Carnevalle, Crippa
and Luca Fusi.
Taffarell,
Aldair, Mazinho and Silas would join Serie A clubs the following season. They
joined Parma, Roma, Lecce and Cesena respectively.
Aldair
would become teammates with Giannini at Roma.
Andre
Cruz would eventually also end up playing in the Serie A many years later,
playing for Napoli and AC Milan (with Paolo Maldini as a teammate) among
others.
Silas
would join Sampdoria in 1991 and become teammates with Vialli and Mancini.
-Brazil’s
Geovani was the only Bologna player during the match; he came on the field two
minutes from the end.
After
the 1988 Olympics he was being proclaimed as Brazil’s next great hope, however,
he did not live up to the hype and was benched by Lazaroni in the Copa America.
He failed to make the World Cup finals squad. He appeared for Brazil in their
next friendly on November 14, 1989 vs, Yugoslavia (scoreless tie) and played
his final match in a friendly vs. Wales on September 11, 1991 (0-1 loss).
During
his season at Bologna he was considered as one of the biggest foreign player
flops.
-It
was surprising that the Italian unused substitute Giancarlo Marocchi of
Juventus did not see any playing time. Since, he was a former Bologna player
(and future one as well) and he might have gotten the crowd more behind Italy.
-Of
the Brazilian players on the field and on the bench, Geovani, Josimar and the
goalscorer Andre Cruz failed to make the World Cup 1990 Finals squad.
Non-playing
substitute Josimar, one of the revelations of the 1986 World Cup, was axed by
Lazaroni after many off the field legal and personal problems.
-Luca
Fusi and Massimo Crippa were the only Italians who did not make the World Cup
1990 Finals squad.
-Brazilians
Taffarel, Mazinho, Mauro Galvao, Andre Cruz, Geovani, Tita, Acacio, Josimar,
Aldair, Alemao, Dunga and Silas were part of the 1989 Copa America winning
squad.
-Brazil’s
Tita earned his first cap in 1979, Mauro Galvao earned his first cap in 1986,
but was only called up again in early 1989 by Lazaroni.
-Brazil
and Napoli midfielder Ricardo Alemao had briefly lost his starting position
during the Copa America, but would regain it by the time of the World Cup. He
was one of the strongest and vocal proponents of Lazaroni’s defensive tactics.
-Brazil’s
Muller, Careca, Josimar, Alemao, Mauro Galvao and Silas were members of the
1986 World Cup Finals squad.
Italy’s
Giuseppe Bergomi, Fernando De Napoli, Gianluca Vialli and Walter Zenga were
members of Italy’s 1986 World Cup Finals squad.
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Photo
From: World Soccer, Novem,ber 1989
(Andrea Carnevalle between Mazinho and Andre
Cruz) |
-Brazil’s
Taffarell, Jorginho, Ricardo Rocha, Dunga, Aldair, Mazinho and Muller were
members of the 1994 World cup winning squad.
Italy’s Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi, Nicola Berti,
Roberto Baggio were their Final opponents that day on July 17, 1994.
Brazil’s Mazinho earned his last cap for Brazil at
that match.
-Mazinho is the father of current Bayern Miunich
and Spanish international Thiago Alcantara. His other son, Rafinha Alcantara
has opted for Brazil.
After joining Lecce for the 1990/91 season, he
joined Fiorentina for 1991/92 season.
-Italy’s previous match at this venue was for a
friendly vs. Greece (2-0 win) on October 8, 1986. This was Azeglio Vicini’s
inaugural match for Italy.
Zenga, Bergomi, Baresi, De Napoli, Mancini, Vialli,
Tacconi, Ferri and Giannini were present that day (on the field and/or the
substitutes bench).
Bergomi scored both of Italy’s goals.
-Italy’s next match at this venue would be a European Championship
qualifier on June 5, 1999 vs. Wales (4-0 win).
Paolo
Maldini was present that day and scored one of Italy’s goals.
-Internazionale
Milano players: Walter Zenga, Giuseppe Bergomi, Riccardo Ferri and Nicola Berti
won the Scudetto the previous season.
-Napoli’s
Careca, Alemao, Ciro Ferrara, Fernando De Napoli, Luca Fusi, Andrea Carnevale and Massimo
Crippa won the Scudetto at the end of the season. They had also won the 1989
UEFA Cup vs. Stuttgart in May 1989.
-AC
Milan’s Franco Baresi and Paolo Maldini won the Champions Cup at
the end of that season vs. Benfica. They had also won the trophy the previous
May vs. Steaua Bucharest.
-Sampdoria’s Gianluca Vialli and Roberto Mancini won the Cup Winners Cup at the end of that season vs. Anderlecht. They had
also won the Coppa Italia the previous season.
-Juventus’ Luigi De Agostini, Stefano Tacconi and
Giancarlo Marocchi won the UEFA Cup at the end of that season as well as the
Coppa Italia. Their UEFA Cup Final opponents were Fiorentina that included
Dunga and Roberto Baggio.
-On
May 18, 1990, Roberto Baggio was transferred from Fiorentina to Juventus for 13
Million Dollars. That became the most expensive player transfer at the time.
-Brazil
manager Sebastiano Lazaroni was appointed as Fiorentina manager for the
following season. Carlos Dunga was one of his players there.
-This
was Brazil’s first match vs. European opposition since a makeshift squad toured
Europe in June 1989 and lost three matches to Sweden (June 16, 1-2), Denmark
(June 18, 0-4) and Switzerland (June 21, 0-1).
-Italy
faced three South American teams in 1989 and did not win in any of the
encounters:
April
22, 1989, Italy 1-Uruguay 1
October
14, 1989, Italy 0-Brazil 1
December
21, 1989, Italy 0-Aregntina 0
-The
entire Italian squad were home based, while for Brazil : Taffarel, Andre Cruz,
Mauro Galvao, Ricardo Rocha, Mazinho, Tita, Acacio, Josimar and Bismarck were
home based.
-After
the Bosman ruling, the following Italian players played abroad: Zenga, Berti,
Vialli, Giannini, Fusi and Mancini.
-Napoli
teammates Luca Fusi and Ciro Ferrara were members of Juventus’ Scudetto winning
squad of 1994/95 along with Gianluca Vialli, Roberto Baggio and Giancarlo
Marocchi.
-The
following season, Andrea Carnevalle would join AS Roma. However, early in the
season he would be embroiled in a doping scandal with teammate Angelo Peruzzi
and be suspended for a year.
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