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  • June 10th 1978 (19:15)
    Buenos Aires, Estadio Monumental
    ARGENTINA - ITALY
    0-1 (0-0)
    
         GOALS             67'  0-1  Roberto Bettega (assist - Paolo Rossi)
    
    
         REFEREE           Abraham Klein (Israel)
         LINESMEN          Francis Rion (Belgium)
                           Alfonso Gonzalez Archundia (Mexico)
    
         YELLOW CARDS      60'  Romeo Benetti (ITA)
    
         RED CARDS         -
    
         ATTENDANCE        77,260
    
    
    
    
         ARGENTINA                            AGE   D.O.B.        CLUB
          5 GK Ubaldo Fillol                   27   21 Jul 1950   River Plate
          7 DF Luis Galvan                     30   24 Feb 1948   Talleres
         15 DF Jorge Olguin                    26   17 May 1952   San Lorenzo
         19 DF Daniel Passarella (c)           25   25 May 1953   River Plate
         20 DF Alberto Tarantini               22   03 Dec 1955   (no club)
          2 MD Osvaldo Ardiles                 25   03 Aug 1952   Huracan
          4 MD Daniel Bertoni                  23   14 Mar 1955   Independiente
          6 MD Americo Gallego                 23   25 Apr 1955   Newell's Old Boys
         10 FW Mario Kempes                    23   15 Jul 1954   Valencia (SPA)
         16 FW Oscar Ortiz               (-73) 25   08 Apr 1953   River Plate
         21 FW Jose Valencia                   22   03 Oct 1955   Talleres
    
         Substitutes
          9 FW Rene Houseman             (+73) 24   19 Jul 1953   Huracan
    
         Coach: Cesar Luis Menotti             39   05 Nov 1938
    
    
    
         ITALY                                AGE   D.O.B.        CLUB
          1 GK Dino Zoff (c)                   36   28 Feb 1942   Juventus
          2 DF Mauro Bellugi              (-6) 28   07 Feb 1950   Bologna
          3 DF Antonio Cabrini                 20   08 Oct 1957   Juventus
          5 DF Claudio Gentile                 24   27 Sep 1953   Juventus
          8 DF Gaetano Scirea                  25   25 May 1953   Juventus
          9 MD Giancarlo Antognoni       (-73) 24   01 Apr 1954   AC Fiorentina
         10 MD Romeo Benetti                   32   20 Oct 1945   Juventus
         14 MD Marco Tardelli                  23   24 Sep 1954   Juventus
         16 MD Franco Causio                   29   01 Feb 1949   Juventus
         18 FW Roberto Bettega                 27   27 Dec 1950   Juventus
         21 FW Paolo Rossi                     21   23 Sep 1956   Vicenza
    
         Substitutes
          4 DF Antonello Cuccureddu       (+6) 28   04 Oct 1949   Juventus
         15 MD Renato Zaccarelli         (+73) 27   18 Jan 1951   AC Torino
    
         Coach: Enzo Bearzot                   50   26 Sep 1927
    
    
    
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