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  • June 24th 1978 (15:00)
    Buenos Aires, Estadio Monumental
    BRAZIL - ITALY
    2-1 (0-1)
    
         GOALS             38'  0-1  Franco Causio (assist - Paolo Rossi)
                           64'  1-1  Nelinho (assist - Roberto Dinamite)
                           72'  2-1  Dirceu (assist - Mendonca)
    
    
         REFEREE           Abraham Klein (Israel)
         LINESMEN          Karoly Palotai (Hungary)
                           Alfonso Gonzalez Archundia (Mexico)
    
         YELLOW CARDS      35'  Nelinho (BRA)
                           44'  Batista (BRA)
                           72'  Claudio Gentile (ITA)
    
         RED CARDS         -
    
         ATTENDANCE        76,000
    
    
    
    
         BRAZIL                                 AGE   D.O.B.        CLUB
          1 GK Emerson LEAO (c)                  28   11 Jul 1949   Palmeiras
          3 DF Jose OSCAR Bernardi               24   20 Jun 1954   Ponte Preta
          4 DF Joao AMARAL dos Santos            23   25 Dec 1954   Corinthians
         13 DF Manoel Cabral NELINHO             27   26 Jul 1950   Cruzeiro
         16 DF Jose RODRIGUES NETO               28   01 Dec 1949   Botafogo
          5 MD Antonio TONINHO CEREZO      (-64) 23   21 Apr 1955   Atletico Mineiro
         11 MD Jose Guimaraes DIRCEU             26   15 Jun 1952   Vasco da Gama
         17 MD Joao BATISTA da Silva             23   08 Mar 1955   Internacional
         19 MD Jorge MENDONCA                    24   06 Jun 1954   Palmeiras
         18 FW GILberto Alves              (-46) 27   24 Dec 1950   Botafogo
         20 FW ROBERTO DINAMITE de Oliveira      24   13 Apr 1954   Vasco da Gama
    
         Substitutes
          9 FW Jose REINALDO de Lima       (+46) 21   11 Jan 1957   Atletico Mineiro
         10 FW Roberto RIVELINO            (+64) 32   01 Jan 1946   Fluminense
    
         Coach: Claudio Coutinho                 39   05 Jan 1939
    
    
    
         ITALY                                  AGE   D.O.B.        CLUB
          1 GK Dino Zoff (c)                     36   28 Feb 1942   Juventus
          3 DF Antonio Cabrini                   20   08 Oct 1957   Juventus
          4 DF Antonello Cuccureddu              28   04 Oct 1949   Juventus
          5 DF Claudio Gentile                   24   27 Sep 1953   Juventus
          6 DF Aldo Maldera                      24   14 Oct 1953   AC Milan
          8 DF Gaetano Scirea                    25   25 May 1953   Juventus
          9 MD Giancarlo Antognoni         (-79) 24   01 Apr 1954   AC Fiorentina
         13 MD Patrizio Sala                     23   16 Jun 1955   AC Torino
         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
         17 MD Claudio Sala                (+79) 30   08 Sep 1947   AC Torino
    
         Coach: Enzo Bearzot                     50   26 Sep 1927
    
    
    
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