11 October, 2012

Today 15 years ago: Italy 0, England 0 ("the Italian Job")

Sent-off: 77' Di Livio. Att: 65.962 (Stadio Olimpico, Rome).
Italy: Peruzzi 6,25 — Nesta 6,00, Costacurta 6,00, F. Cannavaro 6,38, Maldini 6,25 (32' Benarrivo 5,75) — Di Livio 5,50, D. Baggio 5,50, Albertini 5,25, Zola 5,12 (63' Del Piero 6,17) — Vieri 5,62, F. Inzaghi 4,75 (46' Chiesa 6,00). — coach: Maldini 4,75. = average: 5,75 [disappointing]
England: Seaman 6,62 — Campbell 6,38, Adams 6,00, Southgate 6,25 — Beckham 6,50, Ince 6,75, Batty 6,38, Gascoigne 6,12 (88' Butt), Le Saux 6,12 — Sheringham 6,38, Wright 6,00. — coach:  Hoddle 7,00. = average: 6,32 [good]


England qualified for the 1998 WC; Italy had to face Russia in a playoff round.

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