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1988 European Championships

Wed 22 Jun 1988, 00:00
Stadium - Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, Germany
Semi final

USSR 2-0 Italy

Match period Score Time
1st Half 0 - 0 45
2nd Half 2 - 0 45
Other facts
Attendance 61606
Pitch condition Ideal
Weather Rain
Lighting Good


Match events

Match period Time Event Team Player
2 Yellow card USSR Oleg Kouznetzov
32 Yellow card USSR Vladimir Bessonov
33 Yellow card Italy Franco Baresi
36 Substitution USSR Leaving player - Vladimir Bessonov
Entering player - Anatoli Demianenko
45 Yellow card USSR Sergueï Gotsmanov
46 Substitution Italy Leaving player - Roberto Mancini
Entering player - Alessandro Altobelli
58 Goal USSR Guennadi Litovchenko
62 Goal USSR Oleg Protassov
65 Substitution Italy Leaving player - Paolo Maldini
Entering player - Luigi De Agostini
75 Yellow card Italy Fernando De Napoli
81 Yellow card Italy Riccardo Ferri

USSR - squad

Coach - Valeri Lobanovski

Player Position Time played
Rinat Dasayev Goalkeeper 90
Vladimir Bessonov Defender 35
Vagiz Khidiyatulin Defender 90
Sergueï Aleinikov Defender 90
Oleg Kouznetzov Defender 90
Aleksey Mikhaylichenko Midfielder 90
Sergueï Gotsmanov Midfielder 90
Guennadi Litovchenko Midfielder 90
Oleg Protassov Forward 90
Alexandre Zavarov Midfielder 90
Vassili Rats Defender 90
Sergey Baltacha Substitute 0
Tengiz Sulakvelidze Substitute 0
Igor Belanov Substitute 0
Anatoli Demianenko Substitute who played 55
Victor Pasulko Substitute 0
Viktor Chanov Substitute 0

Italy - squad

Coach - Azeglio Vicini

Player Position Time played
Walter Zenga Goalkeeper 90
Giuseppe Bergomi Defender 90
Paolo Maldini Defender 64
Carlo Ancelotti Midfielder 90
Riccardo Ferri Defender 90
Franco Baresi Defender 90
Roberto Donadoni Midfielder 90
Fernando De Napoli Midfielder 90
Roberto Mancini Forward 45
Giuseppe Giannini Midfielder 90
Gianluca Vialli Forward 90
Alessandro Altobelli Substitute who played 45
Luigi De Agostini Substitute who played 26