Italy 2-0 Switzerland - October 20, 1973 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1974
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79'
ITA
39' - Goal
Gianni Rivera39
44' - Substitution
Gianni Riverais substituted by Franco Causio44
ITA
46' - Substitution
Ulrich Wegmannis substituted by Pirmin Stierli
75' - Substitution
Gabet Chapuisatis substituted by Fernand Luisier
79' - Goal
Luigi Riva79
SWI
SWI
Team line-ups
Italy
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Dino Zoff | 31 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tarcisio Burgnich | 34 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Luciano Spinosi | 23 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Francesco Morini | 29 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Giacinto Facchetti | 31 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sandro Mazzola | 30 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Romeo Benetti | 28 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Fabio Capello | 27 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gianni Rivera | 3944 | 30 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Pietro Anastasi | 25 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Luigi Riva | 79 | 28 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
28.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
35
Switzerland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
René Deck | 28 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gabet Chapuisat | 75 | 25 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Ulrich Wegmann | 46 | 27 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
René Hasler | 25 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Hanspeter Schild | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Köbi Kuhn | 30 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Karl Odermatt | 30 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Daniel Jeandupeux | 24 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Rolf Blättler | 30 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Georges Vuilleumier | 29 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kudi Müller | 25 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
19
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Franco Causio | 44 | 24 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Pirmin Stierli | 46 | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Fernand Luisier | 75 | 25 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Hanspeter Schild
IN
Otto Demarmels
OUT
Gabet Chapuisat
IN
Walter Mundschin
OUT
Daniel Jeandupeux
IN
Marcel Cornioley
OUT
Georges Vuilleumier
IN
Jean-Yves Valentini
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
54
59
Success rate in this team:
58 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
37 %
Valcareggi vs Switzerland
2 victories
3 draws
0 loss
Valcareggi vs Hüssy
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
45
3
Success rate in this team:
67 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Hüssy vs Italy
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Hüssy vs Valcareggi
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Antonio Camacho
2 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Italy2 matches | General total | Switzerland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Italy1 match | Season total | Switzerland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on October 20, 1973 | Latest figure on October 20, 1973 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Italy keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 25/02/1973). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 14/06/1966-22/03/1967 time period (10 matches).
Italy keeps its 6 matches without conceding any goal at home running (since 13/01/1973). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 05/06/1968 (4 matches)
Italy keeps its 7 matches without conceding any goal in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 22/11/1969). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 23/10/1968 (2 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VItaly 3-1 Yugoslavia20/09/1972 | DItaly 0-0 Turkey13/01/1973 | VItaly 5-0 Luxembourg31/03/1973 | VItaly 2-0 Brazil09/06/1973 | VItaly 2-0 England14/06/1973 | VItaly 2-0 Sweden29/09/1973 |
| Overall | DItaly 0-0 Turkey13/01/1973 | VTurkey 0-1 Italy25/02/1973 | VItaly 5-0 Luxembourg31/03/1973 | VItaly 2-0 Brazil09/06/1973 | VItaly 2-0 England14/06/1973 | VItaly 2-0 Sweden29/09/1973 |
Current form
| Away | VMalta 1-2 Switzerland20/12/1970 | DEngland 1-1 Switzerland10/11/1971 | DPoland 0-0 Switzerland10/05/1972 | DDenmark 1-1 Switzerland04/10/1972 | LGermany 5-1 Switzerland15/11/1972 | VLuxembourg 0-1 Switzerland08/04/1973 |
| Overall | DSwitzerland 0-0 Italy21/10/1972 | LGermany 5-1 Switzerland15/11/1972 | VLuxembourg 0-1 Switzerland08/04/1973 | DSwitzerland 0-0 Turkey09/05/1973 | VSwitzerland 1-0 Scotland22/06/1973 | VSwitzerland 1-0 Luxembourg26/09/1973 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 4 | 5 |
| Unbeaten streak | 10 | 11 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 5 |
| Invincibility streak | 5 | 8 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
5 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
10 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
|
5 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
2.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-0 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Luigi Riva | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Karl Odermatt |  |
| Luigi Riva | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Karl Odermatt | |
| Luigi Riva | 4 goals during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Rolf Blättler | |
Historical head to head
Home
49 gf
20 ga
Away
34 gf
34 ga
Neutral ground
4 gf
2 ga
Total
87 gf
56 ga
Historical head to head
Home
34 gf
34 ga
Away
20 gf
49 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
4 ga
Total
56 gf
87 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
December 23, 1967 |
| Home | 4 - 0 |
December 23, 1967 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 1 |
June 23, 1954 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
October 21, 1972 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1974
October 17, 1970 - Rencontres amicales 1970
December 23, 1967 - Eliminatoires Euro 1968
November 18, 1967 - Eliminatoires Euro 1968
May 10, 1964 - Rencontres amicales 1964
Best historical scorers against Switzerland
 |
Silvio Piola | 5 goals | 1936 - 1945 |
 |
Giuseppe Meazza | 5 goals | 1930 - 1936 |
|
Luigi Cevenini | 4 goals | 1915 - 1922 |
 |
Adolfo Baloncieri | 4 goals | 1927 - 1928 |
 |
Angelo Schiavio | 3 goals | 1926 - 1933 |
 |
Julio Libonatti | 3 goals | 1927 - 1928 |
Best historical scorers against Italy
|
Lauro Amado | 3 goals | 1945 - 1945 |
|
Paul Wyss | 3 goals | 1911 - 1915 |
 |
Robert Ballaman | 3 goals | 1954 - 1956 |
|
Georges Aeby | 3 goals | 1939 - 1945 |
 |
Josef Hügi | 3 goals | 1954 - 1954 |
 |
Max Abegglen | 3 goals | 1924 - 1928 |
Players with most games played vs Switzerland
 |
Umberto Caligaris | 11 matches | 1922 - 1933 |
 |
Virginio Rosetta | 9 matches | 1921 - 1933 |
 |
Renzo De Vecchi | 8 matches | 1911 - 1922 |
 |
Giovanni Ferrari | 7 matches | 1930 - 1938 |
|
Giuseppe Meazza | 7 matches | 1930 - 1937 |
|
Leopoldo Conti | 6 matches | 1920 - 1928 |
Players with most games played vs Italy
|
Max Abegglen | 11 matches | 1922 - 1936 |
|
Severino Minelli | 10 matches | 1931 - 1940 |
|
Rudolf Ramseyer | 8 matches | 1922 - 1931 |
 |
Alfred Bickel | 7 matches | 1936 - 1947 |
 |
André Abegglen | 6 matches | 1928 - 1940 |
|
Paul Fässler | 6 matches | 1922 - 1930 |
Competition info
The other matches
October 07, 1972
October 21, 1972
October 22, 1972
December 10, 1972
January 13, 1973
February 25, 1973
March 31, 1973
April 08, 1973
May 09, 1973
September 26, 1973
November 18, 1973
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