1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina ™

Match for third place

Brazil - Italy

2:1 (0:1)

Date	Time	Venue / Stadium	Attendance
24 June 1978	15:00	Buenos Aires / El Monumental - Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespuci	69659

Match Officials

Referee Abraham KLEIN (ISR)	Assistant Referee 1 Alfonso GONZALEZ ARCHUNDIA (MEX)
	Assistant Referee 2 Karoly PALOTAI (HUN)

Goals scored

Franco CAUSIO (ITA) 38',
NELINHO (BRA) 64',
DIRCEU (BRA) 72'

Brazil

Line-up

[1]
LEAO (GK)(C)
[3]
OSCAR
[4]
AMARAL
[5]
TONINHO CEREZO (-64')
[11]
DIRCEU
[13]
NELINHO
[16]
RODRIGUES NETO
[17]
BATISTA
[18]
GIL (-46' HT)
[19]
JORGE MENDONCA
[20]
ROBERTO DINAMITE

Substitute(s)

[2]
TONINHO
[6]
EDINHO
[7]
ZE SERGIO
[8]
ZICO
[9]
REINALDO (+46' HT)
[10]
RIVELINO (+64')
[12]
CARLOS
[14]
ABEL
[15]
POLOZZI
[21]
CHICAO
[22]
WALDIR PERES

Coach

Claudio COUTINHO (BRA)

Italy

Line-up

[1]
Dino ZOFF (GK)(C)
[3]
Antonio CABRINI
[4]
Antonello CUCCUREDDU
[5]
Claudio GENTILE
[6]
Aldo MALDERA
[8]
Gaetano SCIREA
[9]
Giancarlo ANTOGNONI (-78')
[13]
Patrizio SALA
[16]
Franco CAUSIO
[18]
Roberto BETTEGA
[21]
Paolo ROSSI

Substitute(s)

[2]
Mauro BELLUGI
[7]
Lionello MANFREDONIA
[10]
Romeo BENETTI
[11]
Eraldo PECCI
[12]
Paolo CONTI
[14]
Marco TARDELLI
[15]
Renato ZACCARELLI
[17]
Claudio SALA (+78')
[19]
Francesco GRAZIANI
[20]
Paolo PULICI
[22]
Ivano BORDON

Coach

Enzo BEARZOT (ITA)

Cautions

NELINHO (BRA) 35'
, BATISTA (BRA) 44'
, Claudio GENTILE (ITA) 72'

Expulsions

a.e.t.:	After extra time	(C):	Captain	PSO:	Penalty Shoot-out
GK:	Goalkeeper	N:	Not eligible to play	I:	Injured
Y:	Yellow cards	Pos:	Positions	A:	Absent
D:	Defender	M:	Midfielder	Min:	Minutes played
GF:	Goals for	GA:	Goals against	PK:	Penalty Kicks
FC:	Fouls Committed	FS:	Fouls Suffered	R:	Direct Expulsions
F:	Forward	SG/S:	Shots on Goal/Shots	Y: 2Y=R:	Yellow cards Expulsions due to Second Caution