1970–1989 Italy National Football Team Results
This is a list of the Italy national football team results from 1970 to 1989.
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During this period, Italy achieved first place at the 1982 FIFA World Cup and second place at the 1970 World Cup.
Results
1970
| 21 February 1970 International friendly | Spain  | 2–2 |  Italy | Madrid, Spain |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Salvadore  23' (o.g.)Arieta 25' | Report | Anastasi 11' Riva 18' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany) |
| 10 May 1970 International friendly | Portugal  | 1–2 | Italy | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Coelho 85' | Report | Riva 38', 67' | Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 20,711 Referee: Antonio Camacho Jiménez (Spain) |
| 3 June 1970 1970 FIFA World Cup Group 2 | Italy | 1–0 |  Sweden | Toluca, Mexico |
| 16:00 CST (UTC−06:00) | Domenghini 10' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Luis Dosal Attendance: 13,433 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
| 6 June 1970 1970 FIFA World Cup Group 2 | Uruguay  | 0–0 | Italy | Puebla, Mexico |
| 16:00 CST (UTC−06:00) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 29,968 Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany) |
| 11 June 1970 1970 FIFA World Cup Group 2 | Italy | 0–0 |  Israel | Toluca, Mexico |
| 16:00 CST (UTC−06:00) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Luis Dosal Attendance: 9,890 Referee: Ayrton Vieira de Moraes (Brazil) |
| 14 June 1970 1970 FIFA World Cup Quarter-final | Italy | 4–1 |  Mexico | Toluca, Mexico |
| 12:00 CST (UTC−06:00) | Guzmán 25' (o.g.) Riva 63', 76'Rivera 70' | Report | González 13' | Stadium: Estadio Luis Dosal Attendance: 26,851 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland) |
| 17 June 1970 1970 FIFA World Cup Semi-final | Italy | 4–3 (a.e.t.) |  West Germany | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 16:00 CST (UTC−06:00) | Boninsegna 8' Burgnich 98'Riva 104'Rivera 111' | Report | Schnellinger 90' Müller 94', 110' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 102,444 Referee: Arturo Yamasaki (Mexico) |
| 21 June 1970 1970 FIFA World Cup Final | Brazil  | 4–1 | Italy | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 12:00 CST (UTC−06:00) | Pelé 18' Gérson 66'Jairzinho 71'Carlos Alberto 86' | Report | Boninsegna 37' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 107,412 Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany) |
| 17 October 1970 International friendly | Switzerland  | 1–1 | Italy | Bern, Switzerland |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Blättler 16' | Report | A. Mazzola 85' | Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany) |
| 31 October 1970 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6 | Austria  | 1–2 | Italy | Vienna, Austria |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Parits 29' | Report | De Sisti 27' A. Mazzola 34' | Stadium: Praterstadion Attendance: 54,953 Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands) |
| 8 December 1970 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6 | Italy | 3–0 |  Republic of Ireland | Florence, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | De Sisti 22' (pen.) Boninsegna 42'Prati 84' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 41,092 Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium) |
1971
| 20 February 1971 International friendly | Italy | 1–2 | Spain | Cagliari, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | De Sisti 79' | Report | Pirri 35' Uriarte 40' | Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 27,492 Referee: Robert Frauciel (France) |
| 10 May 1971 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6 | Republic of Ireland | 1–2 | Italy | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| 18:00 IST (UTC+01:00) | Conway 23' | Report | Boninsegna 15' Prati 59' | Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 22,613 Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (West Germany) |
| 9 June 1971 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6 | Sweden | 0–0 | Italy | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Råsunda Stadion Attendance: 36,528 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland) |
| 25 September 1971 International friendly | Italy | 2–0 | Mexico | Genoa, Italy |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Boninsegna 60', 64' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 43,350 Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain) |
| 9 October 1971 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6 | Italy | 3–0 | Sweden | Milan, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Riva 3', 83' Boninsegna 41' | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 65,582 Referee: Roger Machin (France) |
| 20 November 1971 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 6 | Italy | 2–2 | Austria | Rome, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Prati 10' De Sisti 75' | Report | Jara 36' Sara 59' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 58,752 Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary) |
1972
| 4 March 1972 International friendly | Greece  | 2–1 | Italy | Piraeus, Greece |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Antoniadis 12' Pomonis 55' | Report | Boninsegna 19' | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Liuben Radunchev (Bulgaria) |
| 29 April 1972 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Quarter finals | Italy | 0–0 |  Belgium | Milan, Italy |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 63,549 Referee: Petar Nikolov (Bulgaria) |
| 13 May 1972 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Quarter finals | Belgium | 2–1 | Italy | Brussels, Belgium |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Van Moer 23' Van Himst 71' | Report | Riva 86' (pen.) | Stadium: Stade Émile Versé Attendance: 26,561 Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria) |
| 17 June 1972 International friendly | Romania  | 3–3 | Italy | Bucharest, Romania |
| 20:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Spinosi 19' (o.g.) Domide 59'Hajnal 89' | Report | Prati 33', 34' Causio 74' | Stadium: Stadionul Național Attendance: 25,516 Referee: Milivoje Gugulović (Yugoslavia) |
| 21 June 1972 International friendly | Bulgaria  | 1–1 | Italy | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Bonev 42' | Report | Chinaglia 50' | Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Giorgos Katsoras (Greece) |
| 20 September 1972 International friendly | Italy | 3–1 |  Yugoslavia | Turin, Italy |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Riva 54' Chinaglia 71'Anastasi 83' | Report | Vukotić 73' | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium) |
| 7 October 1972 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Luxembourg  | 0–4 | Italy | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| 15:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Chinaglia 3' Riva 6', 36'Capello 62' | Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 9,378 Referee: Robert Wurtz (France) |
| 21 October 1972 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Switzerland | 0–0 | Italy | Bern, Switzerland |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany) |
1973
| 13 January 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Italy | 0–0 |  Turkey | Naples, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 60,400 Referee: Karlo Kruashvili (Soviet Union) |
| 25 February 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Turkey | 0–1 | Italy | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 14:30 EET (UTC+02:00) | Report | Anastasi 35' | Stadium: Mithat Paşa Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria) |
| 31 March 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Italy | 5–0 | Luxembourg | Genoa, Italy |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Riva 18', 45', 70', 80' Rivera 63' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Hédi Saoudi (Tunisia) |
| 9 June 1973 International friendly | Italy | 2–0 | Brazil | Rome, Italy |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Riva 16' Capello 76' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Robert Héliès (France) |
| 14 June 1973 International friendly | Italy | 2–0 |  England | Turin, Italy |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Anastasi 38' Capello 52' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Tsvetan Stanev (Bulgaria) |
| 29 September 1973 International friendly | Italy | 2–0 | Sweden | Milan, Italy |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Anastasi 60' Riva 66' | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 65,454 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) |
| 20 October 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Italy | 2–0 | Switzerland | Rome, Italy |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+02:00) | Rivera 39' Riva 79' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Antonio Camacho Jiménez (Spain) |
| 14 November 1973 International friendly | England | 0–1 | Italy | London, England |
| 20:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) | Report | Capello 86' | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Francisco Lobo (Portugal) |
1974
| 26 February 1974 International friendly | Italy | 0–0 | West Germany | Rome, Italy |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Anton Bucheli (Switzerland) |
| 8 June 1974 International friendly | Austria | 0–0 | Italy | Wien, Austria |
| 16:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 47,702 Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium) |
| 15 June 1974 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 4 | Italy | 3–1 |  Haiti | Munich, West Germany |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Rivera 52' Benetti 66'Anastasi 79' | Report | Sanon 46' | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Vicente Llobregat (Venezuela) |
| 19 June 1974 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 4 | Argentina  | 1–1 | Italy | Stuttgart, West Germany |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Houseman 20' | Report | Perfumo 35' (o.g.) | Stadium: Neckarstadion Attendance: 70,100 Referee: Pavel Kazakov (Soviet Union) |
| 23 June 1974 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 4 | Poland  | 2–1 | Italy | Stuttgart, West Germany |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Szarmach 38' Deyna 44' | Report | Capello 85' | Stadium: Neckarstadion Attendance: 70,100 Referee: Hans-Joachim Weyland (West Germany) |
| 28 September 19741 International friendly | Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Italy | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Šurjak 41' | Report | Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Emsberger Gyula (Hungary) |
| 20 November 1974 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 5 | Netherlands  | 3–1 | Italy | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Rensenbrink 24' Cruyff 64', 80' | Report | Boninsegna 5' | Stadium: Feyenoord Stadium Attendance: 58,463 Referee: Pavel Kazakov (Soviet Union) |
| 29 December 1974 International friendly | Italy | 0–0 | Bulgaria | Genoa, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy) |
1975
| 19 April 1975 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 5 | Italy | 0–0 | Poland | Rome, Italy |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 66,048 Referee: Robert Héliès (France) |
| 5 June 1975 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 5 | Finland  | 0–1 | Italy | Helsinki, Finland |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Report | Chinaglia 26' | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 17,732 Referee: Walter Eschweiler (West Germany) |
| 8 June 1975 International friendly | Soviet Union  | 1–0 | Italy | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| 17:00 MT (UTC+03:00) | Konkov 63' | Report | Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Miloš Kajić (Yugoslavia) |
| 27 September 19751 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 5 | Italy | 0–0 | Finland | Rome, Italy |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 29,203 Referee: Costas Xanthoulis (Cyprus) |
| 26 October 1975 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 5 | Poland | 0–0 | Italy | Warsaw, Poland |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Dziesięciolecia Attendance: 59,773 Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria) |
| 22 November 1975 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 5 | Italy | 1–0 | Netherlands | Rome, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Capello 20' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 33,307 Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium) |
| 30 December 1975 International friendly | Italy | 3–2 |  Greece | Florence, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pulici 6', 45' Savoldi 60' (pen.) | Report | Kritikopoulos 35' Sarafis 53' | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Miloš Kajić (Yugoslavia) |
1976
| 7 April 1976 International friendly | Italy | 3–1 | Portugal | Turin, Italy |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Antognoni 45' Graziani 62'Pulici 70' | Report | Fraguito 82' | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary) |
| 23 May 1976 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament | Team America  | 0–4 | Italy | Washington D.C., United States |
| 13:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) | Report | Capello 15' Pulici 22'Graziani 72'Rocca 84' | Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 33,455 Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland) |
| 28 May 1976 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament | England | 3–2 | Italy | Bronx, United States |
| 20:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) | Channon 46', 53' Thompson 48' | Report | Graziani 14', 19' | Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 46,650 Referee: Hans-Joachim Weyland (West Germany) |
| 31 May 1976 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament | Brazil | 4–1 | Italy | New Haven, United States |
| 15:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) | Gil 28', 48' Zico 76'Dinamite 78' | Report | Capello 2' | Stadium: Yale Bowl Attendance: 36,096 Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) |
| 5 June 1976 International friendly | Italy | 4–2 | Romania | Milan, Italy |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Graziani 49' Antognoni 60'Bettega 70', 74' | Report | Lucescu 65' Georgescu 77' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30,329 Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria) |
| 22 September 1976 International friendly | Denmark  | 0–1 | Italy | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Pulici 18' | Stadium: Idrætsparken Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Wolfgang Riedel (East Germany) |
| 25 September 1976 International friendly | Italy | 3–0 | Yugoslavia | Rome, Italy |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Bettega 33', 83' Graziani 73' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Pablo Sánchez Ibáñez (Spain) |
| 16 October 1976 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Luxembourg | 1–4 | Italy | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Braun 86' | Report | Graziani 24' Bettega 44', 81'Antognoni 50' | Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Ernst Dörflinger (Switzerland) |
| 17 November 1976 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Italy | 2–0 | England | Rome, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Antognoni 36' Bettega 77' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Abraham Klein (Israel) |
| 22 December 1976 International friendly | Portugal | 2–1 | Italy | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 21:30 WET (UTC±00:00) | Nené 12', 66' | Report | Bettega 78' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 36,121 Referee: Emilio Guruceta Muro (Spain) |
1977
| 26 January 1977 International friendly | Italy | 2–1 | Belgium | Rome, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Graziani 24' Meeuws 77' (o.g.) | Report | Piot 85' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria) |
| 8 June 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Finland | 0–3 | Italy | Helsinki, Finland |
| 19:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Report | Gentile 8' Bettega 56'Benetti 81' | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Robert Héliès (France) |
| 8 October 1977 International friendly | West Germany | 2–1 | Italy | West Berlin, West Germany |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kaltz 32' Rummenigge 58' | Report | Antognoni 75' | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Francis Rion (Belgium) |
| 15 October 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Italy | 6–1 | Finland | Turin, Italy |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bettega 29', 38', 59', 62' Graziani 45'Zaccarelli 71' | Report | Haaskivi 67' | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Nikola Dudin (Bulgaria) |
| 16 November 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | England | 2–0 | Italy | London, England |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC±00:00) | Keegan 11' Brooking 80' | Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 92,500 Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary) |
| 3 December 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Italy | 3–0 | Luxembourg | Rome, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bettega 4' Graziani 11'Causio 56' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Dušan Maksimović (Yugoslavia) |
| 21 October 1977 International friendly | Belgium | 0–1 | Italy | Liège, Belgium |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Antognoni 73' | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Rudolf Frickel (West Germany) |
1978
| 25 January 1978 International friendly | Spain  | 2–1 | Italy | Madrid, Spain |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pirri 10' (pen.) Dani 56' | Report | Tardelli 83' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Robert Wurtz (France) |
| 8 February 1978 International friendly | Italy | 2–2 |  France | Naples, Italy |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Graziani 13' (pen.), 22' | Report | Bathenay 51' Platini 81' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Angel Franco Martínez (Spain) |
| 18 May 1978 International friendly | Italy | 0–0 | Yugoslavia | Rome, Italy |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland) |
| 2 June 1978 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 1 | Italy | 2–1 | France | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| 13:45 ART (UTC−03:00) | Rossi 29' Zaccarelli 54' | Report | Lacombe 1' | Stadium: Estadio José María Minella Attendance: 42,373 Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania) |
| 6 June 1978 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 1 | Italy | 3–1 |  Hungary | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| 13:45 ART (UTC−03:00) | Rossi 34' Bettega 36'Benetti 60' | Report | A. Tóth 81' (pen.) | Stadium: Estadio José María Minella Attendance: 26,533 Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) |
| 10 June 1978 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 1 | Argentina | 0–1 | Italy | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 19:15 ART (UTC−03:00) | Report | Bettega 67' | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Attendance: 71,712 Referee: Abraham Klein (Israel) |
| 14 June 1978 1978 FIFA World Cup Second round – Group A | Italy | 0–0 | West Germany | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 13:45 ART (UTC−03:00) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Attendance: 67,547 Referee: Dušan Maksimović (Yugoslavia) |
| 18 June 1978 1978 FIFA World Cup Second round – Group A | Italy | 1–0 | Austria | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 16:45 ART (UTC−03:00) | Rossi 13' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Attendance: 66,695 Referee: Francis Rion (Belgium) |
| 21 June 1978 1978 FIFA World Cup Second round – Group A | Italy | 1–2 | Netherlands | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 13:45 ART (UTC−03:00) | Brandts 19' (o.g.) | Report | Brandts 49' Haan 76' | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Attendance: 67,433 Referee: Angel Franco Martínez (Spain) |
| 24 June 1978 1978 FIFA World Cup Third place play-off | Brazil | 2–1 | Italy | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 15:00 ART (UTC−03:00) | Nelinho 64' Dirceu 71' | Report | Causio 38' | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Attendance: 69,659 Referee: Abraham Klein (Israel) |
| 20 September 1978 International friendly | Italy | 1–0 | Bulgaria | Turin, Italy |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Cabrini 62' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria) |
| 23 September 1978 International friendly | Italy | 1–0 | Turkey | Florence, Italy |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Graziani 26' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 40,000 Referee: António Garrido (Portugal) |
| 8 November 1978 International friendly | Czechoslovakia  | 3–0 | Italy | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Jarůšek 1' Panenka 53'Masný 87' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Tehelné pole Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Franz Wöhrer (Austria) |
| 21 December 1978 International friendly | Italy | 1–0 | Spain | Rome, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Rossi 31' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Nikola Dudin (Bulgaria) |
1979
| 24 February 1979 International friendly | Italy | 3–0 | Netherlands | Milan, Italy |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bettega 9' Rossi 19'Tardelli 44' | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania) |
| 26 May 1979 International friendly | Italy | 2–2 | Argentina | Rome, Italy |
| 19:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Causio 25' Rossi 55' | Report | Valencia 7' Passarella 56' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Porém Luís Porém Luís (Portugal) |
| 13 June 1979 International friendly | Yugoslavia | 4–1 | Italy | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Sušić 28', 36', 66' Zajec 86' | Report | Rossi 25' | Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Walter Eschweiler (West Germany) |
| 26 September 1979 International friendly | Italy | 1–0 | Sweden | Florence, Italy |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Oriali 15' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 40,000 Referee: André Daina (Switzerland) |
| 17 November 1979 International friendly | Italy | 2–0 | Switzerland | Udine, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Graziani 25' Tardelli 40' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden) |
1980
| 16 February 1980 International friendly | Italy | 2–1 | Romania | Naples, Italy |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Collovati 56' Causio 87' | Report | Bölöni 52' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands) |
| 15 March 1980 International friendly | Italy | 1–0 | Uruguay | Milan, Italy |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Graziani 9' | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ivan Yosifov (Bulgaria) |
| 19 April 1980 International friendly | Italy | 2–2 |  Poland | Turin, Italy |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Causio 1' Scirea 24' | Report | Sybis 9' Szarmach 35' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Clive White (England) |
| 12 June 1980 UEFA Euro 1980 Group 2 | Spain | 0–0 | Italy | Milan, Italy |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 46,816 Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary) |
| 15 June 1980 UEFA Euro 1980 Group 2 | England | 0–1 | Italy | Turin, Italy |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Tardelli 79' | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 59,646 Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania) |
| 18 June 1980 UEFA Euro 1980 Group 2 | Italy | 0–0 | Belgium | Rome, Italy |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 42,318 Referee: António Garrido (Portugal) |
| 21 June 1980 UEFA Euro 1980 Third place match | Czechoslovakia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (9–8 p) | Italy | Rome, Italy |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Jurkemik 54' | Report | Graziani 73' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 24,652 Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria) |
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| 24 September 1980 International friendly | Italy | 3–1 | Portugal | Genoa, Italy |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Altobelli 63', 80' Graziani 88' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Franz Wöhrer (Austria) |
| 11 October 1980 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 | Luxembourg | 0–2 | Italy | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Collovati 33' Bettega 77' | Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Henk Weerink (Netherlands) |
| 1 November 1980 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 | Italy | 2–0 | Denmark | Rome, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Graziani 7', 51' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 49,400 Referee: Belaïd Lacarne (Algeria) |
| 15 November 1980 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 | Italy | 2–0 | Yugoslavia | Turin, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Cabrini 40' (pen.) Conti 75' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 50,677 Referee: Abraham Klein (Israel) |
| 6 December 1980 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 | Greece  | 0–2 | Italy | Athens, Greece |
| 14:30 EET (UTC+02:00) | Report | Antognoni 10' Scirea 81' | Stadium: Leoforos Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Michel Vautrot (France) |
1981
| 3 January 1981 1980 Mundialito Group A | Uruguay | 2–0 | Italy | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 18:00 UYT (UTC−03:00) | Julio Morales 67' (pen.) Victorino 81' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Emilio Guruceta (Spain) |
| 6 January 1981 1980 Mundialito Group A | Italy | 1–1 | Netherlands | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 18:00 UYT (UTC−03:00) | Ancelotti 7' | Report | Jan Peters 15' | Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Franz Wöhrer (Austria) |
| 25 February 1981 International friendly | Italy | 0–3 | Europe XI | Rome, Italy |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Simonsen 32' Halilhodžić 56'Woodcock 79' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria) |
| 19 April 1981 International friendly | Italy | 0–0 |  East Germany | Udine, Italy |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 22,000 Referee: John Hunting (England) |
| 3 June 1981 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 | Denmark | 3–1 | Italy | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Røntved 59' Arnesen 61'Bastrup 87' | Report | Graziani 69' | Stadium: Idrætsparken Attendance: 36,300 Referee: Franz Wöhrer (Austria) |
| 23 September 1981 International friendly | Italy | 3–2 | Bulgaria | Bologna, Italy |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Graziani 39', 58' Dossena 75' | Report | Mladenov 84' Dossena 89' (o.g.) | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Augusto Lamo Castillo (Spain) |
| 17 October 1981 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 | Yugoslavia | 1–1 | Italy | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Zl. Vujović 9' | Report | Bettega 33' | Stadium: FK Crvena Zvezda Stadium Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Walter Eschweiler (West Germany) |
| 14 November 1981 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 | Italy | 1–1 | Greece | Turin, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Conti 61' | Report | Kouis 87' | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 39,670 Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania) |
| 5 December 1981 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 5 | Italy | 1–0 | Luxembourg | Naples, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Collovati 7' | Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 49,247 Referee: Velichko Tsonchev (Bulgaria) |
1982
| 23 February 1982 International friendly | France | 2–0 | Italy | Paris, France |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Platini 19' Bravo 84' | Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Walter Eschweiler (West Germany) |
| 14 April 1982 International friendly | East Germany | 1–0 | Italy | Leipzig, East Germany |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Hause 20' | Report | Stadium: Zentralstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Dušan Krchňák (Czechoslovakia) |
| 28 May 1982 International friendly | Switzerland | 1–1 | Italy | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Barberis 50' | Report | Cabrini 79' | Stadium: Charmilles Stadium Attendance: 27,100 Referee: Adolf Mathias (Austria) |
| 14 June 1982 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 1 | Italy | 0–0 | Poland | Vigo, Spain |
| 17:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 33,040 Referee: Michel Vautrot (France) |
| 18 June 1982 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 1 | Italy | 1–1 |  Peru | Vigo, Spain |
| 17:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Conti 18' | Report | Díaz 83' | Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Walter Eschweiler (West Germany) |
| 23 June 1982 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 1 | Italy | 1–1 |  Cameroon | Vigo, Spain |
| 17:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Graziani 60' | Report | M'Bida 61' | Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bogdan Dotchev (Bulgaria) |
| 29 June 1982 1982 FIFA World Cup Second round – Group C | Italy | 2–1 | Argentina | Barcelona, Spain |
| 17:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Tardelli 57' Cabrini 67' | Report | Passarella 83' | Stadium: Estadio Sarriá Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania) |
| 5 July 1982 1982 FIFA World Cup Second round – Group C | Italy | 3–2 |  Brazil | Barcelona, Spain |
| 17:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Rossi 5', 25', 74' | Report | Sócrates 12' Falcão 68' | Stadium: Estadio Sarriá Attendance: 44,000 Referee: Abraham Klein (Israel) |
| 8 July 1982 1982 FIFA World Cup Semi-final | Poland | 0–2 | Italy | Barcelona, Spain |
| 17:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Rossi 22', 73' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay) |
| 11 July 1982 1982 FIFA World Cup Final | Italy | 3–1 | West Germany | Madrid, Spain |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Rossi 57' Tardelli 69'Altobelli 81' | Report | Breitner 83' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil) |
| 27 October 1982 International friendly | Italy | 0–1 | Switzerland | Rome, Italy |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Elsener 53' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil) |
| 13 November 1982 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5 | Italy | 2–2 | Czechoslovakia | Milan, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Altobelli 13' Kapko 65' (o.g.) | Report | Sloup 26' Chaloupka 70' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 72,386 Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands) |
| 4 December 1982 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5 | Italy | 0–0 | Romania | Florence, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 50,478 Referee: Georges Konrath (France) |
1983
| 12 February 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5 | Cyprus  | 1–1 | Italy | Limassol, Cyprus |
| 15:30 EET (UTC+02:00) | Omirou 47' | Report | Graziani 58' | Stadium: Tsirion Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Bogdan Dotchev (Bulgaria) |
| 16 April 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5 | Romania | 1–0 | Italy | Bucharest, Romania |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Bölöni 24' | Report | Stadium: 23 August Stadium Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Michel Vautrot (France) |
| 29 May 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5 | Sweden | 2–0 | Italy | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Eriksson 31' Corneliusson 55' | Report | Stadium: Nya Ullevi Attendance: 32,860 Referee: Walter Eschweiler (West Germany) |
| 5 October 1983 International friendly | Italy | 3–0 | Greece | Bari, Italy |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Giordano 15' Cabrini 23'Rossi 36' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria) |
| 15 October 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5 | Italy | 0–3 | Sweden | Naples, Italy |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Strömberg 20', 27' Sunesson 71' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 60,086 Referee: José García Carrión (Spain) |
| 16 November 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5 | Czechoslovakia | 2–0 | Italy | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Rada 63', 76' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Evžena Rošického Attendance: 25,000 Referee: George Courtney (England) |
| 22 December 1983 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5 | Italy | 3–1 | Cyprus | Perugia, Italy |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Altobelli 53' Cabrini 82'Rossi 86' (pen.) | Report | Tsingis 68' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 20,773 Referee: Thomas Oliver Donnelly (Northern Ireland) |
1984
| 4 February 1984 International friendly | Italy | 5–0 | Mexico | Rome, Italy |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bagni 1' Rossi 12', 37', 44'Conti 50' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Viriato Graça Oliva (Portugal) |
| 3 March 1984 International friendly | Turkey | 1–2 | Italy | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 15:00 TRT (UTC+03:00) | Tüfekçi 65' | Report | Altobelli 2' Cabrini 18' | Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
| 7 April 1984 International friendly | Italy | 1–1 | Czechoslovakia | Verona, Italy |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Bagni 33' | Report | Griga 67' | Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium) |
| 22 May 1984 International friendly | West Germany | 1–0 | Italy | Zürich, Switzerland |
| 20:10 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Briegel 61' | Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil) |
| 26 May 1984 International friendly | Canada  | 0–2 | Italy | Toronto, Canada |
| 15:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) | Report | Altobelli 31' Battistini 85' | Stadium: Varsity Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ulrich Nyffenegger (Switzerland) |
| 30 May 1984 International friendly | United States | 0–0 | Italy | East Rutherford, United States |
| 21:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) | Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Marco Dorantes (Mexico) |
| 26 September 1984 International friendly | Italy | 1–0 | Sweden | Milan, Italy |
| 20:40 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Cabrini 2' | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria) |
| 3 November 1984 International friendly | Switzerland | 1–1 | Italy | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bregy 43' | Report | Cabrini 7' | Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Tony Evangelista (Canada) |
| 8 December 1984 International friendly | Italy | 2–0 | Poland | Pescara, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Altobelli 77' Di Gennaro 90' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Bob Valentine (Scotland) |
1985
| 5 February 1985 International friendly | Republic of Ireland | 1–2 | Italy | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC±00:00) | Waddock 53' | Report | Rossi 5' (pen.) Altobelli 18' | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands) |
| 13 March 1985 International friendly | Greece | 0–0 | Italy | Athens, Greece |
| 16:30 EET (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Németh Lajos (Hungary) |
| 3 April 1985 International friendly | Italy | 2–0 | Portugal | Ascoli Piceno, Italy |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Conti 40' Rossi 78' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Attendance: 40,000 Referee: George Courtney (England) |
| 2 June 1985 1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament | Mexico | 1–1 | Italy | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 12:00 CST (UTC−06:00) | Aguirre 45' | Report | Di Gennaro 54' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 35,000 Referee: John Meachin (Canada) |
| 6 June 1985 1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament | Italy | 2–1 | England | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 14:00 CST (UTC−06:00) | Bagni 73' Altobelli 89' (pen.) | Report | Hateley 74' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Antonio Márquez Ramírez (Mexico) |
| 25 September 1985 International friendly | Italy | 1–2 |  Norway | Lecce, Italy |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Altobelli 26' | Report | Økland 39' Davidsen 42' | Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Werner Föckler (West Germany) |
| 16 November 1985 International friendly | Poland | 1–0 | Italy | Chorzów, Poland |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Dziekanowski 5' | Report | Stadium: Silesian Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Bogdan Dochev (Bulgaria) |
1986
| 5 February 1986 International friendly | Italy | 1–2 | West Germany | Avellino, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Serena 21' | Report | Herget 37' Matthäus 75' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Partenio Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania) |
| 26 March 1986 International friendly | Italy | 2–1 | Austria | Udine, Italy |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Altobelli 55' Di Gennaro 76' | Report | Polster 3' | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (Spain) |
| 11 May 1986 International friendly | Italy | 2–0 |  China | Naples, Italy |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Di Gennaro 23' Altobelli 33' | Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 60,000 Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal) |
| 31 May 1986 1986 FIFA World Cup Group A | Bulgaria | 1–1 | Italy | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 12:00 CST (UTC−06:00) | Sirakov 85' | Report | Altobelli 43' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 96,000 Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden) |
| 5 June 1986 1986 FIFA World Cup Group A | Italy | 1–1 | Argentina | Puebla City, Mexico |
| 12:00 CST (UTC−06:00) | Altobelli 6' (pen.) | Report | Maradona 34' | Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands) |
| 10 June 1986 1986 FIFA World Cup Group A | South Korea  | 2–3 | Italy | Puebla City, Mexico |
| 12:00 CST (UTC−06:00) | Choi Soon-ho 62' Huh Jung-moo 83' | Report | Altobelli 17', 73' Cho Kwang-rae 82' (o.g.) | Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc Attendance: 20,000 Referee: David Socha (United States) |
| 17 June 1986 1986 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 | Italy | 0–2 | France | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 12:00 CST (UTC−06:00) | Report | Platini 15' Stopyra 57' | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Carlos Espósito (Argentina) |
| 8 October 19861 International friendly | Italy | 2–0 | Greece | Bologna, Italy |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bergomi 8', 68' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Renzo Peduzzi (Switzerland) |
| 15 November 1986 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2 | Italy | 3–2 | Switzerland | Milan, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Donadoni 1' Altobelli 52', 85' | Report | Brigger 31' Weber 88' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 67,422 Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany) |
| 6 December 1986 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2 | Malta  | 0–2 | Italy | Ta' Qali, Malta |
| 14:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Ferri 12' Altobelli 19' | Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium Attendance: 13,191 Referee: Ihsan Türe (Turkey) |
1987
| 24 January 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2 | Italy | 5–0 | Malta | Bergamo, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bagni 4' Bergomi 9'Altobelli 24', 35'Vialli 45' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 32,370 Referee: Stephanos Hadjistefanou (Cyprus) |
| 14 February 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2 | Portugal | 0–1 | Italy | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 15:30 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Altobelli 40' | Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 14,195 Referee: Michel Vautrot (France) |
| 18 April 1987 International friendly | West Germany | 0–0 | Italy | Cologne, West Germany |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadium Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Albert Thomas (Netherlands) |
| 28 May 1987 International friendly | Norway | 0–0 | Italy | Oslo, Norway |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Keith Hackett (England) |
| 3 June 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2 | Sweden | 1–0 | Italy | Solna, Sweden |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Larsson 25' | Report | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 40,070 Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany) |
| 10 June 1987 International friendly | Italy | 3–1 | Argentina | Zürich, Switzerland |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | De Napoli 27' Garré 33' (o.g.)Vialli 88' | Report | Maradona 62' | Stadium: Hardturm Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Joël Quiniou (France) |
| 23 September 1987 International friendly | Italy | 1–0 | Yugoslavia | Pisa, Italy |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Altobelli 23' | Report | Stadium: Arena Garibaldi Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain) |
| 17 October 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2 | Switzerland | 0–0 | Italy | Bern, Switzerland |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 29,397 Referee: Marcel Van Langenhove (Belgium) |
| 14 November 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2 | Italy | 2–1 | Sweden | Naples, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Vialli 27', 47' | Report | Larsson 38' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 59,046 Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany) |
| 5 December 1987 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2 | Italy | 3–0 | Portugal | Milan, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Vialli 8' Giannini 87'De Agostini 89' | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 13,524 Referee: Johannes Keizer (Netherlands) |
1988
| 20 February 1988 International friendly | Italy | 4–1 | Soviet Union | Bari, Italy |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Baresi 7' (pen.) Vialli 30', 35'Bergomi 86' | Report | Lytovchenko 19' | Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria Attendance: 27,636 Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey) |
| 31 March 1988 International friendly | Yugoslavia | 1–1 | Italy | Split, Yugoslavia |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Jakovljević 45' | Report | Vialli 10' | Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria) |
| 27 April 1988 International friendly | Luxembourg | 0–3 | Italy | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Ferri 24' Bergomi 28'De Agostini 33' | Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 5,480 Referee: Jacob van der Niet (Netherlands) |
| 4 June 1988 International friendly | Italy | 0–1 |  Wales | Brescia, Italy |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Rush 38' | Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 18,931 Referee: Karl-Heinz Tritschler (West Germany) |
| 10 June 1988 UEFA Euro 1988 Group A | West Germany | 1–1 | Italy | Düsseldorf, West Germany |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Brehme 55' | Report | Mancini 52' | Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 62,552 Referee: Keith Hackett (England) |
| 14 June 1988 UEFA Euro 1988 Group A | Italy | 1–0 |  Spain | Frankfurt, West Germany |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Vialli 73' | Report | Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 47,506 Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden) |
| 17 June 1988 UEFA Euro 1988 Group A | Italy | 2–0 | Denmark | Cologne, West Germany |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Altobelli 67' De Agostini 87' | Report | Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 53,951 Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland) |
| 22 June 1988 UEFA Euro 1988 Semi-final | Soviet Union | 2–0 | Italy | Stuttgart, West Germany |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Lytovchenko 58' Protasov 62' | Report | Stadium: Neckarstadion Attendance: 61,606 Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium) |
| 19 October 1988 International friendly | Italy | 2–1 | Norway | Pescara, Italy |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Giannini 18' (pen.) Ferri 29' | Report | Brandhaug 40' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Attendance: 10,834 Referee: Makis Germanakos (Greece) |
| 16 November 1988 International friendly | Italy | 1–0 | Netherlands | Rome, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Vialli 44' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 27,878 Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain) |
| 22 December 1988 International friendly | Italy | 2–0 |  Scotland | Perugia, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Giannini 48' Berti 70' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 25,600 Referee: Alain Delmer (France) |
1989
| 22 February 1989 International friendly | Italy | 1–0 | Denmark | Pisa, Italy |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bergomi 61' | Report | Stadium: Arena Garibaldi Attendance: 20,366 Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria) |
| 25 March 1989 International friendly | Austria | 0–1 | Italy | Vienna, Austria |
| 16:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Berti 88' | Stadium: Praterstadion Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Manfred Neuner (West Germany) |
| 29 March 1989 International friendly | Romania | 1–0 | Italy | Sibiu, Romania |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Sabău 48' | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany) |
| 22 April 1989 International friendly | Italy | 1–1 | Uruguay | Verona, Italy |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | R. Baggio 65' | Report | Carlos Aguilera 83' | Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 13,891 Referee: George Courtney (England) |
| 26 April 1989 International friendly | Italy | 4–0 | Hungary | Taranto, Italy |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Vialli 8' Ferri 53'Berti 67'Carnevale 77' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Erasmo Iacovone Attendance: 23,700 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland) |
| 20 September 1989 International friendly | Italy | 4–0 | Bulgaria | Cesena, Italy |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | R. Baggio 18' (pen.), 34' Carnevale 46'Iliev 53' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 22,328 Referee: Alphonse Costantin (France) |
| 14 October 1989 International friendly | Italy | 0–1 | Brazil | Bologna, Italy |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | André Cruz 77' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 33,800 Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria) |
| 11 November 1989 International friendly | Italy | 1–0 |  Algeria | Vicenza, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Serena 74' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 24,990 Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia) |
| 15 November 1989 International friendly | England | 0–0 | Italy | London, England |
| 20:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 67,500 Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria) |
| 21 December 1989 International friendly | Italy | 0–0 | Argentina | Cagliari, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 29,635 Referee: Alexey Spirin (Soviet Union) |
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External links
- Italy - International Matches 1970-1979 on RSSSF.com
- Italy - International Matches 1980-1989 on RSSSF.com
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