World Cup 1978 Italy vs Argentina - 2nd half

Italy-Argentina 1-0 (Bettega 67')
Italy: Zoff - Gentile, Cabrini, Benetti, Bellugi (6' Cuccureddu), Scirea - Causio, Tardelli, P. Rossi, Antognoni (73' Zaccarelli), Bettega. Ct: Bearzot.
Argentina: Fillol - Olguin, Tarantini, Gallego, Luis Galvan, Passarella - Bertoni, Ardiles, Kempes, Valencia, Ortiz (72' Houseman). Ct: Menotti.

This was the last game of the first round. With both teams having secured places in the second round (2 victories each, over France and Hungary), the outcome was who would be first and thus stay in Buenos Aires. The game started cautiously for both sides, with more focus on collective play than individual tries to create scoring opportunities. Bellugi got injured within 2 minutes and Cuccureddu replaced him in the 6' minute, making it 9 Juventus players on the field (Paolo Rossi and Antognoni were the only non-Juventini)! Passarella was the top man for the home country, creating real threat in the box on corners and free kicks with his powerful headers. Bettega, Causio and Paolo Rossi were quick and clever up-front for Italy, nicely supported by the solid Benetti, the surging Tardelli and the confident back trio of Scirea-Gentile-Cabrini. Antognoni was a bit lost and was again substituted by Zacccarelli as the game advanced. 0-0 at half time, the game was excitingly settled by the inspired attacking Italians in the 67' minute, after a superb one-two Bettega-Rossi-Bettega. The Argentinians seemed incapable of forcing the draw. The Azzurri had beaten the host country and World Champions to be. At this stage of the tournament they seemed a strong favorite for the World title.

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[ifuckyoursister20]

italia fue uno de los mejores ekipo s en este mundial, la confirmacion llegaria en el siguiente mundial.

[joemrtn299]

Argentina bought this world cup, it was in fifas best interest that they won,just look at the semi against Peru.

Then the final with Holland, had they played Italy again in the final they would have shit there pants.

[FAZIOLI955]

@oscareduardo66 Brasil fue el único equipo que participan en el Mundial de 1978 para concluir el torneo invicto!

[faughaballa]

gran gol di Bettega, grande Italia. Zoff, Gentile, Cabrini,Benetti,Bellugi, Scirea, Causio,Tardelli,Rossi, Antognoni,Bettega. Dt Enzo Bearzot.

[truvianni]

@GordonMorrice I don't agree with you regarding their midfield after all they did have Ardiles though pehraps the other two midfielders were nothing special

[oscareduardo66]

@jghatora1 And Brasil too,  y Brasil Tambien fue un equipo brillante

[axoram]

Antognoni , very classes player !!

[GordonMorrice]

@jghatora1 I agree - a great side. Argentina were a good side on home ground but nothing special. Shit midfield. Accalamare Berzot!

[jghatora1]

This Italy represented the team’s true arrival in modern day international football because they would build & win the World Cup four years later with the nuclease of this 1978 team. The Italians went through a tremendous stalemate from the late 1930s to the late 1970s or early 1980s when they recaptured what they lost. The other great team in this tournament was France who with a young Michel Platini too would go on & build a great team.

[pappysmp]

GOOOOOOOOOL GOOOOOOOOOOL,,,,,is the best way to celebrate a goal