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This is a list of the Italy national football team results from 1970 to 1989. During this period, Italy achieved first place at the 1982 FIFA World Cup and second place at the 1970 World Cup.
Results
[edit]1970
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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) |