Brazil
2–1
Italy
Nelinho (64')
Dirceu (71')
Franco Causio (38')
Brazil
Cláudio Coutinho (Brazil)
1 LeãoGK
3 OscarDF
4 AmaralDF
13 NelinhoDF
35'
16Rodrigues NetoDF
5Toninho CerezoMF
11 DirceuMF
17 BatistaMF
44'
18 GilFW
19Jorge MendonçaFW
20Roberto DinamiteFW
Subs
9 ReinaldoFW
10 RivellinoFW
Italy
Enzo Bearzot (Italy)
1Dino ZoffGK
3Antonio CabriniDF
5Claudio GentileDF
72'
6Aldo MalderaDF
8Gaetano ScireaDF
4Antonello CuccuredduMF
9Giancarlo AntognoniMF
13Patrizio SalaMF
16Franco CausioMF
18Roberto BettegaCF
21Paolo RossiCF
Subs
17Claudio SalaMF
Date
1978-06-24, 15:00
Stadium
Estadio Monumental • Buenos Aires, Argentina
Referee
Abraham Klein (Israel)
Other matches between Brazil and Italy
| Italy 2-1 Brazil 1938-06-16, 18:00 |
| Brazil 4-1 Italy 1970-06-21, 12:00 |
| Italy 3-2 Brazil 1982-07-05, 17:15 |
| Brazil 0(3)-0(2) Italy 1994-07-17, 12:30 |