Bulgaria v Italy, 21 June 1972
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | George Katsoras |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia |
| Attendance | 16,500 |
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Bulgaria
Goals:
| Hristo Bonev | 42 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Rumencho Goranov
Defender
Bozhil Kolev
Defender
Dimitar Penev
Defender
Ivan Zafirov
Defender
Dobromir Zhechev
(captain)
Midfielder
Viktor Ionov
Midfielder
Ivan Stoyanov
Forward
Hristo Bonev
Forward
Atanas Mihailov
Forward
Pavel Panov
Substitutions:
| Georgi Denev for Dimitar Dimitrov | 46 |
| Petko Petkov for Atanas Mihailov | 63 |
1
Italy
Manager: Ferruccio Valcareggi
Goals:
| Giorgio Chinaglia | 50 |
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Starting lineup:
Enrico Albertosi
Goalkeeper
Tarcisio Burgnich
Defender
Roberto Rosato
Defender
Luciano Spinosi
Defender
Gianfranco Bedin
Midfielder
Fabio Capello
Midfielder
Pietro Anastasi
Forward
Franco Causio
Forward
Sandro Mazzola
Forward
Pierino Prati
Forward
Substitutions:
| Giorgio Chinaglia for Pietro Anastasi | 46 |
| Romeo Benetti for Gianfranco Bedin | 59 |