Italy v Bulgaria, 23 September 1981
| Score | 3-2 to Italy |
| Referee | Augusto Lama Castillo |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Comunale, Bologna |
| Attendance | 28,534 |
View Italy v Bulgaria head to head
3
Italy
Manager: Enzo Bearzot
Goals:
| Francesco Graziani | 39 |
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| Francesco Graziani | 58 |
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| Giuseppe Dossena | 75 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Dino Zoff
(captain)
Defender
Antonio Cabrini
Defender
Fulvio Collovati
Defender
Claudio Gentile
Defender
Gaetano Scirea
Midfielder
Giancarlo Antognoni
Midfielder
Giuseppe Dossena
Midfielder
Giampiero Marini
Midfielder
Marco Tardelli
Forward
Bruno Conti
Forward
Francesco Graziani
Substitutions:
| Giuseppe Dossena for Giampiero Marini | 12 |
| Ivano Bordon for Dino Zoff | 46 |
| Carlo Ancelotti for Marco Tardelli | 79 |
2
Bulgaria
Manager: A Parjelov
Goals:
| Stoicho Mladenov | 84 |
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| Giuseppe Dossena | own goal | 89 |
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Starting lineup:
Georgi Velinov
Goalkeeper
Georgi Bonev
Defender
Georgi Dimitrov
Defender
(captain)
Plamen Nikolov
Defender
Kostadin Kostadinov
Forward
Georgi Slavkov
Forward
Chavdar Tzvetkov
Forward
Substitutions:
| Blagoje Blangov for Georgi Bonev | 22 |
| Stoicho Mladenov for Emil Spasov | 80 |
| Zelchinski for Plamen Tzvetkov | 80 |