Italy v Hungary, 06 June 1978
| Score | 3-1 to Italy |
| Referee | Ramon Barreto Ruiz |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group 1 |
| Venue | Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata |
| Attendance | 26,533 |
View Italy v Hungary head to head
Kick-off: 1:45pm local
3
Italy
Manager: Enzo Bearzot
Goals:
| Paolo Rossi | 34 |
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| Roberto Bettega | 35 |
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| Romeo Benetti | 61 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Dino Zoff
(captain)
Defender
Mauro Bellugi
Defender
Antonio Cabrini
Defender
Claudio Gentile
Defender
Gaetano Scirea
Midfielder
Giancarlo Antognoni
Midfielder
Romeo Benetti
Midfielder
Marco Tardelli
Forward
Roberto Bettega
Forward
Franco Causio
Forward
Paolo Rossi
Substitutions:
| Antonello Cuccereddu for Antonio Cabrini | 79 |
| Francesco Graziani for Roberto Bettega | 83 |
Cards:
1
Hungary
Manager: Lajos Baroti
Goals:
| András Tóth | penalty | 81 |
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Starting lineup:
Ferenc Mészáros [GKR]
Goalkeeper
Zoltán Kereki
Defender
(captain)
István Kocsis
Defender
Győző Martos
Defender
Károly Csapó
Midfielder
László Nagy
Midfielder
Sándor Pintér
Midfielder
József Tóth
Midfielder
Sandor Zombori
Midfielder
László Fazekas
Forward
Ferenc Mészáros [FWD]
Forward
Laszlo Pusztai
Forward
Substitutions:
| András Tóth for László Fazekas | 46 |
| Istvan Halasz for László Nagy | 46 |
Cards:
| Sandor Zombori | 26 | Y |
| Győző Martos | 64 | Y |