Italy v Moldova, 29 March 1997
| Score | 3-0 to Italy |
| Referee | Gilles Veissiere |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 2 |
| Venue | Nereo Rocco |
| Attendance | 20,767 |
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Italy
Manager: Cesare Maldini
Goals:
| Paolo Maldini | 24 |
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| Gianfranco Zola | 44 |
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| Christian Vieri | 49 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Angelo Peruzzi
Defender
Alessandro Costacurta
Defender
Ciro Ferrara
Defender
Paolo Maldini
(captain)
Defender
Alessandro Nesta
Midfielder
Demetrio Albertini
Midfielder
Dino Baggio
Midfielder
Angelo Di Livio
Midfielder
Roberto Di Matteo
Forward
Christian Vieri
Forward
Gianfranco Zola
Substitutions:
| Fabio Cannavaro for Alessandro Nesta | 31 |
| Michele Padovano for Christian Vieri | 68 |
| Stefano Eranio for Angelo Di Livio | 75 |
0
Moldova
Manager: Ion Caras
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Denis Romanenco
Goalkeeper
Vitalie Culibaba
Defender
Oleg Fistican
Defender
Ion Testemițanu
Defender
Alexandru Curteian
Midfielder
(captain)
Vladimir Gaidamaşciuc
Midfielder
Sergei Iepureanu
Midfielder
Oleg Sişchin
Midfielder
Serghei Cleşcenco
Forward
Substitutions:
| Alexandru Suharev for Marin Spanu | 50 |
| Boris Cebotari for Vladimir Gaidamaşciuc | 61 |