Italy v Netherlands, 24 February 1979
| Score | 3-0 to Italy |
| Referee | Nicolae Rainea |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | San Siro, Milan |
| Attendance | 55,280 |
View Italy v Netherlands head to head
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Italy
Manager: Enzo Bearzot
Goals:
| Roberto Bettega | 9 |
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| Paolo Rossi | penalty | 19 |
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| Marco Tardelli | 44 |
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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
Gabriele Oriali
Midfielder
Marco Tardelli
Forward
Roberto Bettega
Forward
Franco Causio
Forward
Paolo Rossi
Substitutions:
| Paolo Conti for Dino Zoff | 46 |
| Aldo Maldera for Antonio Cabrini | 70 |
| Renato Zaccarelli for Marco Tardelli | 74 |
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Netherlands
Manager: Ernst Happel/ J Zwartkruis
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Piet Schrijvers
Goalkeeper
Ernie Brandts
Defender
Jan Poortvliet
Defender
Adri van Kraay
Defender
Piet Wildschut
Defender
Wim Jansen
Midfielder
(captain)
Jan Peters
Midfielder
Kees Kist
Forward
Johnny Rep
Forward
René van der Kerkhof
Forward
Willy van der Kerkhof
Forward
Substitutions:
| Huub Stevens for Ernie Brandts | 46 |
| Johnny Metgod for Willy van der Kerkhof | 70 |