Italy v Northern Ireland, 22 January 1997
| Score | 2-0 to Italy |
| Referee | Lutz Frohlich |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Stadio La Favorita, Palermo |
| Attendance | 30,866 |
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2
Italy
Manager: Cesare Maldini
Goals:
| Gianfranco Zola | 8 |
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| Alessandro Del Piero | 89 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Angelo Peruzzi
Defender
Amedeo Carboni
Defender
Alessandro Costacurta
Defender
Ciro Ferrara
Defender
Paolo Maldini
(captain)
Midfielder
Demetrio Albertini
Midfielder
Dino Baggio
Midfielder
Angelo Di Livio
Midfielder
Roberto Di Matteo
Forward
Pierluigi Casiraghi
Forward
Gianfranco Zola
Substitutions:
| Diego Fuser for Roberto Di Matteo | 57 |
| Fabrizio Ravanelli for Pierluigi Casiraghi | 57 |
| Alessandro Del Piero for Gianfranco Zola | 61 |
| Fabio Cannavaro for Alessandro Costacurta | 72 |
| Stefano Eranio for Angelo Di Livio | 79 |
On the bench:
Defender
Fabio Cannavaro
Midfielder
Stefano Eranio
Midfielder
Diego Fuser
Forward
Alessandro Del Piero
Forward
Fabrizio Ravanelli
0
Northern Ireland
Manager: Bryan Hamilton
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Tommy Wright
Goalkeeper
Danny Griffin
Defender
Barry Hunter
Defender
Steve Morrow
Defender
Gerry Taggart
Defender
Kevin Horlock
Midfielder
Michael Hughes
Midfielder
Steve Lomas
Midfielder
Jon McCarthy
Midfielder
Nigel Worthington
Midfielder
(captain)
James Quinn
Forward
Substitutions:
| George O'Boyle for Steve Morrow | 60 |
| Keith Rowland for Michael Hughes | 69 |
| Robbie Dennison for Jon McCarthy | 83 |