Italy v Poland, 30 April 1997
| Score | 3-0 to Italy |
| Referee | Jose Maria Garcia-Aranda Encinar |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 2 |
| Venue | San Paolo, Naples |
| Attendance | 40,000 |
View Italy v Poland head to head
3
Italy
Manager: Cesare Maldini
Goals:
| Roberto Di Matteo | 23 |
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| Paolo Maldini | 37 |
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| Roberto Baggio | 66 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Angelo Peruzzi
Defender
Fabio Cannavaro
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
Fabrizio Ravanelli
Forward
Gianfranco Zola
Substitutions:
| Roberto Baggio for Gianfranco Zola | 51 |
| Diego Fuser for Dino Baggio | 85 |
| Christian Panucci for Ciro Ferrara | 85 |
Cards:
| Alessandro Costacurta | Y | |
| Demetrio Albertini | Y | |
| Roberto Baggio | Y |
0
Poland
Manager: Antoni Piechniczek
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Andrzej Wozniak
Goalkeeper
Tomasz Wałdoch
Defender
Pawel Wojtala
Defender
Jacek Zieliński
Defender
Marek Citko
Midfielder
Radoslaw Kaluzny
Midfielder
Piotr Nowak
Midfielder
(captain)
Pawel Skrzypek
Midfielder
Henryk Baluszynski
Forward
Cezary Kucharski
Forward
Substitutions:
| Krzysztof Warzycha for Cezary Kucharski | 46 |
| Sławomir Majak for Tomasz Wałdoch | 46 |
| Tomasz Hajto for Henryk Baluszynski | 66 |