Italy v USSR, 23 February 1979
| Score | 3-1 to USSR |
| Referee | Paolo Casarin |
| Competition | B v A |
| Venue | Comunale, Bologna |
| Attendance | 14,344 |
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1
Italy
Manager: Azeglio Vicini
Goals:
| Alessandro Altobelli |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ivano Bordon
Midfielder
Ruben Buriani
Forward
Roberto Pruzzo
Lionello Manfredonia
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Alessandro Altobelli for Roberto Pruzzo | 46 |
| Carlo Muraro for Roberto Antonelli | 46 |
3
USSR
Manager: Nikita Simonian
Goals:
| Oleg Blokhin |
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| Machovikov |
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Starting lineup:
Vladimir Bezsonov
Defender
Aleksandr Bubnov
Defender
Vagiz Khidiatullin
Defender
Vasiliy Zhupikov
Defender
Oleg Blokhin
Forward
Ramaz Shengelia
Forward
Substitutions:
| Valeri Gazzaev for Ramaz Shengelia | 46 |
| Nikolay Gontar for Deghterev | 46 |
| Sergey Prigoda for Tamaz Kostava | 46 |
| Vitaly Daraselia for Gutsaev | 80 |