- Italy earned its 4th consecutive victory
- Malta suffered its 5th consecutive defeat
Italy vs Malta Euro 1988 qualifying match report| Date, kick-off time: | Saturday, 24 January 1987, 14:30 (UTC+01:00) | | National teams, score: | - 5:0 | | Competition: | UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying, Group 2 | | Referee: | Stefanos Hatzistefanou / | | Attendance, venue: | 34 078, Stadio Comunale, Bergamo  | | Goals: | 1:0 (4') Salvatore Bagni, 2:0 (9') Giuseppe Bergomi, 3:0 (24') Alessandro Altobelli, 4:0 (35') Alessandro Altobelli, 5:0 (45') Gianluca Vialli |
| Managed by technical commissioner Azeglio Vicini | | Player | Caps | Age | Club | | Walter Zenga | 4 | 26 | FC Inter, Milano | | Giuseppe Bergomi | 35 | 23 | FC Inter, Milano | Antonio Cabrini  | 70 | 29 | Juventus FC, Torino | | Franco Baresi | 13 | 26 | Milan AC, Milano | | Riccardo Ferri | 2 | 23 | FC Inter, Milano | Salvatore Bagni  56' | 34 | 30 | SSC Napoli, Napoli |  56' Fernando De Napoli | 8 | 22 | SSC Napoli, Napoli | | Roberto Donadoni | 4 | 23 | Milan AC, Milano | | Giuseppe Dossena 56' | 33 | 28 | Torino Calcio, Torino | | 56' Gianfranco Matteoli | 2 | 27 | FC Inter, Milano | | Alessandro Altobelli | 47 | 31 | FC Inter, Milano | | Giuseppe Giannini | 2 | 22 | AS Roma SpA, Roma | | Gianluca Vialli | 12 | 22 | UC Sampdoria, Genova |
| Managed by national coach Guentcho Dobrev (Bulgaria) | | Player | Caps | Age | Club | | John Bonello | 29 | 28 | Hibernians FC, Raħal Ġdid | | Joe Galea | 1 | 21 | Rabat Ajax FC, Rabat | | Martin Scicluna | 8 | 26 | Żurrieq FC, Żurrieq | | John Buttigieg | 11 | 23 | Sliema Wanderers FC, Tas-Sliema | | John Holland | 59 | 33 | Floriana FC, Furjana | Chris Laferla 88'  | 3 | 19 | Valletta FC, Valletta | | Carmel Busuttil | 18 | 22 | Rabat Ajax FC, Rabat | | Ray Vella | 13 | 28 | Ħamrun Spartans FC, Ħamrun | | Martin Gregory 66' | 4 | 21 | Sliema Wanderers FC, Tas-Sliema | | 66' Denis Cauchi | 2 | 22 | Floriana FC, Furjana | | Nardu Farrugia 25' | 18 | 30 | Valletta FC, Valletta | | 25' Charles Scerri | 3 | 22 | Hibernians FC, Raħal Ġdid | | Michael Degiorgio 14' | 28 | 24 | Ħamrun Spartans FC, Ħamrun |
Match stats | National team | Players | Average caps | Average age | Clubs | Goals | Cautions | Expulsions | | Italy | 13 | 20.462 | 26.035 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | Malta | 13 | 15.154 | 25.034 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Historical data sources  L’Unità (Rome), №24, 25.01.1987; L’Unità - Archivio storico Comments
Italy vs Malta post-match head-to-head | Italy matches Previous match: UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying Malta vs Italy 0-2 Attard, Saturday 6 December 1986 Next match: Malta matches Previous match: UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying Malta vs Italy 0-2 Attard, Saturday 6 December 1986 Next match: Italy top scorers 1. Gigi Riva (1967 - 1973) - 35 goals
... Alessandro Altobelli (1980 - 1987) - 22 goals
... Alessandro Mazzola (1963 - 1970) - 22 goals
... Salvatore Bagni (1984 - 1987) - 4 goals
... Giuseppe Bergomi (1986 - 1987) - 3 goals
... Gianluca Vialli (1987) - 1 goal
(correct as of January 24, 1987) Brief match report Sat. 24 Jan 1987
Stadio Comunale, Bergamo
Italy 5-0 Malta
Goals: Bagni 4, Bergomi 9, Altobelli 24, Altobelli 35, Vialli 45
Italy: Zenga, Bergomi, Cabrini (c), Baresi, Ferri, Bagni (De Napoli 56), Donadoni, Dossena (Matteoli 56), Altobelli, Giannini, Vialli. Managed by Vicini.
Malta: Bonello, Galea, Scicluna, Buttigieg, Holland (c), Laferla, Busuttil, Vella, Gregory (Cauchi 66), Farrugia (Scerri 25), Degiorgio. Managed by Dobrev (Bulgaria).
Booked: Degiorgio 14, Laferla 88.
Att: 34 078
Ref: Hatzistefanou (Cyprus) |
