Bulgaria 1 vs. Italy 1 in the 1986 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group A game played in the 1986 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Italy and Bulgaria with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 1986 World Cup, 1st Round Group A

Date: Saturday, May 31, 1986

Bulgaria

1 - 1

Italy

Goals:

43'

Alessandro Altobelli

85'

Nasko Sirakov

Players

Bulgaria
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Borislav Mikhailov
DF	3.	Nikolai Arabov
DF	5.	Georgi Dimitrov (C)
DF	12.	Radoslav Zdravkov
DF	13.	Aleksandar Markov
MF	2.	Nasko Sirakov
MF	8.	Ayan Sadkov
MF	10.	Zhivko Gospodinov 74'
MF	11.	Plamen Getov
FW	7.	Bozhidar Iskrenov 65'
FW	9.	Stoicho Mladenov
		Entered
MF	6.	Andrei Zhelyazkov 74'
FW	20.	Kostadin Kostadinov 65'
		Other Reserves
GK	22.	Ilia Valov
DF	4.	Petar Petrov
DF	21.	Ilia Dyakov
MF	14.	Plamen Markov
MF	15.	Georgi Yordanov
MF	17.	Hristo Kolev
MF	19.	Atanas Pashev
FW	16.	Vasil Dragolov
FW	18.	Boycho Velichkov
	Coach: Ivan Vutsov

Italy
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Giovanni Galli
DF	2.	Giuseppe Bergomi
DF	3.	Antonio Cabrini
DF	6.	Gaetano Scirea (C)
DF	8.	Pietro Vierchowod
MF	10.	Salvatore Bagni
MF	13.	Fernando De Napoli
MF	14.	Antonio Di Gennaro
FW	16.	Bruno Conti 65'
FW	18.	Alessandro Altobelli
FW	19.	Giuseppe Galderisi
		Entered
FW	17.	Gianluca Vialli 65'
		Other Reserves
GK	12.	Franco Tancredi
GK	22.	Walter Zenga
DF	4.	Fulvio Collovati
DF	5.	Sebastiano Nela
DF	7.	Roberto Tricella
MF	9.	Carlo Ancelotti
MF	11.	Giuseppe Baresi
MF	15.	Marco Tardelli
FW	20.	Paolo Rossi
FW	21.	Aldo Serena
	Coach: Enzo Bearzot

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Italy	Giuseppe Bergomi	48' yellow card
Bulgaria	Aleksandar Markov	51' yellow card
Italy	Antonio Cabrini	64' yellow card

Substitutions

Bulgaria
Minute 65		Kostadin Kostadinov	replaced	Bozhidar Iskrenov
Minute 74		Andrei Zhelyazkov	replaced	Zhivko Gospodinov
Italy
Minute 65		Gianluca Vialli	replaced	Bruno Conti