Italy football game - France (1994)

Friendly match disputed the February 16th 1994 at the stage San Paolo of Naples, Italy - France is the first meeting of Blue with their new national sport selector Aimé Jacquet.

Reference mark

With the preceding autumn, the team of France knew one of largest disillusions of her history while inclining itself by twice in residence (2-3 against Israel then 1-2 against the Bulgaria) in the eliminating heats of the World cup 1994. A double defeat synonymous with not-qualification. For Aime Jacquet, the hour is with the inventory of fixtures more than to the rebuilding since, named selector on a purely provisional basis , it does not have any insurance to conduct the campaign of the eliminating heats for the Euro 1996. For this first match, it knows already that it must do without the striker Jean-Pierre Papin, medium recuperator Frank Sauzée and libero Laurent Blanc, three pillars of the team of France which announced during the winter their desire to take their international retreat.

Break into leaf of match

Italy - France: 0-1
  • friendly match played the February 16th 1994 with the Stage San Paolo of Naples, in front of 17.241 spectators.
  • Referee: Mr. Markus Merk Germany
  • Goal: Djorkaeff (44 ') for France
  • Warnings: no

Composition of the teams

Team of France (517e matches) 73e, Jean-Pierre Cyprien - 1st selection 90e, Corentin Martins - 5th selections 53e, Vincent Guerin - 3rd selections

Reserves: Martini, Lizarazu and Vahirua.

National sport selector: Aime Jacquet

Changes and continuity in the first selection of Aime Jacquet. " anciens" from 1993 such as LAMA, Rock, Deschamps, Guen and Cantona preserve their station of holder. David Ginola leaves the bench of key on which the presence of Papin relegated it most of the time. Marcel Desailly, until established there as a side back passes in the axis. Karembeu, Djorkaeff and Gnako, already called by Houllier, know their first establishment. Lastly, the principal surprise has been the return of Eric Di Meco, been sulky by the national sport selectors for several years.

Team of Italy

66e, Lorenzo Minotti - 66e, Massimiliano Cappioli - 46e, Andrea Silenzi -

National sport selector: Arrigo Sacchi .

Evolution of the score

  • Italy 0-1 France: Y.Djorkaeff (45e), shooting piqué of 8 m on the left, on service of the 18 m Ginola recovering a bad revival of Baresi.

Account of the match

Dominated without being truly worried, the Blue ones suffer but can count on already the very good agreement of their new central hinge Rock-Desailly, and are satisfied to evolve/move in against attack. A tactic which bears its fruits right before the half-time when David Ginola recovers a balloon badly negotiated by the Italian defense which plays very high, then ideally serves in-depth Youri Djorkaeff which of a pricked ball Pagliuca horn come to its meeting.

In second period, always also little inspired, the Italians will not manage to equalize, causing the bronca of their supporters to the final whistle. It is about the first victory of Blue out of Italian ground since nearly 82 years!

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