Football World Cup 1938 / Italy

This article covers the Italian national football team at the 1938 World Cup .

qualification

Italy was automatically qualified as defending champions.

Contingent

Surname	Club at the beginning of the World Cup	birthday	Games	Gates
goalkeeper
Carlo Ceresoli	Bologna FC	06/14/1910	0	0	0
Guido Masetti	AS Roma	11/22/1907	0	0	0
Aldo Olivieri	AS Lucchese Libertas	10/02/1910	4th	0	0
defender
Alfredo Foni	Juventus Turin	01/20/1911	3	0	0
Eraldo Monzeglio	AS Roma	06/05/1906	1	0	0
Pietro Rava	Juventus Turin	01/21/1916	4th	0	0
midfield player
Miguel Andreolo	Bologna FC	09/06/1912	4th	0	0
Aldo Donati	AS Roma	09/29/1910	0	0	0
Giovanni Ferrari	Ambrosiana-Inter	December 06, 1907	4th	0	0
Mario Genta	CFC genoa	03/01/1912	0	0	0
Ugo Locatelli	Ambrosiana-Inter	02/05/1916	4th	0	0
Renato Olmi	Ambrosiana-Inter	07/12/1914	0	0	0
Mario Perazzolo	CFC genoa	06/07/1911	0	0	0
Pietro Serantoni	AS Roma	12/11/1906	4th	0	0
striker
Sergio Bertoni	Pisa Calcio	09/23/1915	0	0	0
Amedeo Biavati	Bologna FC	04/04/1915	3	0	0
Bruno Chizzo	US Triestina	04/19/1916	0	0	0
Gino Colaussi	US Triestina	03/04/1914	3	4th	0
Pietro Ferraris	Ambrosiana-Inter	02/15/1912	1	1	0
Giuseppe Meazza	Ambrosiana Inter	08/23/1910	4th	1	0
Piero Pasinati	US Triestina	07/21/1910	1	0	0
Silvio Piola	Lazio Rome	09/29/1913	4th	5	0
Trainer
Vittorio Pozzo		03/12/1886

Italian team matches

Round of 16

18,000

Stade Vélodrome ( Marseille )

Italy

Norway

Beranek ( Germany )

2: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 0)

1: 0 Ferraris (2nd) 1: 1 Brustad (83rd) 2: 1 Piola (94th)

World champion Italy had to struggle with extra time against Norway. For a long time, coach Pozzo's team led 1-0 through Ferrari (2nd). But seven minutes before the final whistle, Brustad managed to equalize, which was sensational at the time. Only when Piola scored the 2-1 for the Azzurri (94th), which could be saved over time, the defensive Norwegians were defeated.

Quarter finals

58,000

Stade Olympique de Colombes ( Paris )

France

Italy

Baert ( Belgium )

1: 3 (1: 1)

0: 1 Colaussi (9th) 1: 1 Heisserer (10th) 1: 2 Piola (51st) 1: 3 Piola (72nd)

Italy relegated the organizer France 3-1 in Paris within the limits.

Semifinals

30,000

Stade Vélodrome ( Marseille )

Italy

Brazil

Wüthrich ( Switzerland )

2: 1 (0: 0)

1-0 Colaussi (51st) 2-0 Meazza (60th / penalty ) 2-1 Romeu (87th)

The second semi-final match between Italy and Brazil was very close. Brazil (without Leonidas - one source says he was spared; another, he was injured) had to accept the two decisive goals conceded by Colaussi (55th) and Giuseppe Meazza (60th, from penalty) in quick succession. The connecting gate through Romeo (87th) came much too late for it to have meant a turnaround. Without Leonidas, the attack against Italy's compact defense was ultimately too harmless.

final

60,000

Stade Olympique de Colombes ( Paris )

Hungary

Italy

Capdeville ( France )

2: 4 (1: 3)

0: 1 Colaussi (6th) 1: 1 Titkos (8th) 1: 2 Piola (16th) 1: 3 Colaussi (35th) 2: 3 Sárosi (70th) 2: 4 Piola (82nd)

In the final Italy (strengths: fight, obsession with success, cleverness) and Hungary (strengths: technique, elegance, attack) met. The favored Italians went into the front after just six minutes through their left wing Colaussi. Hungary immediately equalized with their left winger Titkos (8th). A great move over four stations landed in the 16th minute at the feet of probably the best Italian, Silvio Piola. His 'bomb' from about 10 meters hit keeper Szabo untenable. Piola was also involved in the preliminary 3-1. He took advantage of his sugar pass on Colaussi in cold blood (35th). Thanks to its stable defense, the Pozzo troops survived the angry attack attempts by the Hungarians after the break. However, the Italians could not prevent the connecting goal to make it 2: 3 by Hungary's team captain Dr. Sarosi (70th). Again it was Piola, whose powerful left-footed shot to 4-2 (80th) destroyed the last hopes of the Magyars. 55,000 spectators, the majority cheering on the supposedly weaker team, the Hungarian team, had to admit enviously that the better team could defend their title.

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