Italy 4–1 Mexico: 1970 World Cup match
Italy4–1Full time
Match in one glance
ItalyMexicoGoalCard
Italy
Mexico
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
4Italy1Mexico
José Luis González opened the scoring at 13′.
Team comparison
ItalyMexico
4Goals1
1Bookings0
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1GRGigi RivaItaly · 63′, 76′2goals
- 2GRGianni RiveraItaly · 70′1goal
- 3JLJosé Luis GonzálezMexico · 13′1goal
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1970
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Quarter-final
- Stage
- Quarter-final
- Date
- 1970-06-14
- Venue
- Bombonera, Toluca
- Result
- 4–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Italy / MexicoItaly
Javier Guzmán (own goal)25′
Gigi Riva63′
Gianni Rivera70′
Gigi Riva76′
Mexico
José Luis González13′
Complete match timeline
ItalyMexicoGoalCardSubstitution
Italy
Mexico
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
10 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 1J. Luis González 13′ · J. Guzmán 25′
Second half
45′–90′3 – 0G. Riva 63′ · G. Rivera 70′ · G. Riva 76′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Italy
Reported rolesEA
1Enrico AlbertosiTB
2Tarcisio BurgnichGF
3Giacinto FacchettiPC
5Pierluigi CeraRR
8Roberto RosatoMB
10Mario BertiniSM
15Sandro MazzolaGD
16Giancarlo De SistiGR
11Gigi RivaAD
13Angelo DomenghiniRB
20Roberto BoninsegnaReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 14GRGianni Rivera46′
- 19SGSergio Gori84′
Match contributions
- Gigi Riva⚽ 2
- Gianni Rivera⚽ 1▰ 67′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1EAEnrico AlbertosiGoalkeeper
- 2TBTarcisio BurgnichDefender
- 3GFGiacinto FacchettiDefender
- 5PCPierluigi CeraDefender
- 8RRRoberto RosatoDefender
- 10MBMario BertiniMidfielder
- 11GRGigi RivaForward
- 13ADAngelo DomenghiniForward
- 15SMSandro MazzolaMidfielder
- 16GDGiancarlo De SistiMidfielder
- 20RBRoberto BoninsegnaForward
Mexico
Reported rolesIC
1Ignacio CalderónGP
3Gustavo PeñaMP
5Mario PérezJV
13José VantolráJG
14Javier GuzmánAM
8Antonio MunguíaHP
15Héctor PulidoJL
17José Luis GonzálezJV
19Javier ValdiviaAP
11Aarón PadillaJF
21Javier FragosoReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 9EBEnrique Borja68′
- 16IDIsidoro Díaz60′
Match contributions
- José Luis González⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1ICIgnacio CalderónGoalkeeper
- 3GPGustavo PeñaDefender
- 5MPMario PérezDefender
- 8AMAntonio MunguíaMidfielder
- 11APAarón PadillaForward
- 13JVJosé VantolráDefender
- 14JGJavier GuzmánDefender
- 15HPHéctor PulidoMidfielder
- 17JLJosé Luis GonzálezMidfielder
- 19JVJavier ValdiviaMidfielder
- 21JFJavier FragosoForward
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
4Italy1Mexico
José Luis González opened the scoring at 13′.
Team comparison
ItalyMexico
4Goals1
1Bookings0
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1GRGigi RivaItaly · 63′, 76′2goals
- 2GRGianni RiveraItaly · 70′1goal
- 3JLJosé Luis GonzálezMexico · 13′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1970
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Quarter-final
- Stage
- Quarter-final
- Date
- 1970-06-14
- Venue
- Bombonera, Toluca
- Result
- 4–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Italy / MexicoItaly
Javier Guzmán (own goal)25′
Gigi Riva63′
Gianni Rivera70′
Gigi Riva76′
Mexico
José Luis González13′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.