Bulgaria 1–1 Italy: 1986 World Cup match
Bulgaria1–1Full time
Italy
Match in one glance
BulgariaItalyGoalCard
Bulgaria
Italy
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
1Bulgaria1Italy
Alessandro Altobelli opened the scoring at 44′.
Team comparison
BulgariaItaly
1Goals1
1Bookings2
2Substitutes used1
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1NSNasko SirakovBulgaria · 85′1goal
- 2AAAlessandro AltobelliItaly · 44′1goal
Decisive moments
2 eventsPath through 1986
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group A
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1986-05-31
- Venue
- Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
- Result
- 1–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Bulgaria / ItalyBulgaria
Nasko Sirakov85′
Italy
Alessandro Altobelli44′
Complete match timeline
BulgariaItalyGoalCardSubstitution
Bulgaria
Italy
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
8 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 1A. Altobelli 44′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 0N. Sirakov 85′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Bulgaria
Reported rolesBM
1Borislav MihaylovNA
3Nikolay ArabovGD
5Georgi DimitrovAM
13Aleksandar MarkovNS
2Nasko SirakovAS
8Ayan SadakovZG
10Zhivko GospodinovPG
11Plamen GetovRZ
12Radoslav ZdravkovBI
7Bozhidar IskrenovSM
9Stoycho MladenovReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 6AZAndrey Zhelyazkov74′
- 20KKKostadin Kostadinov65′
Match contributions
- Nasko Sirakov⚽ 1
- Aleksandar Markov▰ 51′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1BMBorislav MihaylovGoalkeeper
- 2NSNasko SirakovMidfielder
- 3NANikolay ArabovDefender
- 5GDGeorgi DimitrovDefender
- 7BIBozhidar IskrenovForward
- 8ASAyan SadakovMidfielder
- 9SMStoycho MladenovForward
- 10ZGZhivko GospodinovMidfielder
- 11PGPlamen GetovMidfielder
- 12RZRadoslav ZdravkovMidfielder
- 13AMAleksandar MarkovDefender
Italy
Reported rolesGG
1Giovanni GalliGB
2Giuseppe BergomiAC
3Antonio CabriniGS
6Gaetano ScireaPV
8Pietro VierchowodSB
10Salvatore BagniFD
13Fernando De NapoliAD
14Antonio Di GennaroBC
16Bruno ContiAA
18Alessandro AltobelliGG
19Giuseppe GalderisiReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 17GVGianluca Vialli65′
Match contributions
- Giuseppe Bergomi▰ 48′
- Antonio Cabrini▰ 64′
- Alessandro Altobelli⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1GGGiovanni GalliGoalkeeper
- 2GBGiuseppe BergomiDefender
- 3ACAntonio CabriniDefender
- 6GSGaetano ScireaDefender
- 8PVPietro VierchowodDefender
- 10SBSalvatore BagniMidfielder
- 13FDFernando De NapoliMidfielder
- 14ADAntonio Di GennaroMidfielder
- 16BCBruno ContiMidfielder
- 18AAAlessandro AltobelliForward
- 19GGGiuseppe GalderisiForward
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
1Bulgaria1Italy
Alessandro Altobelli opened the scoring at 44′.
Team comparison
BulgariaItaly
1Goals1
1Bookings2
2Substitutes used1
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1NSNasko SirakovBulgaria · 85′1goal
- 2AAAlessandro AltobelliItaly · 44′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
2 eventsPath through 1986
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group A
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1986-05-31
- Venue
- Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
- Result
- 1–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Bulgaria / ItalyBulgaria
Nasko Sirakov85′
Italy
Alessandro Altobelli44′
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.