Nigeria 1–2 aet Italy: 1994 World Cup match
Nigeria1–2After extra time
Italy
Match in one glance
NigeriaItalyGoalCard
Nigeria
Italy
0′HT90′105′FT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Score progression
1Nigeria2Italy
Emmanuel Amunike opened the scoring at 25′.
Team comparison
NigeriaItaly
1Goals2
4Bookings6
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RBRoberto BaggioItaly · 88′, 102′2goals
- 2EAEmmanuel AmunikeNigeria · 25′1goal
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 1994
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Round of 16
- Stage
- Round of 16
- Date
- 1994-07-05
- Venue
- Foxboro Stadium, Boston (Foxborough)
- Result
- 1–2 aet
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Nigeria / ItalyNigeria
Emmanuel Amunike25′
Complete match timeline
NigeriaItalyGoalCardSubstitution
Nigeria
Italy
0′HT90′105′FT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
17 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 0E. Amunike 25′
Second half
45′–90′0 – 1R. Baggio 88′
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 1R. Baggio 102′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Nigeria
Reported rolesPR
1Peter RufaiAE
2Augustine EguavoenUO
5Uche OkechukwuCN
6Chidi NwanuME
19Michael EmenaloFG
7Finidi GeorgeJO
10Jay-Jay OkochaEA
11Emmanuel AmunikeSO
15Sunday OlisehRY
9Rashidi YekiniDA
14Daniel AmokachiReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 8TOThompson Oliha57′
- 21MAMutiu Adepoju35′
Match contributions
- Chidi Nwanu▰ 58′
- Emmanuel Amunike⚽ 1
- Sunday Oliseh▰ 53′
- Michael Emenalo▰ 2′
- Mutiu Adepoju▰ 41′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1PRPeter RufaiGoalkeeper
- 2AEAugustine EguavoenDefender
- 5UOUche OkechukwuDefender
- 6CNChidi NwanuDefender
- 7FGFinidi GeorgeMidfielder
- 9RYRashidi YekiniForward
- 10JOJay-Jay OkochaMidfielder
- 11EAEmmanuel AmunikeMidfielder
- 14DADaniel AmokachiForward
- 15SOSunday OlisehMidfielder
- 19MEMichael EmenaloDefender
Italy
Reported rolesLM
12Luca MarchegianiAB
3Antonio BenarrivoAC
4Alessandro CostacurtaPM
5Paolo MaldiniRM
8Roberto MussiDA
11Demetrio AlbertiniNB
14Nicola BertiRD
16Roberto DonadoniRB
10Roberto BaggioDM
19Daniele MassaroGS
20Giuseppe SignoriReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 13DBDino Baggio45′
- 21GZGianfranco Zola65′
Match contributions
- Alessandro Costacurta▰ 29′
- Paolo Maldini▰ 80′
- Roberto Baggio⚽ 2
- Daniele Massaro▰ 6′
- Giuseppe Signori▰ 60′
- Dino Baggio▰ 62′
- Gianfranco Zola▰ 75′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 3ABAntonio BenarrivoDefender
- 4ACAlessandro CostacurtaDefender
- 5PMPaolo MaldiniDefender
- 8RMRoberto MussiDefender
- 10RBRoberto BaggioForward
- 11DADemetrio AlbertiniMidfielder
- 12LMLuca MarchegianiGoalkeeper
- 14NBNicola BertiMidfielder
- 16RDRoberto DonadoniMidfielder
- 19DMDaniele MassaroForward
- 20GSGiuseppe SignoriForward
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
1Nigeria2Italy
Emmanuel Amunike opened the scoring at 25′.
Team comparison
NigeriaItaly
1Goals2
4Bookings6
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RBRoberto BaggioItaly · 88′, 102′2goals
- 2EAEmmanuel AmunikeNigeria · 25′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
4 eventsPath through 1994
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Round of 16
- Stage
- Round of 16
- Date
- 1994-07-05
- Venue
- Foxboro Stadium, Boston (Foxborough)
- Result
- 1–2 aet
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Nigeria / ItalyNigeria
Emmanuel Amunike25′
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.