MANAGER: Carlos BILARDO


GOALKEEPERS:

1 Nery PUMPIDO*
12 Sergio GOYCOCHEA
22 Fabián CANCELARICH

DEFENDERS:

5 Edgardo BAUZA
11 Néstor FABBRI
13 Néstor LORENZO
15 Pedro MONZÓN
16 Julio OLARTICOECHEA
17 Roberto SENSINI
18 José SERRIZUELA
19 Oscar RUGGERI
20 Juan SIMÓN

MIDFIELDERS:

2 Sergio BATISTA
4 José BASUALDO
6 Gabriel CALDERÓN
7 Jorge BURRUCHAGA
10 Diego MARADONA ©
14 Ricardo GIUSTI
21 Pedro TROGLIO

FORWARDS:

3 Abel BALBO
8 Claudio CANIGGIA
9 Gustavo DEZOTTI


*Following a rupture of his tibia and fibula, the Argentine team was authorized to replace Nery Pumpido
Ángel Comizzo joined the team as third goalkeeper, but didn't play or even sit on the substitutes bench

RESERVE PLAYER:



5-4-1/3-6-1 FORMATIONS:

Argentina Vs Cameroon - Group Stage Game (08/06/1990)



GK PUMPIDO
CB RUGGERI
SWP SIMÓN
CB FABBRI
RB/RWB LORENZO
LB/LWB SENSINI
DMF BATISTA
CMF/AMF BURRUCHAGA
CMF BASUALDO
AMF MARADONA
CF BALBO

Substitutions: Caniggia for Ruggeri (46 mn - Injury) and Calderón for Sensini (70 mn)
Note: Argentina switched in a 4-3-1-2 formation with Cannigia on the pitch in the second half: Lorenzo - Simón - Fabbri - Sensini ; Batista - Burruchaga - Basualdo ; Maradona ; Caniggia - Balbo

Captain: Diego Maradona
Short Free Kick: Diego Maradona
Long Free Kick: Diego Maradona/Jorge Burruchaga/Sergio Batista/Juan Simón/Oscar Ruggeri/Néstor Fabbri/Abel Balbo
Free Kick 2: Jorge Burruchaga/José Basualdo
Left Corner: Jorge Burruchaga/Diego Maradona
Right Corner: Diego Maradona/Jorge Burruchaga
Penalty: Diego Maradona
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Oscar Ruggeri, Néstor Fabbri, Néstor Lorenzo, Sergio Batista

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Change Sides: Burruchaga/Basualdo - Optional
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT - After Cameroon's goal


Argentina Vs Soviet Union - Group Stage Game (13/06/1990)



GK PUMPIDO
CB MONZÓN
SWP SIMÓN
CB SERRIZUELA
LB/LWB OLARTICOECHEA
RMF/CMF BASUALDO
DMF BATISTA
CMF TROGLIO
CMF/AMF BURRUCHAGA
AMF MARADONA
CF CANIGGIA

Substitutions: Goycochea for Pumpido (11 mn - International career ending injury) and Lorenzo for Monzón (79 mn)

Captain: Diego Maradona
Short Free Kick: José Serrizuela/Diego Maradona
Long Free Kick: José Serrizuela/Diego Maradona/Sergio Batista/Jorge Burruchaga/José Basualdo/Juan Simón
Free Kick 2: Diego Maradona/Jorge Burruchaga
Left Corner: Diego Maradona/Pedro Troglio
Right Corner: Diego Maradona
Penalty: Diego Maradona
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Pedro Monzón, Sergio Batista, Pedro Troglio, Jorge Burruchaga

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Change Sides: Troglio/Burruchaga
★Counter Attack
★Mark Key Player: Monzón on Protasov


Argentina Vs Romania - Group Stage Game (18/06/1990)



GK GOYCOCHEA
CB MONZÓN
SWP SIMÓN
CB SERRIZUELA
LB/LWB OLARTICOECHEA
CMF/RMF BASUALDO
DMF BATISTA
CMF TROGLIO
CMF/AMF BURRUCHAGA
AMF MARADONA
CF CANIGGIA

Substitutions: Giusti for Troglio (53 mn) and Dezotti for Burruchaga (60 mn)

Captain: Diego Maradona
Short Free Kick: Diego Maradona
Long Free Kick: Diego Maradona/Sergio Batista/José Serrizuela/Juan Simón/Pedro Monzón
Free Kick 2: José Serrizuela/Jorge Burruchaga
Left Corner: Jorge Burruchaga
Right Corner: Diego Maradona
Penalty: Diego Maradona
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Pedro Monzón, José Serrizuela, Sergio Batista

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Change Sides: Basualdo | Troglio/Burruchaga
★Counter Attack
★Offside Trap
★Mark Key Player: Monzón on Balint and Serrizuela on Lăcătuş


Brazil Vs Argentina - Round of 16 (24/06/1990)



GK GOYCOCHEA
CB MONZÓN
SWP SIMÓN
CB RUGGERI
RB BASUALDO
LB/LWB OLARTICOECHEA
DMF GIUSTI
CMF/AMF BURRUCHAGA
CMF TROGLIO
AMF MARADONA
CF CANIGGIA

Substitution: Calderón for Troglio (61 mn)
Note: Serrizuela, the usual starter at the center back spot, was suspended for that game after receiving two yellow cards in the previous games

Captain: Diego Maradona
Short Free Kick: Diego Maradona
Long Free Kick: Diego Maradona/Pedro Troglio/Jorge Burruchaga/Oscar Ruggeri/Juan Simón/Pedro Monzón/Gabriel Calderón
Free Kick 2: Jorge Burruchaga
Left Corner: Jorge Burruchaga
Right Corner: Diego Maradona
Penalty: Diego Maradona
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Pedro Monzón, Oscar Ruggeri

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack - Optional
★Change Sides: Burruchaga/Troglio
★Counter Attack
★Offside Trap
★Total Defence


Yugoslavia Vs Argentina - World Cup Quarterfinal (30/06/1990)



GK GOYCOCHEA
CB/RB RUGGERI
SWP SIMÓN
CB SERRIZUELA
LB/LWB OLARTICOECHEA
CMF/RMF CALDERÓN
DMF/CMF GIUSTI
CMF/AMF BURRUCHAGA
CMF BASUALDO
AMF MARADONA
CF CANIGGIA

Substitutions: Troglio for Olarticoechea (55 mn) and Dezotti for Calderón (87 mn)

Captain: Diego Maradona
Short Free Kick: Diego Maradona
Long Free Kick: Diego Maradona/Ricardo Giusti/Oscar Ruggeri/Juan Simón/José Serrizuela/José Basualdo
Free Kick 2: José Serrizuela/José Basualdo
Left Corner: Diego Maradona
Right Corner: Diego Maradona
Penalty: Diego Maradona
Player to go up on free kicks and corners: Oscar Ruggeri

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Calderón
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT
★Mark Key Player: Ruggeri on Zlatko Vujović


Italy Vs Argentina - World Cup Semifinal (03/07/1990)



GK GOYCOCHEA
CB/RB RUGGERI
SWP SIMÓN
CB SERRIZUELA
LB/LWB OLARTICOECHEA
RMF/CMF CALDERÓN
DMF/CMF GIUSTI
CMF BASUALDO
AMF/CMF BURRUCHAGA
AMF MARADONA
CF CANIGGIA

Substitutions: Troglio for Calderón (46 mn) and Batista for Basualdo (99 mn)
Incident: Giusti was sent off (105+ mn) for elbowing Baggio in the face

Captain: Diego Maradona
Short Free Kick: Diego Maradona
Long Free Kick: Diego Maradona/José Serrizuela/José Basualdo/Jorge Burruchaga/Ricardo Giusti/Juan Simón/Oscar Ruggeri
Free Kick 2: José Serrizuela
Left Corner: Diego Maradona/Jorge Burruchaga/Pedro Troglio
Right Corner: Diego Maradona
Penalty: Diego Maradona
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Oscar Ruggeri, Ricardo Giusti

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Ruggeri/Serrizuela | Calderón | Burruchaga
★Counter Attack
★Offside Trap
★Mark Key Player: Ruggeri on Vialli and Serrizuela on Schillaci


West Germany Vs Argentina - World Cup Final (08/07/1990)



GK GOYCOCHEA
CB SERRIZUELA
SWP SIMÓN
CB RUGGERI
RB/RWB SENSINI
LB/LWB LORENZO
DMF/CMF BASUALDO
CMF TROGLIO
CMF/AMF BURRUCHAGA
AMF MARADONA
CF DEZOTTI

Substitutions: Monzón for Ruggeri (46 mn - Injury) and Calderón for Burruchaga (53 mn)
Incidents: Monzón (65 mn) and Dezotti (87 mn) were both sent off
Note: Olarticoechea, Giusti, Batista and Caniggia that could all have been starters were suspended for the final

Captain: Diego Maradona
Short Free Kick: Diego Maradona
Long Free Kick: Diego Maradona/José Serrizuela/Juan Simón/Néstor Lorenzo/Jorge Burruchaga/Gabriel Calderón
Free Kick 2: José Serrizuela
Left Corner: Jorge Burruchaga/Gabriel Calderón
Right Corner: Diego Maradona
Penalty: Diego Maradona
Player to go up on free kicks and corners: Oscar Ruggeri, Roberto Sensini, Néstor Lorenzo

Team Strategy

★Change Sides: Serrizuela/Ruggeri
★Counter Attack - Optional
★Total Defence
★Mark Key Player: Serrizuela on Völler and Ruggeri on Klinsmann


HOME & AWAY KITS:

Links to all the matches played by Argentina in the World Cup 1990:

Group stage:

Argentina-Camerun 0-1: http://footballia.net/matches/argentina-cameroon

Argentina-Urss 2-0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PId0wgsOxvc

Argentina-Romania 1-1 1st half: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE1fLc-kgjw
Argentina-Romania 1-1 2nd half: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehW2UL8MVG8



Round of 16:

Brasile-Argentina 0-1: http://footballia.net/matches/brazil-argentina



Quarter-final:

Argentina-Jugoslavia 0-0 d.t.s. 3-2 d.c.r. : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTIay18PcB0



Semi-final:

Argentina-Italia 1-1 d.t.s. 5-4 d.c.r. : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGOxJEqRwh0



Final:

Germania Ovest-Argentina 1-0: http://footballia.net/matches/argentina ... -world-cup

Team & players updated.