Argentina - Romania 1:1
18 JUN 1990, World Cup, Group Stage
Goals
1:0 Pedro Monzón 62', 1:1 Gavril Balint 68'Argentina (Carlos Bilardo)
Sergio Goycochea, Juan Simón, Pedro Monzón, José Serrizuela, Diego Maradona, José Basualdo, Jorge Burruchaga (60' Gustavo Dezotti), Julio Olarticoechea, Sergio Batista, Pedro Troglio (53' Ricardo Giusti), Claudio CaniggiaRomania (Emerich Jenei)
Silviu Lung, Ioan Andone, Mircea Rednic, Gheorghe Hagi, Gheorghe Popescu, Ioan Lupescu, Iosif Rotariu, Michael Klein, Ioan Ovidiu Sabău (82' Dorin Mateut), Gavril Balint (72' Danut Lupu), Marius LacatusCards
Marius Lacatus 4' (Yyellow card), Gheorghe Hagi 10' (Yyellow card), Ioan Lupescu 33' (Yyellow card), José Serrizuela 73' (Yyellow card), Sergio Batista 87' (Yyellow card)Venue
San Paolo, NapoliGroup B · final table
| #Position | Team | PPlayed | WWon | DDrawn | LLost | GFGoals for | GAGoals against | GDGoal difference | PtsPoints | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 | QQualified |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | QQualified |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | QQualified |
| 4 | USSR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Trivia
Referee: Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal).
Attendance: 52,733.
Player Details
| Name | Cap | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio Goycochea | 4 | Millonarios |
| Juan Simón | 9 | Boca Juniors |
| Pedro Monzón | 13 | Independiente |
| José Serrizuela | 5 | River Plate |
| Diego Maradona | 76 | Napoli |
| José Basualdo | 18 | Stuttgart |
| Jorge Burruchaga | 55 | Nantes |
| Gustavo Dezotti | 5 | Cremonese |
| Julio Olarticoechea | 24 | Racing Club |
| Sergio Batista | 38 | River Plate |
| Pedro Troglio | 17 | Lazio |
| Ricardo Giusti | 50 | Independiente |
| Claudio Caniggia | 23 | Atalanta |
Earlier matches
| Date | Ground | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 MAY 1990 | AAway | Austria | 1:1 | Friendly |
| 08 MAY 1990 | AAway | Switzerland | 1:1 | Friendly |
| 22 MAY 1990 | AAway | Israel | 2:1 | Friendly |
| 08 JUN 1990 | Cameroon | 0:1 | World Cup | |
| 13 JUN 1990 | USSR | 2:0 | World Cup |
Later matches
| Date | Ground | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 JUN 1990 | Brazil | 1:0 | World Cup | |
| 30 JUN 1990 | Yugoslavia | (3)0:0(2) | World Cup | |
| 03 JUL 1990 | Italy | (4)1:1(3) | World Cup | |
| 08 JUL 1990 | W. Germany | 0:1 | World Cup | |
| 19 FEB 1991 | HHome | Hungary | 2:0 | Friendly |
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