Italy v Russia

Biggest wins

• Italy: Italy 4–1 Soviet Union, 20 Feb 1988
• Russia: Italy 0–3 Russia, 1 Jun 2012

Runs

• Italy wins in a row: 2 (15 Nov 1997 to 9 Feb 2005)
• Italy unbeaten: 7 (3 Nov 1990 to 9 Feb 2005)
• Russia unbeaten: 4 (22 Jun 1988 to 12 Oct 1991)
• Draws in a row: 3 (3 Nov 1990 to 12 Oct 1991)

Scorers in these meetings

1. Pierluigi Casiraghi (Italy)3
2. Igor Chislenko (Russia)2
3. Christian Vieri (Italy)1
4. Gennadi Gusarov (Russia)1
5. Gianni Rivera (Italy)1
6. Hennadiy Lytovchenko (Russia)1
7. Ilya Tsymbalar (Russia)1
8. Oleh Protasov (Russia)1
9. Viktor Ponedelnik (Russia)1