| Date | Home | Score | Away | R | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 1978 | Italy | 1–0 | Spain | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 20 Dec 1978 | Germany | 3–1 | Netherlands | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 19 Dec 1978 | Syria | 2–1 | Tunisia | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 19 Dec 1978 | Israel | 1–1 | Romania | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 13 Dec 1978 | Greece | 2–1 | Romania | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 12 Dec 1978 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0–2 | Martinique | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 29 Nov 1978 | England | 1–0 | Czechoslovakia | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 26 Nov 1978 | Japan | 0–3 | Russia | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 26 Nov 1978 | Grenada | 0–0 | Barbados | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 25 Nov 1978 | Grenada | 2–0 | Barbados | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 23 Nov 1978 | Japan | 1–4 | Russia | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Japan | 1–4 | Russia | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 17 Nov 1978 | Algeria | 3–0 | Congo | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 15 Nov 1978 | Israel | 1–0 | Belgium | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 15 Nov 1978 | Germany | 0–0 | Hungary | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 11 Nov 1978 | Burkina Faso | 3–1 | Mali | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 08 Nov 1978 | France | 1–0 | Spain | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 08 Nov 1978 | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Italy | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 28 Oct 1978 | Zambia | 0–3 | Algeria | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 24 Oct 1978 | Malawi | 2–1 | Algeria | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 22 Oct 1978 | Malawi | 1–1 | Algeria | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 20 Oct 1978 | Kenya | 0–0 | Tanzania | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 15 Oct 1978 | Tanzania | 1–0 | Kenya | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 11 Oct 1978 | Romania | 1–0 | Poland | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 11 Oct 1978 | Czechoslovakia | 3–4 | Germany | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 05 Oct 1978 | Turkey | 0–2 | Russia | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 01 Oct 1978 | Singapore | 0–2 | New Zealand | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 01 Oct 1978 | Botswana | 0–2 | Mozambique | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 30 Sep 1978 | Botswana | 1–4 | Mozambique | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 23 Sep 1978 | Réunion | 0–2 | Mauritius | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 23 Sep 1978 | Italy | 1–0 | Turkey | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 20 Sep 1978 | Portugal | 1–0 | United States | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 20 Sep 1978 | Libya | 2–0 | Yemen DPR | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 20 Sep 1978 | Italy | 1–0 | Bulgaria | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 17 Sep 1978 | Seychelles | 1–0 | Réunion | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 09 Sep 1978 | French Guiana | 4–2 | Martinique | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 07 Sep 1978 | Eswatini | 2–5 | Zambia | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 06 Sep 1978 | Switzerland | 2–0 | United States | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 06 Sep 1978 | Eswatini | 1–6 | Zambia | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 06 Sep 1978 | Iran | 0–1 | Russia | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 06 Sep 1978 | German DR | 2–1 | Czechoslovakia | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 03 Sep 1978 | Iceland | 0–0 | United States | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 30 Aug 1978 | German DR | 2–2 | Bulgaria | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 30 Aug 1978 | Finland | 0–1 | Poland | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 20 Aug 1978 | New Caledonia | 3–4 | Tahiti | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 16 Aug 1978 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3–3 | Angola | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 13 Aug 1978 | New Caledonia | 2–0 | Tahiti | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 07 Aug 1978 | Vanuatu | 2–4 | Tahiti | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 30 Jul 1978 | Grenada | 1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 09 Jul 1978 | Malawi | 4–2 | Sierra Leone | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 06 Jul 1978 | Malawi | 5–0 | Sierra Leone | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 04 Jul 1978 | Algeria | 0–0 | Iraq | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 02 Jul 1978 | Algeria | 1–1 | Iraq | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 28 Jun 1978 | Iceland | 0–0 | Denmark | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 25 Jun 1978 | Zambia | 0–0 | Malawi | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 18 Jun 1978 | Malawi | 1–2 | Zambia | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 14 Jun 1978 | Australia | 0–1 | Greece | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 11 Jun 1978 | Macau | 0–4 | Hong Kong | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 11 Jun 1978 | Australia | 1–2 | Greece | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 24 May 1978 | Uruguay | 0–0 | Spain | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 24 May 1978 | England | 4–1 | Hungary | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 21 May 1978 | Sweden | 0–0 | Czechoslovakia | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 21 May 1978 | Norway | 0–0 | Republic of Ireland | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 20 May 1978 | Austria | 0–1 | Netherlands | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 19 May 1978 | Iran | 3–0 | Ghana | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 19 May 1978 | France | 2–0 | Tunisia | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 18 May 1978 | Réunion | 5–3 | Mauritius | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 18 May 1978 | Italy | 0–0 | Yugoslavia | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 17 May 1978 | Brazil | 2–0 | Czechoslovakia | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 15 May 1978 | Mauritius | 2–0 | Seychelles | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 14 May 1978 | Romania | 0–1 | Russia | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 14 May 1978 | Libya | 1–0 | Malta | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 13 May 1978 | Réunion | 4–1 | Seychelles | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 11 May 1978 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5–1 | Guyana | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 11 May 1978 | France | 2–1 | Iran | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 09 May 1978 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3–0 | Guyana | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 03 May 1978 | Finland | 0–1 | Mexico | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 03 May 1978 | Barbados | 3–0 | Guyana | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 03 May 1978 | Argentina | 3–0 | Uruguay | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 01 May 1978 | Brazil | 3–0 | Peru | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 01 May 1978 | Barbados | 1–0 | Guyana | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 30 Apr 1978 | Kenya | 1–0 | Lesotho | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 26 Apr 1978 | Spain | 2–0 | Mexico | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 26 Apr 1978 | Poland | 1–0 | Bulgaria | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 26 Apr 1978 | Iran | 1–1 | Bulgaria | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 25 Apr 1978 | Uruguay | 2–0 | Argentina | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Czechoslovakia | 0–0 | Bulgaria | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 22 Apr 1978 | Peru | 2–1 | China PR | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 20 Apr 1978 | Puerto Rico | 4–1 | Martinique | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 19 Apr 1978 | Sweden | 3–1 | Germany | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 19 Apr 1978 | German DR | 0–0 | Belgium | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 19 Apr 1978 | England | 1–1 | Brazil | D | ITL · Friendly |
| 18 Apr 1978 | Iran | 0–1 | Wales | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 16 Apr 1978 | Martinique | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 15 Apr 1978 | Hungary | 2–1 | Czechoslovakia | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 12 Apr 1978 | Poland | 3–0 | Republic of Ireland | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 11 Apr 1978 | Mexico | 0–1 | Peru | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 05 Apr 1978 | Tunisia | 0–4 | Netherlands | A | ITL · Friendly |
| 05 Apr 1978 | Russia | 10–2 | Finland | H | ITL · Friendly |
| 05 Apr 1978 | Poland | 5–2 | Greece | H | ITL · Friendly |