First World Cup final since 1978 without a Serie A player

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According to TuttoMercatoWeb, Spain beat Argentina in extra time in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, but no Serie A players featured.

Lautaro did not play

Last night's final in New York also brought a rather worrying situation for Serie A: Lautaro was unable to come on as a substitute because Enzo Fernández was sent off in stoppage time during regular play. As a result, for the first time in nearly 50 years, no Serie A player appeared in a FIFA World Cup final.

The last final without Serie A players was in 1978

This scene is quite rare. The last time this happened was in the 1978 FIFA World Cup, almost 50 years ago. In that final, when Argentina defeated West Germany to win the championship, no Serie A players featured. Since then until last night, there has always been at least one Serie A player on the field in a FIFA World Cup final. This continuous record was broken by Lautaro's failure to play, and Como player Nico Paz only sat on the bench.

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