MILAN – On this day, the 31st of March 1988, Paolo Maldini made his Italy debut in a friendly match against Yugoslavia. (final score 1-1)Maldini came on as a second-half substitute in the 53rd minute for Francini with the score at 1-1. Vialli scored the opening goal for Italy on 10 minutes before Yugoslavia equalised through Jakovlijevic on 45 minutes. The Italy head coach at the time was Azeglio Vicini.Paolo Maldini played for his country 126 times and is third in the all-time list for appearances with the azzurri jersey behind Fabio Cannavaro and Gigi Buffon.