| | Top level | Event type
Sabre, Team, Men – Semi-Finals, Match #1
| Date | 29 September 1988 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Pen-sing Gyeong-ji-jang, Ol-lim-pik Gong-won, Seoul (Piste 13) | |
| Format | Most bouts won, ties broken by touches delivered. | |
| Jury President | John Zarno |  GBR |
Score
| Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hungary |  HUN | 9 |
| Italy |  ITA | 5 |
Hungary
| Pos | Player | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| György Nébald | 3 | 1 | 17 | 14 | ||||
| Bence Szabó | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | ||||
| Imre Bujdosó | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | ||||
| Imre Gedővári | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| László Csongrádi | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
Italy
| Pos | Player | Bouts Won | Bouts Lost | TD | TR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Scalzo | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Marco Marin | 1 | 3 | 11 | 19 | ||||
| Gianfranco Dalla Barba | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Ferdinando Meglio | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| Bout #1 | Giovanni Scalzo | ITA | 2 – 5 | György Nébald | HUN | |
| Bout #2 | György Nébald | HUN | 5 – 4 | Marco Marin | ITA | |
| Bout #3 | György Nébald | HUN | 5 – 1 | Gianfranco Dalla Barba | ITA | |
| Bout #4 | György Nébald | HUN | 5 – 4 | Ferdinando Meglio | ITA | |
| Bout #5 | Bence Szabó | HUN | 5 – 3 | Giovanni Scalzo | ITA | |
| Bout #6 | Bence Szabó | HUN | 5 – 1 | Marco Marin | ITA | |
| Bout #7 | Gianfranco Dalla Barba | ITA | 4 – 5 | Bence Szabó | HUN | |
| Bout #8 | Bence Szabó | HUN | 5 – 4 | Ferdinando Meglio | ITA | |
| Bout #9 | Giovanni Scalzo | ITA | 2 – 5 | László Csongrádi | HUN | |
| Bout #10 | Marco Marin | ITA | 4 – 5 | László Csongrádi | HUN | |
| Bout #11 | László Csongrádi | HUN | – | Gianfranco Dalla Barba | ITA | |
| Bout #12 | Imre Gedővári | HUN | 5 – 2 | Ferdinando Meglio | ITA | |
| Bout #13 | Imre Bujdosó | HUN | 5 – 0 | Giovanni Scalzo | ITA | |
| Bout #14 | Imre Bujdosó | HUN | 5 – 1 | Marco Marin | ITA | |
| Bout #15 | Gianfranco Dalla Barba | ITA | 3 – 5 | Imre Bujdosó | HUN | |
| Bout #16 | Imre Bujdosó | HUN | – | Ferdinando Meglio | ITA |