International Friendly

Luxembourg vs Italy, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Luxembourg
    FT
    0 - 1
    Italy
    • 49': Pio Esposito

    About

    Luxembourg are hosting Italy at Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Foul by Seid Korac (Luxembourg).
    • 5': Tomás Cruz (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Foul by Luca Lipani (Italy).
    • 8': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Anthony Moris.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Luca Lipani (Italy) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi with a cross following a corner.
    • 9': Luca Koleosho (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Foul by Laurent Jans (Luxembourg).
    • 12': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Laurent Jans.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Cher Ndour (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luca Lipani.
    • 15': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Seid Korac.
    • 17': Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Pietro Comuzzo (Italy).
    • 18': Attempt missed. Mathias Olesen (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Danel Sinani following a set piece situation.
    • 19': Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Foul by Fabio Chiarodia (Italy).
    • 19': Luigi Cherubini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Danel Sinani (Luxembourg).
    • 24': Attempt missed. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luca Lipani.
    • 25': Christopher Martins (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Fabio Chiarodia (Italy).
    • 28': Attempt missed. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luigi Cherubini with a cross.
    • 29': Foul by Davide Bartesaghi (Italy).
    • 29': Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danel Sinani.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Niccolò Pisilli (Italy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Francesco Pio Esposito.
    • 34': Niccolò Pisilli (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Mathias Olesen (Luxembourg).
    • 37': Foul by Christopher Martins (Luxembourg).
    • 37': Luca Lipani (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Martins.
    • 40': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Davide Bartesaghi.
    • 41': Davide Bartesaghi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Danel Sinani (Luxembourg).
    • 42': Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
    • 44': Attempt saved. Luca Koleosho (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anthony Moris (Luxembourg). Assisted by Cher Ndour with a through ball.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Anthony Moris (Luxembourg). Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Luxembourg 0, Italy 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Luxembourg 0, Italy 0.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Cher Ndour (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luigi Cherubini.
    • 47': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Laurent Jans.
    • 48': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Laurent Jans.
    • 49': Goal! Luxembourg 0, Italy 1. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Niccolò Pisilli with a cross following a corner.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Martins.
    • 51': Luca Lipani (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Fabio Chiarodia (Italy).
    • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Christopher Martins (Luxembourg).
    • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 58': Luigi Cherubini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Michael Pinto (Luxembourg).
    • 59': Niccolò Pisilli (Italy) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Luca Koleosho.
    • 62': Luca Lipani (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Tomás Cruz (Luxembourg).
    • 64': Attempt saved. Tomás Cruz (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Florian Bohnert.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Cher Ndour (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luigi Cherubini.
    • 65': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Dirk Carlson.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Davide Bartesaghi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 66': Substitution, Luxembourg. Hamza Kadamani replaces Florian Bohnert.
    • 66': Substitution, Luxembourg. Enes Mahmutovic replaces Michael Pinto.
    • 67': Substitution, Italy. Niccolò Fortini replaces Costantino Favasuli.
    • 67': Substitution, Italy. Seydou Fini replaces Luigi Cherubini.
    • 68': Foul by Cher Ndour (Italy).
    • 68': Mathias Olesen (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Seydou Fini (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Niccolò Pisilli.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Christopher Martins (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Olesen.
    • 72': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Fabio Chiarodia.
    • 73': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Pietro Comuzzo.
    • 74': Foul by Danel Sinani (Luxembourg).
    • 74': Cher Ndour (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Christopher Martins (Luxembourg).
    • 75': Fabio Chiarodia (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, Italy. Matteo Dagasso replaces Luca Lipani.
    • 76': Substitution, Italy. Francesco Camarda replaces Francesco Pio Esposito.
    • 76': Substitution, Italy. Filippo Mané replaces Pietro Comuzzo.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Francesco Camarda (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi with a cross following a fast break.
    • 77': Substitution, Luxembourg. Sébastien Thill replaces Vincent Thill.
    • 79': Francesco Camarda (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Seid Korac (Luxembourg).
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Niccolò Pisilli (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cher Ndour.
    • 82': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Seid Korac.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Tomás Cruz (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danel Sinani with a cross.
    • 86': Substitution, Luxembourg. Miguel Gonçalves replaces Mathias Olesen.
    • 86': Substitution, Luxembourg. Diego Duarte replaces Tomás Cruz.
    • 86': Substitution, Luxembourg. Alessio Curci replaces Danel Sinani.
    • 87': Offside, Italy. Seydou Fini is caught offside.
    • 88': Alessio Curci (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Filippo Mané (Italy).
    • 89': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Christopher Martins (Luxembourg).
    • 90': Substitution, Italy. Honest Ahanor replaces Davide Bartesaghi.
    • 90': Substitution, Italy. Samuele Inácio replaces Luca Koleosho.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Hamza Kadamani (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Seydou Fini (Italy).
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Miguel Gonçalves (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Francesco Camarda.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Niccolò Pisilli (Italy).
    • 90'+3': Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Christopher Martins (Luxembourg) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sébastien Thill with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Luxembourg 0, Italy 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Luxembourg 0, Italy 1.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    7 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 2
    51.9 Possession 48.1
    15 SHOTS 9
    3 ON GOAL 1
    0.2 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    368 Accurate Passes 346
    434 Passes 408
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    8 Accurate Crosses 3
    22 Crosses 15
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    42 Long Balls 53
    28 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    7 Effective Tackles 8
    12 Tackles 18
    0.6 Tackle % 0.4
    8 Interceptions 4
    9 Effective Clearances 17
    9 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Stade de Luxembourg
    Location: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

    Line-Ups

    LUX Luxembourg (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    1 Anthony Moris (GK)
    13 Dirk Carlson Yellow Card
    2 Seid Korac
    17 Mica Pinto
    18 Laurent Jans
    6 Tomás Moreira
    8 Christopher Martins Pereira
    19 Mathias Olesen
    7 Florian Bohnert
    15 Vincent Thill
    10 Danel Sinani
    Luxembourg Substitutes:
    Enzo De Pina Duarte Dos Santos, Alessio Curci, Diego Duarte, Miguel Fernandes Goncalves, Lucas Fox, Hamza Kadamani, Enes Mahmutovic, Edvin Muratovic, Tiago Pereira, Vahid Selimovic, Sebastien Thill, Eric Veiga.

    ITA Italy (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
    4 Fabio Chiarodia
    15 Pietro Comuzzo
    3 Davide Bartesaghi
    22 Costantino Favasuli
    5 Luca Lipani Yellow Card
    10 Cher Ndour
    21 Niccolò Pisilli
    9 Pio Esposito
    11 Luca Koleosho
    7 Luigi Cherubini
    Italy Substitutes:
    Lorenzo Palmisani, Marco Palestra, Filippo Mané, Samuele Inácio, Niccolò Fortini, Seydou Fini, Giacomo Faticanti, Jeff Ekhator, Matteo Dagasso, Giovanni Daffara, Francesco Camarda, Tommaso Berti, Honest Ahanor, Luca Reggiani.

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