Greece vs Italy, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Greece

FT
0 - 1

Italy

18': Pio Esposito
68': Luca Reggiani

About

Greece are hosting Italy at Pankritio Stadium, Crete, Greece, 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.
4': Attempt missed. Jeff Ekhator (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pietro Comuzzo with a through ball.
10': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Georgios Kyriakopoulos.
12': Offside, Italy. Jeff Ekhator is caught offside.
13': Attempt blocked. Niccolò Pisilli (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Pio Esposito.
15': Foul by Luca Lipani (Italy).
15': Nectarios Triantis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Goal! Greece 0, Italy 1. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeff Ekhator.
20': Tasos Douvikas (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Pietro Comuzzo (Italy).
21': Offside, Italy. Luca Koleosho is caught offside.
22': Attempt blocked. Tasos Douvikas (Greece) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
25': Christos Tzolis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Honest Ahanor (Italy).
26': Attempt blocked. Christos Tzolis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
27': Delay in match for a drinks break.
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Foul by Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greece).
29': Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Delay in match because of an injury Georgios Vagiannidis (Greece).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Offside, Italy. Jeff Ekhator is caught offside.
34': Foul by Nectarios Triantis (Greece).
34': Luca Lipani (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Christos Tzolis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Honest Ahanor (Italy).
37': Attempt saved. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Odysseas Vlachodimos (Greece). Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi with a through ball.
38': Foul by Luca Lipani (Italy).
38': Christos Tzolis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Luca Lipani (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Foul by Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy).
39': Nectarios Triantis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Christos Tzolis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Honest Ahanor (Italy).
43': Attempt missed. Nectarios Triantis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christos Mouzakitis.
44': Christos Tzolis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by Honest Ahanor (Italy).
44': Honest Ahanor (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Honest Ahanor (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Christos Tzolis (Greece).
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+4': First Half ends, Greece 0, Italy 1.
45': Substitution, Greece. Lazaros Rota replaces Konstantinos Koulierakis.
45': Substitution, Italy. Filippo Mané replaces Honest Ahanor.
45': Substitution, Italy. Seydou Fini replaces Jeff Ekhator.
45': Second Half begins Greece 0, Italy 1.
46': Attempt blocked. Luca Koleosho (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Lipani.
46': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Lazaros Rota.
47': Luca Koleosho (Italy) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Seydou Fini with a cross.
47': Davide Bartesaghi (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Georgios Vagiannidis (Greece).
48': Lazaros Rota (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Luca Koleosho (Italy).
50': Attempt blocked. Cher Ndour (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Bartesaghi.
52': Delay in match because of an injury Pietro Comuzzo (Italy).
53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Attempt blocked. Christos Tzolis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
54': Luca Koleosho (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Lazaros Rota (Greece).
55': Substitution, Italy. Luca Reggiani replaces Pietro Comuzzo because of an injury.
59': Cher Ndour (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Foul by Georgios Vagiannidis (Greece).
60': Attempt blocked. Niccolò Pisilli (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Pio Esposito.
61': Tasos Douvikas (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Foul by Luca Reggiani (Italy).
62': Substitution, Greece. Alexandros Kyziridis replaces Giorgos Masouras.
62': Substitution, Greece. Thanasis Androutsos replaces Nectarios Triantis.
62': Substitution, Greece. Kostas Tsimikas replaces Georgios Kyriakopoulos.
66': Alexandros Kyziridis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Fabio Chiarodia (Italy).
68': Foul by Luca Reggiani (Italy).
68': Tasos Douvikas (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Luca Reggiani (Italy) is shown the red card.
71': Delay in match for a drinks break.
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Substitution, Italy. Costantino Favasuli replaces Seydou Fini.
74': Substitution, Italy. Matteo Dagasso replaces Luca Lipani.
74': Foul by Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy).
74': Panagiotis Retsos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Davide Bartesaghi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Georgios Vagiannidis (Greece).
76': Substitution, Greece. Andrews Tetteh replaces Georgios Vagiannidis.
76': Substitution, Greece. Christos Zafeiris replaces Christos Mouzakitis.
76': Attempt missed. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
78': Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (Greece).
80': Foul by Christos Tzolis (Greece).
80': Costantino Favasuli (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Christos Zafeiris (Greece).
81': Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Costantino Favasuli (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
84': Christos Zafeiris (Greece) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
84': Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Christos Zafeiris (Greece).
86': Attempt saved. Costantino Favasuli (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Odysseas Vlachodimos (Greece). Assisted by Francesco Pio Esposito.
86': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
86': Lazaros Rota (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Foul by Niccolò Pisilli (Italy).
87': Substitution, Italy. Francesco Camarda replaces Francesco Pio Esposito.
88': Substitution, Greece. Vangelis Pavlidis replaces Christos Tzolis.
88': Substitution, Greece. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Tasos Douvikas.
88': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
88': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
89': Offside, Greece. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
89': Substitution, Italy. Giacomo Faticanti replaces Luca Koleosho.
90': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Christos Zafeiris (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Lazaros Rota (Greece) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Alexandros Kyziridis (Greece) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lazaros Rota.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Alexandros Kyziridis (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thanasis Androutsos.
90'+6': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Filippo Mané.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas (Greece) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Greece 0, Italy 1.
0': Match ends, Greece 0, Italy 1.

Statistics

ITA		GRE
14	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	0
1	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	2
42.4	Possession	57.6
10	SHOTS	12
3	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
324	Accurate Passes	475
399	Passes	546
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	3
14	Crosses	12
0.2	Cross %	0.3
45	Long Balls	44
17	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	4
12	Effective Tackles	8
22	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	11
16	Effective Clearances	19
16	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Pankritio Stadium
Location: Crete, Greece

Line-Ups

Greece (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
17	Pantelis Hatzidiakos
3	Konstantinos Koulierakis
5	Panagiotis Retsos
8	Christos Mouzakitis
23	Nectarios Triantis
19	Georgios Kyriakopoulos
2	Georgios Vagiannidis
9	Anastasios Douvikas
10	Christos Tzolis
7	Georgios Masouras

Greece Substitutes:

Christos Zafeiris, Konstantinos Tzolakis, Kostas Tsimikas, Andrews Tetteh, Lazaros Rota, Vangelis Pavlidis, Andreas Ntoi, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Christos Mandas, Alexandros Kyziridis, Dimitrios Kourbelis, Charalambos Kostoulas, Sotiris Kontouris, Thanasis Androutsos.

Italy (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
15	Pietro Comuzzo
4	Fabio Chiarodia
24	Honest Ahanor
10	Cher Ndour
5	Luca Lipani
3	Davide Bartesaghi
11	Luca Koleosho
9	Pio Esposito
18	Jeff Ekhator
21	Niccolò Pisilli

Italy Substitutes:

Lorenzo Palmisani, Luca Reggiani, Samuele Inácio, Niccolò Fortini, Seydou Fini, Costantino Favasuli, Giacomo Faticanti, Matteo Dagasso, Giovanni Daffara, Francesco Camarda, Alessio Cacciamani, Tommaso Berti, Filippo Mané.

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