UEFA Nations League

FT Friday, September 7, 2018
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Italy and Poland end in 1-1 draw in UEFA Nations League opener

Italy and Poland settled for a 1-1 draw in their inaugural Group 3 UEFA Nations League match at the Stadio Renato Della`Ara on Friday night.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
3
38.5
Possession
61.5
10
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
270
Accurate Passes
455
350
Passes
540
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
2
9
Crosses
37
0.1
Cross %
0.1
79
Long Balls
56
34
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
12
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
14
Interceptions
11
36
Effective Clearances
12
36
Clearances
12

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

ITA · 4-3-3

  1. 22Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 3Giorgio ChielliniCD-L
  3. 19Leonardo BonucciCD-R
  4. 15Cristiano BiraghiLB
  5. 21Davide ZappacostaRB
  6. 5JorginhoCM
  7. 16Lorenzo PellegriniLM
  8. 18Roberto GagliardiniRM
  9. 9Mario BalotelliF
  10. 10Lorenzo InsigneLF
  11. 20Federico BernardeschiRF

POL · 4-4-1-1

  1. 22Lukasz FabianskiG
  2. 5Jan BednarekCD-L
  3. 15Kamil GlikCD-R
  4. 3Arkadiusz RecaLB
  5. 18Bartosz BereszynskiRB
  6. 11Mateusz KlichCM-L
  7. 10Grzegorz KrychowiakCM-R
  8. 16Jakub BlaszczykowskiLM
  9. 21Rafal KurzawaRM
  10. 9Robert LewandowskiF
  11. 20Piotr ZielinskiRCF

Timeline

  1. 9' Giorgio Chiellini (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 14' Mateusz Klich (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 18' Jakub Blaszczykowski (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 40' Goal! Italy 0, Poland 1. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
  5. 45' Substitution, Italy. Giacomo Bonaventura replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
  6. 56' Substitution, Poland. Damian Szymanski replaces Mateusz Klich.
  7. 62' Substitution, Italy. Andrea Belotti replaces Mario Balotelli because of an injury.
  8. 66' Substitution, Poland. Karol Linetty replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  9. 71' Substitution, Italy. Federico Chiesa replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
  10. 78' Goal! Italy 1, Poland 1. Jorginho (Italy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  11. 80' Substitution, Poland. Rafal Pietrzak replaces Jakub Blaszczykowski.
  12. 90'+3' Lukasz Fabianski (Poland) is shown the yellow card.

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