UEFA Nations League

Italy vs Poland, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Italy
  • 27': Jorginho (P)
  • 83': Domenico Berardi
FT
2 - 0
Poland
  • Red Card 77': Jacek Góralski

Italy overcome COVID-19-related absences to make light work of Poland

Italy overcame the absence of 20 players and coach Roberto Mancini due to injury or COVID-19 related issues to beat lacklustre Poland 2-0 on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Arkadiusz Reca.
  • 4': Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (Poland).
  • 6': Attempt missed. Andrea Belotti (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jorginho.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
  • 7': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
  • 13': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (Poland).
  • 13': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Arkadiusz Reca (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Federico Bernardeschi (Italy).
  • 20': Offside, Italy. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Andrea Belotti is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
  • 22': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 26': Penalty Italy. Andrea Belotti draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 26': Penalty conceded by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 26': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Goal! Italy 1, Poland 0. Jorginho (Italy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 29': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Italy).
  • 29': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Andrea Belotti (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Andrea Belotti (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
  • 32': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
  • 32': Offside, Italy. Manuel Locatelli tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
  • 34': Emerson (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
  • 35': Attempt missed. Andrea Belotti (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne following a set piece situation.
  • 38': Offside, Poland. Jakub Moder tries a through ball, but Karol Linetty is caught offside.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 42': Foul by Jakub Moder (Poland).
  • 42': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Offside, Italy. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Francesco Acerbi is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Francesco Acerbi (Italy) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Emerson (Italy).
  • 45'+3': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Italy 1, Poland 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Italy 1, Poland 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Poland. Jacek Góralski replaces Jakub Moder.
  • 45': Substitution, Poland. Kamil Grosicki replaces Kamil Jozwiak.
  • 45': Substitution, Poland. Piotr Zielinski replaces Sebastian Szymanski.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Kamil Grosicki (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacek Góralski with a headed pass.
  • 49': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland).
  • 49': Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
  • 50': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Italy).
  • 50': Jacek Góralski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Alessandro Florenzi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (Poland).
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Belotti.
  • 53': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
  • 55': Andrea Belotti (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland).
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
  • 59': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
  • 61': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Italy).
  • 61': Jacek Góralski (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Andrea Belotti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Jacek Góralski (Poland).
  • 62': Jacek Góralski (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Substitution, Italy. Domenico Berardi replaces Federico Bernardeschi.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 67': Foul by Karol Linetty (Poland).
  • 67': Jorginho (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Emerson (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Karol Linetty (Poland).
  • 69': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
  • 70': Foul by Jorginho (Italy).
  • 70': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Jorginho (Italy).
  • 72': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Andrea Belotti (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
  • 74': Substitution, Poland. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Karol Linetty.
  • 75': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
  • 75': Manuel Locatelli (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Andrea Belotti (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Jacek Góralski (Poland).
  • 77': Second yellow card to Jacek Góralski (Poland) for a bad foul.
  • 79': Offside, Italy. Jorginho tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
  • 79': Substitution, Italy. Stefano Okaka replaces Andrea Belotti.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Emerson (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
  • 82': Offside, Italy. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Domenico Berardi is caught offside.
  • 83': Goal! Italy 2, Poland 0. Domenico Berardi (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 87': Foul by Stefano Okaka (Italy).
  • 87': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
  • 89': Substitution, Italy. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 89': Substitution, Italy. Giovanni Di Lorenzo replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Manuel Locatelli (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
  • 90': Foul by Kamil Grosicki (Poland).
  • 90': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Poland. Arkadiusz Milik tries a through ball, but Kamil Grosicki is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Italy 2, Poland 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Italy 2, Poland 0.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 5
0 Corner Kicks 9
2 Saves 0
38.3 Possession 61.7
2 SHOTS 19
0 ON GOAL 4
0.0 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
321 Accurate Passes 561
397 Passes 631
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 2
2 Crosses 15
0.5 Cross % 0.1
49 Long Balls 69
21 Accurate Long Balls 50
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 8
7 Effective Tackles 10
12 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
18 Interceptions 9
19 Effective Clearances 12
19 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Portugal 6 +8 14
2 Croatia 6 0 8
3 Scotland 6 -1 7
4 Poland 6 -7 4
Full Table

Line-Ups

ITA Italy (4-3-3)

No. Name
21 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
19 Alessandro Bastoni
15 Francesco Acerbi
3 Emerson
16 Alessandro Florenzi
8 Jorginho
5 Manuel Locatelli
18 Nicolò Barella
9 Andrea Belotti Yellow Card
10 Lorenzo Insigne
20 Federico Bernardeschi
Italy Substitutes:
Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Alessio Cragno, Matteo Pessina, Sandro Tonali, Stephan El Shaarawy, Davide Calabria, Roberto Soriano, Stefano Okaka, Salvatore Sirigu, Gian Marco Ferrari, Alessio Romagnoli, Domenico Berardi.

POL Poland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
5 Jan Bednarek
15 Kamil Glik
16 Arkadiusz Reca
18 Bartosz Bereszynski
8 Karol Linetty
17 Jakub Moder
10 Grzegorz Krychowiak Yellow Card
9 Robert Lewandowski
21 Kamil Jozwiak
19 Sebastian Szymanski
Poland Substitutes:
Krzysztof Piatek, Piotr Zielinski, Lukasz Skorupski, Przemyslaw Placheta, Lukasz Fabianski, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Kamil Grosicki, Maciej Rybus, Pawel Bochniewicz, Tomasz Kedziora, Arkadiusz Milik, Jacek Góralski.

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