Italy vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueBosnia end Italy's 11-match winning run with 1-1 draw
Bosnia ended Italy's run of 11 successive wins when they held Roberto Mancini's side to a 1-1 draw in their Nations League match on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 7': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 9': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Toni Sunjic.
- 12': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 13': Edin Visca (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Italy).
- 14': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 17': Andrea Belotti (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Toni Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 18': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 19': Foul by Armin Hodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 19': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Toni Sunjic.
- 25': Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).
- 26': Andrea Belotti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 27': Attempt missed. Edin Visca (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Armin Hodzic.
- 31': Foul by Amer Gojak (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 31': Stefano Sensi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt saved. Andrea Belotti (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 35': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stefano Sensi.
- 36': Hand ball by Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 39': Attempt blocked. Francesco Acerbi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 39': Armin Hodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Italy).
- 41': Offside, Italy. Federico Chiesa tries a through ball, but Cristiano Biraghi is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Edin Visca (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 44': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Offside, Italy. Stefano Sensi tries a through ball, but Federico Chiesa is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Italy 0, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Italy 0, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
- 49': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Amir Hadziahmetovic.
- 50': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Toni Sunjic.
- 52': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stefano Sensi.
- 53': Armin Hodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
- 54': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Toni Sunjic.
- 55': Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Federico Chiesa with a cross.
- 55': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Sinisa Sanicanin.
- 56': Attempt missed. Stefano Sensi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 57': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 57': Goal! Italy 0, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Toni Sunjic with a headed pass following a corner.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 60': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 62': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 63': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 64': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 65': Amir Hadziahmetovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Italy).
- 65': Armin Hodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': Andrea Belotti (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Goal! Italy 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1. Stefano Sensi (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 70': Attempt saved. Amer Gojak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edin Visca with a cross.
- 71': Attempt saved. Alessandro Florenzi (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
- 71': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Ibrahim Sehic.
- 71': Substitution, Italy. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Federico Chiesa.
- 72': Attempt missed. Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 73': Substitution, Italy. Ciro Immobile replaces Andrea Belotti.
- 75': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi.
- 75': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 76': Hand ball by Gojko Cimirot (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 77': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Muhamed Besic replaces Armin Hodzic.
- 77': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Edin Visca with a headed pass.
- 78': Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Leonardo Bonucci (Italy).
- 79': Gojko Cimirot (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy).
- 79': Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 83': Attempt saved. Edin Visca (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
- 84': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Eldar Civic replaces Sead Kolasinac.
- 86': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Deni Milosevic replaces Edin Visca.
- 86': Substitution, Italy. Moise Kean replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Amer Gojak (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
- 87': Cristiano Biraghi (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Deni Milosevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 88': Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Italy).
- 89': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross.
- 90': Foul by Branimir Cipetic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 90': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Attempt missed. Muhamed Besic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edin Dzeko following a fast break.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Francesco Acerbi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leonardo Bonucci.
- 90'+4': Foul by Eldar Civic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 90'+4': Moise Kean (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Italy 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.
- 0': Match ends, Italy 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.
Statistics
 BIH |
ITA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 38.8 | Possession | 61.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 304 | Accurate Passes | 525 |
| 396 | Passes | 614 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 5 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 2 |
| 28 | Clearances | 2 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, 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 |
Line-Ups
Italy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci  |
| 4 | Cristiano Biraghi |
| 16 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| 5 | Stefano Sensi |
| 18 | Nicolò Barella |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 9 | Andrea Belotti |
| 10 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 14 | Federico Chiesa |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Ibrahim Sehic (GK) |
| 17 | Sinisa Sanicanin |
| 15 | Toni Sunjic |
| 5 | Sead Kolasinac |
| 19 | Branimir Cipetic |
| 10 | Amer Gojak |
| 6 | Amir Hadziahmetovic |
| 13 | Gojko Cimirot |
| 11 | Edin Dzeko |
| 14 | Armin Hodzic |
| 8 | Edin Visca |
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