International Friendly

FT Wednesday, October 7, 2020
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Italy WWWDW 6
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Artemio Franchi · ESPN+

Match Report

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Caputo, 33, scores on Italy debut in rout of Moldova

Forward Francesco Caputo scored on his Italy debut at the age of 33 as they routed Moldova 6-0 in a one-sided friendly on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
9
5
Saves
1
29.7
Possession
70.3
5
SHOTS
18
1
ON GOAL
9
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
227
Accurate Passes
651
301
Passes
723
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
2
5
Crosses
17
0.0
Cross %
0.1
55
Long Balls
63
25
Accurate Long Balls
46
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
11
16
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
15
Interceptions
12
16
Effective Clearances
6
16
Clearances
6

Head to Head

ITA leads series 2-0

Lineups

ITA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Salvatore SiriguG
  2. 15Francesco AcerbiCD-L
  3. 23Gianluca ManciniCD-R
  4. 3Cristiano BiraghiLB
  5. 21Manuel LazzariRB
  6. 4Bryan CristanteCM
  7. 10Giacomo BonaventuraLM
  8. 18Manuel LocatelliRM
  9. 19Francesco CaputoF
  10. 22Stephan El ShaarawyLF
  11. 7Domenico BerardiRF

MDA · 3-5-1-1

  1. 23Alexei KoselevG
  2. 5Veaceslav PosmacCD
  3. 4Igor ArmasCD-L
  4. 18Artur CraciunCD-R
  5. 7Artur IonitaCM-L
  6. 21Vadim RataCM-R
  7. 8Catalin CarpAM
  8. 16Denis MarandiciLM
  9. 20Sergiu PlaticaRM
  10. 19Ion NicolaescuF
  11. 15Alexandru SuvorovRCF

Timeline

  1. 3' Catalin Carp (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 18' Goal! Italy 1, Moldova 0. Bryan Cristante (Italy) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura with a cross following a corner.
  3. 23' Goal! Italy 2, Moldova 0. Francesco Caputo (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a through ball.
  4. 29' Substitution, Moldova. Alexandru Epureanu replaces Catalin Carp.
  5. 30' Goal! Italy 3, Moldova 0. Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Cristante with a through ball.
  6. 37' Own Goal by Veaceslav Posmac, Moldova. Italy 4, Moldova 0.
  7. 45'+1' Goal! Italy 5, Moldova 0. Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Lazzari.
  8. 45' Substitution, Moldova. Stanislav Namasco replaces Alexei Koselev.
  9. 45' Substitution, Moldova. Oleg Reabciuk replaces Denis Marandici.
  10. 45' Substitution, Moldova. Victor Mudrac replaces Artur Craciun.
  11. 45' Substitution, Moldova. Eugeniu Cociuc replaces Alexandru Suvorov.
  12. 67' Substitution, Italy. Emerson replaces Cristiano Biraghi.
  13. 67' Substitution, Italy. Alessio Cragno replaces Salvatore Sirigu.
  14. 67' Substitution, Italy. Vincenzo Grifo replaces Stephan El Shaarawy.
  15. 68' Substitution, Italy. Stefano Sensi replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
  16. 72' Goal! Italy 6, Moldova 0. Domenico Berardi (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo.
  17. 75' Substitution, Italy. Moise Kean replaces Domenico Berardi.
  18. 75' Substitution, Italy. Kevin Lasagna replaces Francesco Caputo.
  19. 77' Vadim Rata (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 79' Substitution, Moldova. Nicolae Milinceanu replaces Ion Nicolaescu.

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