UEFA Nations League

FT Sunday, October 10, 2021
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Allianz Stadium · 16,724 att. · ESPNU

Match Report

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Italy edge Belgium 2-1 to finish third in Nations League

Nicolo Barella's thunderous strike and a penalty converted by Domenico Berardi proved enough to earn hosts Italy a 2-1 victory over Belgium.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
3
60
Possession
40
13
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
596
Accurate Passes
381
665
Passes
436
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.1
46
Long Balls
40
28
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
6
Blocked Shots
4
14
Effective Tackles
10
20
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
4
Interceptions
4
9
Effective Clearances
19
9
Clearances
19

Head to Head

ITA leads series 3-2

Lineups

ITA · 4-3-3

  1. 21Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 23Alessandro BastoniCD-L
  3. 15Francesco AcerbiCD-R
  4. 13EmersonLB
  5. 2Giovanni Di LorenzoRB
  6. 5Manuel LocatelliCM
  7. 7Lorenzo PellegriniLM
  8. 18Nicolò BarellaRM
  9. 9Giacomo RaspadoriF
  10. 14Federico ChiesaLF
  11. 11Domenico BerardiRF

BEL · 3-4-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 3Jason DenayerCD
  3. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  4. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  5. 8Youri TielemansCM-L
  6. 6Axel WitselCM-R
  7. 11Yannick CarrascoLM
  8. 21Timothy CastagneRM
  9. 23Michy BatshuayiF
  10. 17Hans VanakenCF-L
  11. 22Alexis SaelemaekersCF-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 30' Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 46' Goal! Italy 1, Belgium 0. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  4. 56' Axel Witsel (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 59' Substitution, Belgium. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Youri Tielemans.
  6. 59' Substitution, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  7. 63' Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 65' Goal! Italy 2, Belgium 0. Domenico Berardi (Italy) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  9. 65' Substitution, Italy. Moise Kean replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
  10. 70' Substitution, Italy. Bryan Cristante replaces Nicolò Barella.
  11. 70' Substitution, Italy. Jorginho replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
  12. 82' Emerson (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 86' Goal! Italy 2, Belgium 1. Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball following a fast break.
  14. 87' Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Italy. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Domenico Berardi because of an injury.
  16. 90'+2' Substitution, Italy. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Federico Chiesa.

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