Italy vs Spain, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Semifinals
· UEFA Nations League
42': Leonardo BonucciSpain end Italy's unbeaten run to reach Nations League final
Spain ended European champions Italy's world record 37-match unbeaten run as Ferran Torres scored twice in a 2-1 win at the San Siro stadium.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Leonardo Bonucci (Italy).
- 2': Pablo Sarabia (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emerson.
- 5': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Federico Bernardeschi (Italy).
- 6': Attempt saved. Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
- 10': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
- 10': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Jorginho (Italy).
- 12': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia.
- 13': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
- 14': Emerson (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Spain).
- 17': Goal! Italy 0, Spain 1. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal with a cross.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 19': Attempt missed. Sergio Busquets (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.
- 19': Attempt saved. Marcos Alonso (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 19': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
- 23': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Italy).
- 23': Koke (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
- 24': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Offside, Italy. Alessandro Bastoni tries a through ball, but Federico Bernardeschi is caught offside.
- 25': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Italy).
- 26': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain).
- 27': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Gavi.
- 28': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
- 28': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).
- 30': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
- 30': Attempt missed. Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 31': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain).
- 34': Attempt saved. Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 35': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emerson.
- 38': Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Marcos Alonso (Spain).
- 41': Foul by Leonardo Bonucci (Italy).
- 41': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Second yellow card to Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) for a bad foul.
- 43': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
- 44': Offside, Spain. César Azpilicueta tries a through ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
- 45': Emerson (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Spain).
- 45': César Azpilicueta (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti with a through ball.
- 45'+2': Goal! Italy 0, Spain 2. Ferran Torres (Spain) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Italy 0, Spain 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Italy 0, Spain 2.
- 45': Substitution, Italy. Giorgio Chiellini replaces Federico Bernardeschi.
- 47': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Jorginho (Italy).
- 48': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
- 48': Jorginho (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Substitution, Spain. Yeremi Pino replaces Ferran Torres because of an injury.
- 55': Attempt missed. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yeremi Pino.
- 55': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Koke (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.
- 58': Substitution, Italy. Moise Kean replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 58': Substitution, Italy. Manuel Locatelli replaces Marco Verratti.
- 59': César Azpilicueta (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Moise Kean (Italy).
- 61': Offside, Italy. Giovanni Di Lorenzo tries a through ball, but Federico Chiesa is caught offside.
- 62': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Italy).
- 62': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yeremi Pino with a cross.
- 64': Substitution, Italy. Lorenzo Pellegrini replaces Jorginho.
- 64': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Spain).
- 64': Giorgio Chiellini (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Pablo Sarabia (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Offside, Spain. Pablo Sarabia tries a through ball, but Mikel Oyarzabal is caught offside.
- 71': Yeremi Pino (Spain) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Substitution, Italy. Davide Calabria replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 74': Offside, Italy. Davide Calabria tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Pellegrini is caught offside.
- 75': Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Koke.
- 75': Substitution, Spain. Bryan Gil replaces Pablo Sarabia.
- 75': Foul by Moise Kean (Italy).
- 75': Mikel Merino (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Attempt saved. Marcos Alonso (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yeremi Pino.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Bryan Gil (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
- 78': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
- 79': Attempt blocked. Yeremi Pino (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 81': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
- 81': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Italy).
- 81': Yeremi Pino (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Manuel Locatelli (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 83': Goal! Italy 1, Spain 2. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Chiesa following a fast break.
- 83': Substitution, Spain. Sergi Roberto replaces Gavi.
- 86': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Italy).
- 86': Mikel Merino (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Emerson.
- 88': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 89': Davide Calabria (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain).
- 89': Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
- 90': Yeremi Pino (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Bryan Gil (Spain).
- 90': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain).
- 90'+1': Giorgio Chiellini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Bryan Gil (Spain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Roberto with a through ball.
- 90'+4': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Spain).
- 90'+4': Moise Kean (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Italy 1, Spain 2.
- 0': Match ends, Italy 1, Spain 2.
Statistics
 ESP |
ITA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 74.6 | Possession | 25.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 751 | Accurate Passes | 222 |
| 816 | Passes | 276 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 14 | Crosses | 4 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 11 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 8 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 33,524
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 33,524
Line-Ups
Italy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 23 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci  |
| 13 | Emerson |
| 2 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 8 | Jorginho |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 18 | Nicolò Barella |
| 20 | Federico Bernardeschi |
| 10 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 14 | Federico Chiesa |
Spain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 3 | Pau Torres |
| 19 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 17 | Marcos Alonso |
| 2 | César Azpilicueta |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 8 | Koke |
| 9 | Gavi |
| 22 | Pablo Sarabia |
| 21 | Mikel Oyarzabal |
| 11 | Ferran Torres |
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