FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Italy vs Switzerland, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Italy
  • 36': Giovanni Di Lorenzo
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Switzerland
  • 11': Silvan Widmer

Italy struggle to 1-1 draw with Switzerland to leave top spot still up for grabs

Italy midfielder Jorginho blazed a late penalty over the bar as his side were held to a 1-1 draw by Switzerland in their Group C World Cup qualifier

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 4': Andrea Belotti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Switzerland).
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 7': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Italy).
  • 7': Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 9': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Goal! Italy 0, Switzerland 1. Silvan Widmer (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 17': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
  • 17': Ruben Vargas (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Jorginho (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 22': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Jorginho (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Andrea Belotti (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 31': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Italy).
  • 31': Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Fabian Schär (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross.
  • 34': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
  • 35': Foul by Fabian Schär (Switzerland).
  • 35': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Goal! Italy 1, Switzerland 1. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 42': Foul by Ruben Vargas (Switzerland).
  • 42': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Italy).
  • 43': Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Federico Chiesa (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 44': Offside, Italy. Giovanni Di Lorenzo tries a through ball, but Nicolò Barella is caught offside.
  • 45': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland).
  • 45': Jorginho (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Noah Okafor (Switzerland).
  • 45'+1': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Italy 1, Switzerland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Italy 1, Switzerland 1.
  • 46': Foul by Ruben Vargas (Switzerland).
  • 46': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Lorenzo Insigne (Italy).
  • 46': Renato Steffen (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland).
  • 49': Jorginho (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruben Vargas.
  • 58': Substitution, Italy. Domenico Berardi replaces Andrea Belotti.
  • 58': Substitution, Italy. Sandro Tonali replaces Manuel Locatelli.
  • 59': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Silvan Widmer.
  • 63': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Italy).
  • 63': Renato Steffen (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
  • 65': Ruben Vargas (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Emerson (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 68': Substitution, Switzerland. Ulisses García replaces Ricardo Rodríguez because of an injury.
  • 69': Substitution, Switzerland. Kastriot Imeri replaces Renato Steffen.
  • 69': Substitution, Italy. Bryan Cristante replaces Nicolò Barella.
  • 71': Hand ball by Noah Okafor (Switzerland).
  • 72': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
  • 74': Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).
  • 76': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
  • 77': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Foul by Fabian Schär (Switzerland).
  • 77': Fabian Schär (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Frei replaces Noah Okafor.
  • 79': Substitution, Italy. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 80': Substitution, Italy. Davide Calabria replaces Emerson.
  • 80': Substitution, Switzerland. Djibril Sow replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 81': Hand ball by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
  • 81': Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 83': Offside, Switzerland. Kastriot Imeri tries a through ball, but Ruben Vargas is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
  • 85': Foul by Kastriot Imeri (Switzerland).
  • 85': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Offside, Italy. Leonardo Bonucci tries a through ball, but Giacomo Raspadori is caught offside.
  • 87': Substitution, Switzerland. Andi Zeqiri replaces Ruben Vargas.
  • 87': Penalty Italy. Domenico Berardi draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 87': Penalty conceded by Ulisses García (Switzerland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 88': VAR Decision: Penalty Italy.
  • 89': Ulisses García (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Jorginho (Italy) right footed shot is too high. Jorginho should be disappointed.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Andi Zeqiri (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Denis Zakaria.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Italy 1, Switzerland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Italy 1, Switzerland 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 8
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 1
36.3 Possession 63.7
10 SHOTS 11
2 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
281 Accurate Passes 564
367 Passes 651
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 5
7 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.4
60 Long Balls 60
24 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 4
6 Effective Tackles 7
10 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 11
15 Effective Clearances 8
15 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 45,699

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Line-Ups

ITA Italy (4-3-3)

No. Name
21 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
15 Francesco Acerbi
19 Leonardo Bonucci
13 Emerson
2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
8 Jorginho
5 Manuel Locatelli
18 Nicolò Barella
9 Andrea Belotti
10 Lorenzo Insigne
14 Federico Chiesa Yellow Card
Italy Substitutes:
Davide Calabria, Domenico Berardi, Alex Meret, Bryan Cristante, Cristiano Biraghi, Salvatore Sirigu, Sandro Tonali, Federico Bernardeschi, Matteo Pessina, Gianluca Mancini, Giacomo Raspadori, Gianluca Scamacca.

SUI Switzerland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Yann Sommer (GK)
5 Manuel Akanji Yellow Card
22 Fabian Schär Yellow Card
13 Ricardo Rodríguez
3 Silvan Widmer
23 Xherdan Shaqiri
8 Remo Freuler
6 Denis Zakaria
9 Noah Okafor
17 Rubén Vargas
11 Renato Steffen
Switzerland Substitutes:
Cedric Itten, Eray Cömert, Kevin Mbabu, Andi Zeqiri, Ulisses Garcia, Philipp Köhn, Michel Aebischer, Fabian Frei, Mario Gavranovic, Kastriot Imeri, Jonas Omlin, Djibril Sow.

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