Italy vs Bulgaria, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFAItaly equal European unbeaten record in draw with Bulgaria
European champions Italy made it 35 games unbeaten to equal the European record run set by Spain in a 1-1 draw with Bulgaria.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Italy. Leonardo Bonucci tries a through ball, but Emerson is caught offside.
- 5': Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Jorginho (Italy).
- 7': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 8': Dominik Yankov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Jorginho (Italy).
- 9': Foul by Ciro Immobile (Italy).
- 9': Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Offside, Italy. Nicolò Barella tries a through ball, but Federico Chiesa is caught offside.
- 12': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
- 14': Attempt missed. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Atanas Iliev.
- 14': Foul by Jorginho (Italy).
- 14': Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Attempt saved. Petko Hristov (Bulgaria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiril Despodov.
- 16': Goal! Italy 1, Bulgaria 0. Federico Chiesa (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 20': Alessandro Florenzi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
- 20': Offside, Italy. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Emerson is caught offside.
- 21': Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Italy).
- 22': Hand ball by Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria).
- 26': Nicolò Barella (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 30': Offside, Italy. Nicolò Barella tries a through ball, but Ciro Immobile is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Georgi Yomov (Bulgaria).
- 31': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Georgi Yomov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 36': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 39': Goal! Italy 1, Bulgaria 1. Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiril Despodov following a fast break.
- 41': Hand ball by Alessandro Florenzi (Italy).
- 42': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 44': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
- 44': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Bonucci.
- 45': First Half ends, Italy 1, Bulgaria 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Italy 1, Bulgaria 1.
- 45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Spas Delev replaces Georgi Yomov.
- 48': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 48': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Petar Vitanov.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson with a headed pass.
- 51': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Petko Hristov.
- 53': Offside, Italy. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Ciro Immobile is caught offside.
- 54': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Spas Delev.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 56': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Petko Hristov.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Emerson (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ivaylo Chochev replaces Dominik Yankov.
- 57': Foul by Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria).
- 57': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
- 62': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 62': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Georgi Georgiev.
- 62': Attempt saved. Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross.
- 63': Substitution, Italy. Bryan Cristante replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 64': Substitution, Italy. Rafael Tolói replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
- 66': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Ivaylo Chochev.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 67': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emerson.
- 68': Foul by Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria).
- 68': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Bryan Cristante (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Bonucci.
- 69': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
- 70': Substitution, Bulgaria. Kaloyan Krastev replaces Atanas Iliev.
- 70': Foul by Spas Delev (Bulgaria).
- 70': Francesco Acerbi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Petar Vitanov.
- 72': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Petar Vitanov.
- 73': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Verratti with a through ball.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Francesco Acerbi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
- 73': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Italy).
- 73': Kaloyan Krastev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Rafael Tolói (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Italy. Domenico Berardi replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 75': Substitution, Italy. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Ciro Immobile.
- 75': Substitution, Bulgaria. Radoslav Kirilov Kirilov replaces Kiril Despodov.
- 75': Substitution, Bulgaria. Kristiyan Malinov replaces Petar Vitanov.
- 80': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Anton Nedyalkov.
- 80': Attempt missed. Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 84': Emerson (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
- 85': Attempt missed. Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 86': Domenico Berardi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Anton Nedyalkov (Bulgaria).
- 86': Anton Nedyalkov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 88': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Georgi Kostadinov.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Emerson (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
- 90'+1': Substitution, Italy. Lorenzo Pellegrini replaces Emerson.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
- 90'+2': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Italy).
- 90'+2': Spas Delev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Italy).
- 90'+3': Kaloyan Krastev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Valentin Antov (Bulgaria).
- 90'+4': Francesco Acerbi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Italy 1, Bulgaria 1.
- 0': Match ends, Italy 1, Bulgaria 1.
Statistics
 BUL |
ITA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 21 | Possession | 79 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 135 | Accurate Passes | 730 |
| 218 | Passes | 811 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 2 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 37 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 37 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 14,366
Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 14,366
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | 6 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 | Denmark | 6 | +9 | 11 |
| 3 | Greece | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 4 | Belarus | 6 | -13 | 2 |
Line-Ups
Italy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 13 | Emerson |
| 5 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| 8 | Jorginho |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 18 | Nicolò Barella  |
| 17 | Ciro Immobile |
| 10 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 14 | Federico Chiesa |
Bulgaria (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Georgi Georgiev (GK) |
| 4 | Valentin Antov |
| 5 | Petko Hristov |
| 14 | Anton Nedyalkov |
| 3 | Andrea Hristov |
| 8 | Petar Vitanov |
| 12 | Dominik Iankov |
| 7 | Georgi Kostadinov |
| 19 | Atanas Iliev |
| 11 | Kiril Despodov |
| 17 | Georgi Yomov |
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