FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

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Bulgaria
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    0 - 2
    Italy
    • 43': Andrea Belotti (P)
    • 82': Manuel Locatelli

    Belotti and Locatelli earn Italy win in Bulgaria

    Italy's Andrea Belotti and Manuel Locatelli secured a 2-0 win over Bulgaria on Sunday to make it two wins from two in Group C.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Andrej Galabinov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Spas Delev.
    • 4': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Petar Vitanov.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Francesco Acerbi (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 5': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Ivaylo Chochev.
    • 6': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).
    • 6': Spas Delev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Vasil Bozhikov.
    • 7': Foul by Spas Delev (Bulgaria).
    • 7': Stefano Sensi (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Italy).
    • 9': Vasil Bozhikov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
    • 13': Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Cicinho (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy).
    • 15': Attempt missed. Stefano Sensi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 18': Andrej Galabinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Italy).
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Stefano Sensi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
    • 20': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Daniel Dimov.
    • 21': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Italy).
    • 21': Valentin Antov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Offside, Bulgaria. Ivaylo Chochev tries a through ball, but Momchil Tsvetanov is caught offside.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
    • 24': Andrea Belotti (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Foul by Daniel Dimov (Bulgaria).
    • 25': Andrej Galabinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Italy).
    • 26': Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
    • 26': Francesco Acerbi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Momchil Tsvetanov (Bulgaria).
    • 29': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Offside, Italy. Alessandro Florenzi tries a through ball, but Federico Chiesa is caught offside.
    • 32': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Italy).
    • 32': Momchil Tsvetanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
    • 34': Cicinho (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Marco Verratti (Italy).
    • 35': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).
    • 35': Momchil Tsvetanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Italy).
    • 37': Vasil Bozhikov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Andrea Belotti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Daniel Dimov (Bulgaria).
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Andrea Belotti (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
    • 40': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Vasil Bozhikov.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 42': Foul by Cicinho (Bulgaria).
    • 42': Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Penalty Italy. Andrea Belotti draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 42': Penalty conceded by Daniel Dimov (Bulgaria) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 43': Goal! Bulgaria 0, Italy 1. Andrea Belotti (Italy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Bulgaria 0, Italy 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bulgaria 0, Italy 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Birsent Karagaren replaces Cicinho.
    • 47': Andrej Galabinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Italy).
    • 50': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Vasil Bozhikov.
    • 51': Andrej Galabinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Italy).
    • 54': Foul by Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria).
    • 54': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Andrej Galabinov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Petar Vitanov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 57': Offside, Bulgaria. Andrej Galabinov tries a through ball, but Birsent Karagaren is caught offside.
    • 57': Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card.
    • 58': Antonio Vutov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card.
    • 58': Andrea Belotti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria).
    • 59': Hand ball by Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria).
    • 59': Vasil Bozhikov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefano Sensi.
    • 62': Substitution, Bulgaria. Kristiyan Malinov replaces Georgi Kostadinov.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Andrea Belotti (Italy) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
    • 67': Andrej Galabinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).
    • 67': Foul by Petar Vitanov (Bulgaria).
    • 67': Stefano Sensi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Substitution, Italy. Giovanni Di Lorenzo replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
    • 68': Substitution, Italy. Manuel Locatelli replaces Stefano Sensi.
    • 72': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Kristiyan Malinov (Bulgaria).
    • 72': Andrea Belotti (Italy) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Marco Verratti following a set piece situation.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Andrea Belotti (Italy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner following a set piece situation.
    • 73': Andrej Galabinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Italy).
    • 75': Foul by Marco Verratti (Italy).
    • 75': Petar Vitanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Substitution, Italy. Ciro Immobile replaces Andrea Belotti.
    • 76': Substitution, Italy. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Federico Chiesa.
    • 78': Substitution, Bulgaria. Atanas Iliev replaces Spas Delev.
    • 80': Foul by Marco Verratti (Italy).
    • 80': Valentin Antov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Atanas Iliev (Bulgaria).
    • 81': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Manuel Locatelli (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a headed pass.
    • 82': Goal! Bulgaria 0, Italy 2. Manuel Locatelli (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
    • 83': Andrej Galabinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Italy).
    • 83': Manuel Locatelli (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonardo Bonucci with a through ball.
    • 88': Substitution, Italy. Matteo Pessina replaces Marco Verratti.
    • 88': Substitution, Bulgaria. Martin Raynov replaces Petar Vitanov.
    • 89': Foul by Federico Bernardeschi (Italy).
    • 89': Momchil Tsvetanov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Valentin Antov.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Daniel Dimov.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Plamen Iliev.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Valentin Antov.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Manuel Locatelli (Italy) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Andrej Galabinov.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Valentin Antov.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Matteo Pessina (Italy) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bulgaria 0, Italy 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Bulgaria 0, Italy 2.

    Statistics

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    18 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    12 Corner Kicks 0
    1 Saves 4
    67.5 Possession 32.5
    22 SHOTS 3
    6 ON GOAL 1
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    520 Accurate Passes 210
    594 Passes 285
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 1
    22 Crosses 12
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    62 Long Balls 56
    34 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    12 Blocked Shots 2
    4 Effective Tackles 12
    9 Tackles 15
    0.4 Tackle % 0.8
    10 Interceptions 9
    11 Effective Clearances 15
    11 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Vasil Levski National Stadium
    Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

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    Line-Ups

    BUL Bulgaria (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    23 Plamen Iliev (GK)
    14 Daniel Dimov
    15 Vasil Bozhikov Yellow Card
    4 Valentin Antov
    18 Ivaylo Chochev
    7 Georgi Kostadinov Yellow Card
    5 Petar Vitanov
    21 Momchil Cvetanov
    6 Cicinho
    9 Andrej Galabinov
    10 Spas Delev
    Bulgaria Substitutes:
    Petko Hristov, Martin Raynov, Ivan Karadzhov, Atanas Iliev, Georgi Yomov, Birsent Karageren, Kristiyan Malinov, Petar Zanev, Antonio Vutov, Ilian Iliev, Dimitar Iliev, Daniel Naumov.

    ITA Italy (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    21 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
    15 Francesco Acerbi
    19 Leonardo Bonucci
    4 Leonardo Spinazzola
    16 Alessandro Florenzi
    12 Stefano Sensi
    6 Marco Verratti
    18 Nicolò Barella
    9 Andrea Belotti
    10 Lorenzo Insigne
    22 Federico Chiesa
    Italy Substitutes:
    Vincenzo Grifo, Alessandro Bastoni, Manuel Locatelli, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Ciro Immobile, Matteo Pessina, Gianluca Mancini, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Salvatore Sirigu, Alex Meret, Federico Bernardeschi, Emerson.

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