Italy vs San Marino, 2021 International Friendly
· International FriendlyItaly thrash San Marino 7-0 to stretch winning run
Italy warmed up for the European Championship in style with a 7-0 thrashing of San Marino in a friendly on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Italy).
- 1': Mirko Palazzi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Manuel Battistini.
- 3': Adolfo Hirsch (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Italy).
- 5': Attempt blocked. Matteo Pessina (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Vincenzo Grifo (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 6': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Andrea Grandoni.
- 7': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Filippo Fabbri.
- 7': Attempt saved. Gianluca Mancini (Italy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross.
- 7': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Elia Benedettini.
- 13': Attempt saved. Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gianluca Mancini.
- 14': Corner, San Marino. Conceded by Cristiano Biraghi.
- 15': Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Marcello Mularoni (San Marino).
- 16': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Italy).
- 16': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Fabio Ramòn Tomassini (San Marino) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicola Nanni following a set piece situation.
- 17': Enrico Golinucci (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).
- 19': Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Andrea Grandoni (San Marino).
- 23': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Elia Benedettini.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Mancini (Italy) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross.
- 23': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Mirko Palazzi.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Matteo Pessina (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross.
- 25': Attempt missed. Gian Marco Ferrari (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 25': Dante Carlos Rossi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Moise Kean (Italy).
- 31': Foul by Andrea Grandoni (San Marino).
- 31': Gaetano Castrovilli (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Goal! Italy 1, San Marino 0. Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gaetano Castrovilli.
- 33': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Dante Carlos Rossi.
- 34': Goal! Italy 2, San Marino 0. Gian Marco Ferrari (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 36': Attempt saved. Gaetano Castrovilli (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi with a through ball.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Vincenzo Grifo (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
- 37': Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Adolfo Hirsch (San Marino).
- 38': Attempt blocked. Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 40': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).
- 40': Manuel Battistini (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Corner, San Marino. Conceded by Cristiano Biraghi.
- 41': Foul by Fabio Ramòn Tomassini (San Marino).
- 41': Vincenzo Grifo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Biraghi (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 44': Attempt missed. Vincenzo Grifo (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi.
- 44': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Filippo Fabbri.
- 45'+2': Offside, San Marino. Manuel Battistini tries a through ball, but Fabio Ramòn Tomassini is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Italy 2, San Marino 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Italy 2, San Marino 0.
- 45': Substitution, Italy. Matteo Politano replaces Moise Kean.
- 46': Andrea Grandoni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Italy).
- 49': Goal! Italy 3, San Marino 0. Matteo Politano (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 51': Substitution, San Marino. Lorenzo Lunadei replaces Adolfo Hirsch.
- 51': Substitution, San Marino. Cristian Brolli replaces Fabio Ramòn Tomassini.
- 52': Substitution, San Marino. Matteo Vitaioli replaces Andrea Grandoni.
- 52': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Italy).
- 52': Marcello Mularoni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Italy).
- 54': Mirko Palazzi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Vincenzo Grifo (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Foul by Federico Bernardeschi (Italy).
- 55': Marcello Mularoni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Marcello Mularoni (San Marino).
- 56': Gaetano Castrovilli (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Italy).
- 57': Marcello Mularoni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Italy).
- 58': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Matteo Vitaioli (San Marino) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 62': Offside, Italy. Rafael Tolói tries a through ball, but Federico Bernardeschi is caught offside.
- 63': Foul by Nicola Nanni (San Marino).
- 63': Matteo Pessina (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Substitution, Italy. Andrea Belotti replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
- 63': Substitution, Italy. Alex Meret replaces Alessio Cragno.
- 63': Substitution, Italy. Giovanni Di Lorenzo replaces Gianluca Mancini.
- 67': Goal! Italy 4, San Marino 0. Andrea Belotti (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
- 70': Dante Carlos Rossi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Italy).
- 71': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Manuel Battistini.
- 73': Substitution, Italy. Alessandro Bastoni replaces Cristiano Biraghi.
- 73': Substitution, San Marino. Alessandro D'Addario replaces Mirko Palazzi.
- 74': Foul by Alessandro D'Addario (San Marino).
- 74': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Gaetano Castrovilli (Italy) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi following a set piece situation.
- 74': Goal! Italy 5, San Marino 0. Matteo Pessina (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 76': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 77': Goal! Italy 6, San Marino 0. Matteo Politano (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Andrea Belotti (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 81': Foul by Nicola Nanni (San Marino).
- 81': Rafael Tolói (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi with a cross.
- 86': Goal! Italy 7, San Marino 0. Matteo Pessina (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
- 88': Substitution, San Marino. David Tomassini replaces Nicola Nanni.
- 88': Substitution, San Marino. Alessandro Golinucci replaces Marcello Mularoni.
- 88': Substitution, Italy. Nicolò Barella replaces Matteo Pessina.
- 89': Foul by Dante Carlos Rossi (San Marino).
- 89': Matteo Politano (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Italy 7, San Marino 0.
- 0': Match ends, Italy 7, San Marino 0.
Statistics
SMR |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 20.9 | Possession | 79.1 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 108 | Accurate Passes | 676 |
| 198 | Passes | 758 |
| 0.5 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 5 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 18 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 2 |
| 36 | Clearances | 2 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Line-Ups
Italy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Alessio Cragno (GK) |
| 15 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 13 | Cristiano Biraghi |
| 6 | Rafael Tolói |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 8 | Matteo Pessina |
| 7 | Gaetano Castrovilli |
| 14 | Moise Kean |
| 19 | Vincenzo Grifo |
| 20 | Federico Bernardeschi |
San Marino (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Elia Benedettini (GK) |
| 6 | Dante Rossi |
| 23 | Filippo Fabbri |
| 13 | Andrea Grandoni |
| 11 | Manuel Battistini |
| 20 | Adolfo Hirsch |
| 16 | Marcello Mularoni |
| 8 | Enrico Golinucci |
| 19 | Nicola Nanni |
| 3 | Mirko Palazzi |
| 22 | Fabio Tomassini |
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