Italy vs Czechia, 2021 International Friendly
· International FriendlyRuthless Italy sweep past Czechs 4-0 in Euro 2020 warm-up
Italy swept aside the Czech Republic 4-0 on Friday with a ruthless attacking display that could make them a dangerous side at the Euros.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Jorginho (Italy).
- 3': Jan Boril (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Hand ball by Jakub Jankto (Czech Republic).
- 5': Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (Italy).
- 5': Jakub Jankto (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Michael Krmencik (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonin Barak with a cross.
- 7': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Alessandro Florenzi.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Jan Boril (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 9': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 12': Antonin Barak (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Ciro Immobile (Italy).
- 14': Offside, Italy. Ciro Immobile tries a through ball, but Domenico Berardi is caught offside.
- 15': Domenico Berardi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Jan Boril (Czech Republic).
- 15': Foul by Lukas Masopust (Czech Republic).
- 15': Manuel Locatelli (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Manuel Locatelli (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 16': Attempt missed. Michael Krmencik (Czech Republic) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vladimir Coufal with a headed pass.
- 17': Foul by Michael Krmencik (Czech Republic).
- 17': Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Antonin Barak (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vladimir Coufal.
- 22': Foul by Vladimir Coufal (Czech Republic).
- 22': Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Goal! Italy 1, Czech Republic 0. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
- 28': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Italy) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 32': Dangerous play by Ciro Immobile (Italy).
- 32': Jakub Brabec (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Ondrej Celustka.
- 35': Attempt missed. Giorgio Chiellini (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 39': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
- 40': Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (Italy).
- 40': Vladimír Darida (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Goal! Italy 2, Czech Republic 0. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 45': Offside, Czech Republic. Vladimír Darida tries a through ball, but Michael Krmencik is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Italy).
- 45': Jan Boril (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Offside, Italy. Ciro Immobile tries a through ball, but Domenico Berardi is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Italy 2, Czech Republic 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Italy 2, Czech Republic 0.
- 45': Substitution, Czech Republic. David Zima replaces Ondrej Celustka.
- 45': Substitution, Czech Republic. Patrik Schick replaces Michael Krmencik.
- 45': Substitution, Czech Republic. Tomas Soucek replaces Antonin Barak.
- 46': Foul by Lukas Masopust (Czech Republic).
- 46': Manuel Locatelli (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Attempt missed. Jan Boril (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 49': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Vladimir Coufal.
- 50': Domenico Berardi (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Jan Boril (Czech Republic).
- 50': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Italy) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 50': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Jirí Pavlenka.
- 52': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Italy).
- 52': Vladimír Darida (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Italy. Conceded by David Zima.
- 54': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 55': Offside, Italy. Giorgio Chiellini tries a through ball, but Leonardo Spinazzola is caught offside.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 58': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Jakub Brabec.
- 58': Attempt missed. Giorgio Chiellini (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Foul by Jorginho (Italy).
- 61': Vladimir Coufal (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Czech Republic. Matej Vydra replaces Jakub Jankto.
- 61': Substitution, Czech Republic. Petr Sevcik replaces Lukas Masopust.
- 62': Attempt missed. Alex Král (Czech Republic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomas Soucek.
- 63': Substitution, Italy. Bryan Cristante replaces Jorginho.
- 64': Substitution, Italy. Emerson replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 64': Substitution, Italy. Francesco Acerbi replaces Giorgio Chiellini.
- 66': Goal! Italy 3, Czech Republic 0. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ciro Immobile with a through ball.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Petr Sevcik (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomas Soucek.
- 72': Ciro Immobile (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Jakub Brabec (Czech Republic).
- 72': Emerson (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Matej Vydra (Czech Republic).
- 73': Goal! Italy 4, Czech Republic 0. Domenico Berardi (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a through ball following a fast break.
- 77': Substitution, Italy. Federico Chiesa replaces Domenico Berardi.
- 78': Substitution, Italy. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Ciro Immobile.
- 78': Corner, Italy. Conceded by David Zima.
- 79': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 80': Foul by Lorenzo Insigne (Italy).
- 80': Vladimir Coufal (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Substitution, Czech Republic. Michal Sadílek replaces Vladimír Darida.
- 83': Foul by Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic).
- 83': Manuel Locatelli (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).
- 86': Petr Sevcik (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Substitution, Italy. Rafael Tolói replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
- 89': Foul by Michal Sadílek (Czech Republic).
- 89': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Michal Sadílek (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Král.
- 90': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Rafael Tolói.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Petr Sevcik (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michal Sadílek.
- 90'+2': Offside, Italy. Giacomo Raspadori tries a through ball, but Nicolò Barella is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Italy 4, Czech Republic 0.
- 0': Match ends, Italy 4, Czech Republic 0.
Statistics
 CZE |
ITA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 37.3 | Possession | 62.7 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 286 | Accurate Passes | 551 |
| 361 | Passes | 626 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 49 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 12 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 1,000
Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 1,000
Line-Ups
Italy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 3 | Giorgio Chiellini |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 4 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 24 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| 8 | Jorginho |
| 5 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 18 | Nicolò Barella |
| 17 | Ciro Immobile |
| 10 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 11 | Domenico Berardi |
Czechia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Jirí Pavlenka (GK) |
| 4 | Jakub Brabec |
| 3 | Ondrej Celustka |
| 18 | Jan Boril |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 7 | Antonín Barák |
| 8 | Vladimír Darida |
| 21 | Alex Král |
| 11 | Michael Krmencík |
| 14 | Jakub Jankto |
| 12 | Lukás Masopust |
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