Italy vs Hungary, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueItaly back to winning ways with Nations League victory over Hungary
First-half goals from Nicolo Barella and Lorenzo Pellegrini earned Italy a 2-1 win over Hungary in the Nations League on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Willi Orban.
- 2': Attempt saved. Gianluca Mancini (Italy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 3': András Schäfer (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).
- 5': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).
- 5': Roland Sallai (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Corner, Hungary. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Zsolt Nagy (Hungary) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Attila Szalai.
- 11': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).
- 11': Willi Orban (Hungary) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 15': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Attila Szalai.
- 16': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Roland Sallai (Hungary).
- 18': Offside, Italy. Leonardo Spinazzola tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Pellegrini is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Davide Calabria (Italy).
- 19': Zsolt Nagy (Hungary) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Loic Nego (Hungary) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Degnand Wilfried Gnonto (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 20': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Loic Nego.
- 21': Attempt saved. Gianluca Mancini (Italy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 26': Attempt saved. Roland Sallai (Hungary) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Loic Nego.
- 26': Corner, Hungary. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
- 29': Offside, Hungary. Roland Sallai tries a through ball, but Dominik Szoboszlai is caught offside.
- 30': Goal! Italy 1, Hungary 0. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 32': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
- 33': Foul by Willi Orban (Hungary).
- 33': Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Davide Calabria (Italy).
- 34': Zsolt Nagy (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Corner, Italy. Conceded by András Schäfer.
- 42': Foul by Ádám Szalai (Hungary).
- 42': Gianluca Mancini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 45': Goal! Italy 2, Hungary 0. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Italy 2, Hungary 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Italy 2, Hungary 0.
- 49': Davide Calabria (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by András Schäfer (Hungary).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Davide Calabria (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 51': Corner, Italy. Conceded by András Schäfer.
- 53': Attempt saved. Roland Sallai (Hungary) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Loic Nego with a cross.
- 53': Corner, Hungary. Conceded by Nicolò Barella.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Ádám Nagy (Hungary) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 54': Corner, Hungary. Conceded by Nicolò Barella.
- 54': Attempt missed. Loic Nego (Hungary) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 55': Matteo Politano (Italy) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Degnand Wilfried Gnonto (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 57': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
- 58': Substitution, Hungary. Callum Styles replaces Ádám Nagy.
- 58': Substitution, Hungary. Attila Fiola replaces Loic Nego.
- 60': Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Italy).
- 61': Own Goal by Gianluca Mancini, Italy. Italy 2, Hungary 1.
- 62': Attila Fiola (Hungary) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy).
- 64': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).
- 64': Ádám Szalai (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Nicolò Barella (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Italy. Manuel Locatelli replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 69': Attempt saved. Roland Sallai (Hungary) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by András Schäfer.
- 69': Corner, Hungary. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 69': Attempt saved. Willi Orban (Hungary) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
- 71': Foul by András Schäfer (Hungary).
- 71': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': András Schäfer (Hungary) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Willi Orban.
- 75': Substitution, Italy. Federico Dimarco replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 75': Substitution, Italy. Andrea Belotti replaces Matteo Politano.
- 75': Corner, Italy. Conceded by András Schäfer.
- 76': Attempt missed. Gianluca Mancini (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 77': Corner, Hungary. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.
- 78': Attempt missed. András Schäfer (Hungary) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ádám Szalai.
- 79': Foul by Attila Fiola (Hungary).
- 79': Manuel Locatelli (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Attila Fiola.
- 81': Attempt missed. Gianluca Mancini (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a corner.
- 81': Substitution, Hungary. Bendegúz Bolla replaces Zsolt Nagy.
- 82': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Italy).
- 82': Ádám Szalai (Hungary) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': András Schäfer (Hungary) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Italy).
- 83': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Ádám Szalai (Hungary).
- 84': Substitution, Italy. Alessio Zerbin replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 84': Substitution, Italy. Sandro Tonali replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 85': Davide Calabria (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Roland Sallai (Hungary).
- 86': Attila Szalai (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Degnand Wilfried Gnonto (Italy).
- 87': Substitution, Hungary. Zalán Vancsa replaces András Schäfer.
- 87': Substitution, Hungary. Martin Ádám replaces Ádám Szalai.
- 88': Attempt saved. Manuel Locatelli (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Belotti.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Alessio Zerbin (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
- 90'+1': Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).
- 90'+1': Bryan Cristante (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Italy 2, Hungary 1.
- 0': Match ends, Italy 2, Hungary 1.
Statistics
 HUN |
ITA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 43.9 | Possession | 56.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 306 | Accurate Passes | 411 |
| 379 | Passes | 491 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 16 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 15 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 19 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Orogel Stadium - Dino Manuzzi
Location: Cesena, Italy
Attendance: 14,942
Venue: Orogel Stadium - Dino Manuzzi
Location: Cesena, Italy
Attendance: 14,942
UEFA Nations League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 6 | +14 | 14 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 6 | +6 | 9 |
| 3 | Hungary | 6 | -7 | 6 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | -13 | 2 |
Line-Ups
Italy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 23 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 15 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 3 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 6 | Davide Calabria |
| 16 | Bryan Cristante  |
| 10 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 18 | Nicolò Barella |
| 22 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 11 | Wilfried Gnonto |
| 17 | Matteo Politano |
Hungary (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Dénes Dibusz (GK) |
| 6 | Willi Orbán |
| 4 | Attila Szalai |
| 2 | Ádám Lang |
| 13 | András Schäfer |
| 8 | Ádám Nagy |
| 18 | Zsolt Nagy |
| 7 | Loïc Négo |
| 9 | Ádám Szalai |
| 10 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 20 | Roland Sallai |
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