UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Sunday, March 26, 2023
Italy WWWLL 2
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Malta LWDLL 0
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Ta' Qali National Stadium · 16,015 att.

Match Report

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Italy back on Euro qualification track with win over Malta

Goals by forward Mateo Retegui and midfielder Matteo Pessina steered Italy to a 2-0 win over Malta in their Euro 2024 qualification Group C clash,

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
4
68.8
Possession
31.2
17
SHOTS
8
6
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
607
Accurate Passes
235
684
Passes
310
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
10
Accurate Crosses
3
23
Crosses
9
0.4
Cross %
0.3
50
Long Balls
47
37
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
4
14
Effective Tackles
15
17
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
7
Interceptions
10
5
Effective Clearances
18
5
Clearances
18

Head to Head

ITA leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

MLT · 3-5-2

  1. 1Henry BonelloG
  2. 4Steve BorgCD
  3. 2Cain AttardCD-L
  4. 13Ferdinando ApapCD-R
  5. 20Yannick YankamCM-L
  6. 17Nikolai MuscatCM-R
  7. 6Matthew GuillaumierAM
  8. 15Juan CorbalanLM
  9. 7Joseph MbongRM
  10. 23Jodi JonesCF-L
  11. 14Alexander SatarianoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Paul MbongSUB
  2. 11Brandon PaiberSUB
  3. 21Shaun DimechSUB
  4. 12Matthew GrechSUB
  5. 5Karl MicallefSUB
  6. 10Teddy TeumaSUB
  7. 3Ryan CamenzuliSUB
  8. 19Bjorn KristensenSUB
  9. 16Cain FormosaSUB
  10. 22Zach MuscatSUB
  11. 18James BrownSUB
  12. 9Kyrian NwokoSUB

ITA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 23Alessio RomagnoliCD-L
  3. 14Giorgio ScalviniCD-R
  4. 13EmersonLB
  5. 2Giovanni Di LorenzoRB
  6. 16Bryan CristanteCM
  7. 20Sandro TonaliLM
  8. 12Matteo PessinaRM
  9. 19Mateo ReteguiF
  10. 10Wilfried GnontoLF
  11. 17Matteo PolitanoRF

Substitutes

  1. 6Marco VerrattiSUB
  2. 21Marco CarnesecchiSUB
  3. 22Alex MeretSUB
  4. 8JorginhoSUB
  5. 4Leonardo SpinazzolaSUB
  6. 18Davide FrattesiSUB
  7. 3Rafael TolóiSUB
  8. 7Vincenzo GrifoSUB
  9. 11Domenico BerardiSUB
  10. 5Matteo DarmianSUB
  11. 9Gianluca ScamaccaSUB
  12. 15Francesco AcerbiSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Malta 0, Italy 1. Mateo Retegui (Italy) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a corner.
  2. 22' Substitution, Italy. Vincenzo Grifo replaces Wilfried Gnonto because of an injury.
  3. 27' Goal! Malta 0, Italy 2. Matteo Pessina (Italy) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  4. 36' Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Italy. Matteo Darmian replaces Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  6. 54' Giorgio Scalvini (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 64' Substitution, Malta. Zach Muscat replaces Cain Attard.
  8. 64' Substitution, Malta. Kyrian Nwoko replaces Alexander Satariano.
  9. 66' Substitution, Italy. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Mateo Retegui.
  10. 67' Substitution, Italy. Marco Verratti replaces Sandro Tonali.
  11. 76' Substitution, Malta. Shaun Dimech replaces Jodi Jones.
  12. 76' Substitution, Malta. Teddy Teuma replaces Nikolai Muscat.
  13. 83' Substitution, Italy. Rafael Tolói replaces Giorgio Scalvini.
  14. 83' Substitution, Malta. James Brown replaces Ferdinando Apap.

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