UEFA European Under-21 Championship

France U21 vs Italy U21, 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA European Under-21 Championship
France U21
  • 22': Arnaud Kalimuendo
  • 62': Bradley Barcola
  • Red Card 83': Loïc Badé
FT
2 - 1
Italy U21
  • 36': Pietro Pellegri

About

France U21 are hosting Italy U21 at Cluj Arena, Cluj, Romania, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Arnaud Kalimuendo (France U21).
  • 1': Lorenzo Pirola (Italy U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Corner, France U21. Conceded by Nicolò Rovella.
  • 4': Corner, France U21. Conceded by Raoul Bellanova.
  • 5': Corner, France U21. Conceded by Nicolò Rovella.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Manu Koné (France U21) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 6': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (France U21).
  • 6': Samuele Ricci (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Offside, Italy U21. Memeh Okoli tries a through ball, but Pietro Pellegri is caught offside.
  • 7': Corner, France U21. Conceded by Giorgio Scalvini.
  • 8': Foul by Castello Lukeba (France U21).
  • 8': Giorgio Scalvini (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (France U21).
  • 9': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Italy U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Arnaud Kalimuendo (France U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Foul by Lorenzo Pirola (Italy U21).
  • 13': Destiny Udogie (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (France U21).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Sandro Tonali (Italy U21) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 15': Foul by Niels Nkounkou (France U21).
  • 15': Pietro Pellegri (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Niels Nkounkou (France U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Giorgio Scalvini (Italy U21) is shown the yellow card.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (France U21) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Niels Nkounkou.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Destiny Udogie (Italy U21) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Rovella.
  • 20': Corner, Italy U21. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Giorgio Scalvini (Italy U21) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross.
  • 21': Corner, Italy U21. Conceded by Lucas Chevalier.
  • 22': Goal! France U21 1, Italy U21 0. Arnaud Kalimuendo (France U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre Kalulu with a cross.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (France U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
  • 28': Castello Lukeba (France U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Pietro Pellegri (Italy U21).
  • 29': Offside, Italy U21. Memeh Okoli tries a through ball, but Pietro Pellegri is caught offside.
  • 35': Foul by Manu Koné (France U21).
  • 35': Sandro Tonali (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Goal! France U21 1, Italy U21 1. Pietro Pellegri (Italy U21) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 40': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (France U21).
  • 40': Samuele Ricci (Italy U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Nicolò Rovella (Italy U21) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Raoul Bellanova (Italy U21).
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Italy U21).
  • 44': Khéphren Thuram (France U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Manu Koné (France U21) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
  • 45': Corner, France U21. Conceded by Marco Carnesecchi.
  • 45': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Italy U21).
  • 45': Manu Koné (France U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Niels Nkounkou (France U21) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Loïc Badé.
  • 45'+1': Corner, France U21. Conceded by Pietro Pellegri.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Destiny Udogie (Italy U21) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, France U21 1, Italy U21 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins France U21 1, Italy U21 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Italy U21. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
  • 48': Foul by Manu Koné (France U21).
  • 48': Pietro Pellegri (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Destiny Udogie (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (France U21).
  • 51': Corner, Italy U21. Conceded by Niels Nkounkou.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pirola (Italy U21) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross.
  • 53': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Italy U21).
  • 53': Manu Koné (France U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Offside, France U21. Castello Lukeba tries a through ball, but Amine Gouiri is caught offside.
  • 54': Corner, Italy U21. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Pietro Pellegri (Italy U21) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross.
  • 57': Corner, Italy U21. Conceded by Manu Koné.
  • 62': Goal! France U21 2, Italy U21 1. Bradley Barcola (France U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Memeh Okoli (Italy U21).
  • 63': Matteo Lovato (Italy U21) is shown the yellow card.
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': Substitution, France U21. Michael Olise replaces Bradley Barcola.
  • 64': Substitution, France U21. Rayan Cherki replaces Khéphren Thuram.
  • 65': Foul by Castello Lukeba (France U21).
  • 65': Wilfried Gnonto (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Corner, France U21. Conceded by Samuele Ricci.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Loïc Badé (France U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret with a cross.
  • 69': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Italy U21).
  • 69': Manu Koné (France U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Giorgio Scalvini (Italy U21).
  • 73': Michael Olise (France U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Substitution, Italy U21. Fabio Miretti replaces Nicolò Rovella.
  • 76': Substitution, Italy U21. Matteo Cancellieri replaces Lorenzo Pirola.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (France U21) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 79': Substitution, France U21. Elye Wahi replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo.
  • 79': Substitution, France U21. Amine Adli replaces Amine Gouiri.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Fabio Miretti (Italy U21) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Gnonto with a through ball.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Samuele Ricci (Italy U21) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Matteo Cancellieri (Italy U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 83': Foul by Loïc Badé (France U21).
  • 83': Wilfried Gnonto (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Loïc Badé (France U21) is shown the red card.
  • 85': Substitution, France U21. Mohamed Simakan replaces Manu Koné.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Fabio Miretti (Italy U21) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 86': Amine Adli (France U21) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Wilfried Gnonto (Italy U21) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raoul Bellanova with a cross.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Matteo Cancellieri (Italy U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 88': Substitution, Italy U21. Fabiano Parisi replaces Destiny Udogie.
  • 88': Substitution, Italy U21. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Samuele Ricci.
  • 89': Corner, Italy U21. Conceded by Mohamed Simakan.
  • 90': Corner, Italy U21. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Raoul Bellanova (Italy U21) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Wilfried Gnonto (Italy U21) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Corner, France U21. Conceded by Matteo Cancellieri.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Rayan Cherki (France U21).
  • 90'+4': Matteo Cancellieri (Italy U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Offside, France U21. Michael Olise tries a through ball, but Rayan Cherki is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (France U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, France U21 2, Italy U21 1.
  • 0': Match ends, France U21 2, Italy U21 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 13
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 5
48.7 Possession 51.3
15 SHOTS 10
7 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
328 Accurate Passes 359
396 Passes 425
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 4
21 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.3
41 Long Balls 47
20 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 10
16 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 9
12 Effective Clearances 21
12 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Venue: Cluj Arena
Location: Cluj, Romania
Attendance: 11,286

EURO Under-21 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Denmark U21 3 +2 7
2 Netherlands U21 3 +1 4
3 Ukraine U21 3 -1 3
4 Finland U21 3 -2 2
Full Table

Line-Ups

FRA France U21 (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Lucas Chevalier (GK)
14 Castello Lukeba
4 Loïc Badé Red Card
5 Niels Nkounkou Yellow Card
20 Pierre Kalulu
8 Maxence Caqueret
19 Khéphren Thuram
7 Manu Koné
9 Arnaud Kalimuendo
11 Amine Gouiri
17 Bradley Barcola
France U21 Substitutes:
Rayan Cherki, Enzo Le Fée, Bafodé Diakité, Yasser Larouci, Stefan Bajic, Joris Chotard, Amine Adli, Mohamed Simakan, Illan Meslier, Valentin Gendrey, Elye Wahi, Michael Olise.

ITA Italy U21 (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Marco Carnesecchi (GK)
5 Lorenzo Pirola
2 Giorgio Scalvini Yellow Card
15 Caleb Okoli
4 Samuele Ricci
8 Sandro Tonali
10 Nicolò Rovella
13 Destiny Udogie
12 Raoul Bellanova
23 Nicolò Cambiaghi
11 Pietro Pellegri
Italy U21 Substitutes:
Wilfried Gnonto, Andrea Cambiaso, Giorgio Cittadini, Edoardo Bove, Fabiano Parisi, Matteo Cancellieri, Elia Caprile, Matteo Lovato, Stefano Turati, Lorenzo Colombo, Salvatore Esposito, Fabio Miretti.

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