UEFA Nations League

Spain vs Italy, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Semifinals

· UEFA Nations League
Spain
  • 3': Yeremy Pino
  • 88': Joselu
FT
2 - 1
Italy
  • 11': Ciro Immobile (P)

Joselu's late winner puts Spain into Nations League final

Substitute Joselu scored a fortunate winner three minutes from the end as Spain booked their place in a second successive Nations League final with a deserved 2-1 victory over Italy on Thursday.

Match Timeline

  • 1': Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy) Throw In at 1'
  • 1': Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) Save at 1'
  • 1': Álvaro Morata (Spain) Assists Shot at 1'
  • 1': Rodrigo (Spain) Shot Blocked at 1'
  • 1': Francesco Acerbi (Italy) Save at 1'
  • 1': Rodri (Spain) Shot Off Target at 1'
  • 2': Nicolò Barella (Italy) Blocked Pass at 2'
  • 2': Jesús Navas (Spain) Throw In at 2'
  • 3': Yeremy Pino (Spain) Goal at 3'
  • 5': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) Throw In at 5'
  • 6': Jorginho (Italy) Corner Kick at 6'
  • 6': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) Corner Kick at 6'
  • 7': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) Blocked Pass at 7'
  • 10': Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) Shot Off Target at 10'
  • 11': Ciro Immobile (Italy) Penalty - Scored at 11'
  • 13': Yeremy Pino (Spain) Foul at 13'
  • 13': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) Free Kick at 13'
  • 14': Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy) Throw In at 14'
  • 16': Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) Foul at 16'
  • 16': Jordi Alba (Spain) Free Kick at 16'
  • 16': Jesús Navas (Spain) Blocked Pass at 16'
  • 17': Nicolò Barella (Italy) Blocked Pass at 17'
  • 17': Jesús Navas (Spain) Shot Off Target at 17'
  • 17': Rodri (Spain) Assists Shot at 17'
  • 19': Jordi Alba (Spain) Throw In at 19'
  • 20': Rodrigo (Spain) Shot On Target at 20'
  • 20': Jesús Navas (Spain) Assists Shot at 20'
  • 20': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) Save at 20'
  • 20': Rodrigo (Spain) Foul at 20'
  • 20': Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy) Free Kick at 20'
  • 21': Jorginho (Italy) Offside at 21'
  • 21': Jorginho (Italy) Assist at 21'
  • 21': Davide Frattesi (Italy) VAR - Referee decision cancelled at 21'
  • 22': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) Free Kick at 22'
  • 24': Robin Le Normand (Spain) Foul at 24'
  • 24': Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy) Free Kick at 24'
  • 25': Rodri (Spain) Blocked Pass at 25'
  • 25': Gavi (Spain) Foul at 25'
  • 25': Rafael Tolói (Italy) Free Kick at 25'
  • 26': Rafael Tolói (Italy) Blocked Pass at 26'
  • 26': Álvaro Morata (Spain) Foul at 26'
  • 27': Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) Free Kick at 27'
  • 27': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) Save at 27'
  • 27': Rodri (Spain) Assists Shot at 27'
  • 27': Álvaro Morata (Spain) Shot On Target at 27'
  • 27': Álvaro Morata (Spain) Corner Kick at 27'
  • 27': Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) Corner Kick at 27'
  • 27': Rodri (Spain) Shot Off Target at 27'
  • 27': Yeremy Pino (Spain) Assists Shot at 27'
  • 28': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) Throw In at 28'
  • 28': Jordi Alba (Spain) Foul at 28'
  • 29': Nicolò Barella (Italy) Free Kick at 29'
  • 31': Jesús Navas (Spain) Corner Kick at 31'
  • 33': Francesco Acerbi (Italy) Throw In at 33'
  • 33': Rodrigo (Spain) Handball at 33'
  • 33': Francesco Acerbi (Italy) Free Kick at 33'
  • 33': Gavi (Spain) Foul at 33'
  • 34': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) Free Kick at 34'
  • 34': Rodrigo (Spain) Corner Kick at 34'
  • 37': Gavi (Spain) Foul at 37'
  • 38': Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) Free Kick at 38'
  • 38': Ciro Immobile (Italy) Foul at 38'
  • 38': Ciro Immobile (Italy) Yellow Card at 38'
  • 39': Jordi Alba (Spain) Free Kick at 39'
  • 40': Nicolò Barella (Italy) Blocked Pass at 40'
  • 40': Jesús Navas (Spain) Corner Kick at 40'
  • 41': Gavi (Spain) Shot Blocked at 41'
  • 41': Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) Save at 41'
  • 42': Gavi (Spain) Assists Shot at 42'
  • 42': Álvaro Morata (Spain) Shot On Target at 42'
  • 42': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) Save at 42'
  • 44': Rafael Tolói (Italy) Shot Off Target at 44'
  • 45'+1': Jordi Alba (Spain) Yellow Card at 46'
  • 45'+1': Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) Free Kick at 46'
  • 45': Federico Dimarco (Italy) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Matteo Darmian (Italy) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Marco Asensio (Spain) Substitution at 45'
  • 46': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) Foul at 46'
  • 46': Nicolò Barella (Italy) Free Kick at 46'
  • 48': Rafael Tolói (Italy) Foul at 48'
  • 48': Rodri (Spain) Free Kick at 48'
  • 48': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) Save at 48'
  • 48': Marco Asensio (Spain) Assists Shot at 48'
  • 48': Mikel Merino (Spain) Shot On Target at 48'
  • 49': Álvaro Morata (Spain) Shot Off Target at 49'
  • 50': Ciro Immobile (Italy) Foul at 50'
  • 50': Rodri (Spain) Free Kick at 50'
  • 51': Rafael Tolói (Italy) Foul at 51'
  • 52': Jordi Alba (Spain) Free Kick at 52'
  • 52': Rodri (Spain) Shot Off Target at 52'
  • 53': Jorginho (Italy) Foul at 53'
  • 53': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) Free Kick at 53'
  • 53': Davide Frattesi (Italy) Blocked Pass at 53'
  • 53': Rodri (Spain) Assists Shot at 53'
  • 53': Álvaro Morata (Spain) Shot Blocked at 53'
  • 53': Matteo Darmian (Italy) Save at 53'
  • 56': Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) Blocked Pass at 56'
  • 56': Mikel Merino (Spain) Foul at 56'
  • 56': Francesco Acerbi (Italy) Free Kick at 56'
  • 56': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) Shot On Target at 56'
  • 56': Jorginho (Italy) Assists Shot at 56'
  • 56': Unai Simón (Spain) Save at 56'
  • 57': Gavi (Spain) Foul at 57'
  • 57': Gavi (Spain) Yellow Card at 57'
  • 57': Francesco Acerbi (Italy) Free Kick at 57'
  • 58': Francesco Acerbi (Italy) Blocked Pass at 58'
  • 58': Robin Le Normand (Spain) Foul at 58'
  • 59': Francesco Acerbi (Italy) Free Kick at 59'
  • 60': Rodri (Spain) Assists Shot at 60'
  • 60': Álvaro Morata (Spain) Shot On Target at 60'
  • 60': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) Save at 60'
  • 60': Jesús Navas (Spain) Blocked Pass at 60'
  • 60': Federico Chiesa (Italy) Substitution at 60'
  • 61': Bryan Cristante (Italy) Substitution at 61'
  • 61': Federico Dimarco (Italy) Throw In at 61'
  • 62': Gavi (Spain) Throw In at 62'
  • 63': Yeremy Pino (Spain) Foul at 63'
  • 63': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) Free Kick at 63'
  • 65': Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) Assists Shot at 65'
  • 65': Davide Frattesi (Italy) Shot On Target at 65'
  • 65': Unai Simón (Spain) Save at 65'
  • 65': Davide Frattesi (Italy) Shot Off Target at 65'
  • 67': Jordi Alba (Spain) Throw In at 67'
  • 68': Sergio Canales (Spain) Substitution at 68'
  • 69': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) Foul at 69'
  • 70': Matteo Darmian (Italy) Free Kick at 70'
  • 70': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) Offside at 70'
  • 71': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) Free Kick at 71'
  • 72': Federico Dimarco (Italy) Throw In at 72'
  • 72': Federico Dimarco (Italy) Throw In at 72'
  • 72': Jordi Alba (Spain) Throw In at 72'
  • 73': Jordi Alba (Spain) Corner Kick at 73'
  • 73': Federico Dimarco (Italy) Corner Kick at 73'
  • 74': Federico Dimarco (Italy) Assists Shot at 74'
  • 74': Davide Frattesi (Italy) Shot Off Target at 74'
  • 74': Fabián Ruiz (Spain) Substitution at 74'
  • 74': Ansu Fati (Spain) Substitution at 74'
  • 75': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) Offside at 75'
  • 75': Fabián Ruiz (Spain) Free Kick at 75'
  • 76': Álvaro Morata (Spain) Foul at 76'
  • 76': Marco Verratti (Italy) Substitution at 76'
  • 76': Bryan Cristante (Italy) Free Kick at 76'
  • 77': Sergio Canales (Spain) Handball at 77'
  • 77': Francesco Acerbi (Italy) Free Kick at 77'
  • 78': Jesús Navas (Spain) Throw In at 78'
  • 78': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) Save at 78'
  • 78': Ansu Fati (Spain) Assists Shot at 78'
  • 78': Sergio Canales (Spain) Shot Blocked at 78'
  • 78': Federico Chiesa (Italy) Foul at 78'
  • 79': Marco Asensio (Spain) Free Kick at 79'
  • 80': Fabián Ruiz (Spain) Foul at 80'
  • 80': Marco Verratti (Italy) Free Kick at 80'
  • 81': Jordi Alba (Spain) Assists Shot at 81'
  • 81': Álvaro Morata (Spain) Shot Blocked at 81'
  • 81': Francesco Acerbi (Italy) Save at 81'
  • 81': Álvaro Morata (Spain) Corner Kick at 81'
  • 81': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) Save at 81'
  • 81': Álvaro Morata (Spain) Corner Kick at 81'
  • 81': Marco Asensio (Spain) Assists Shot at 81'
  • 81': Álvaro Morata (Spain) Shot Off Target at 81'
  • 82': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) Foul at 82'
  • 82': Bryan Cristante (Italy) Free Kick at 82'
  • 82': Bryan Cristante (Italy) Assists Shot at 82'
  • 82': Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) Shot Off Target at 82'
  • 83': Álvaro Morata (Spain) Yellow Card at 83'
  • 84': Joselu (Spain) Substitution at 84'
  • 84': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) Free Kick at 84'
  • 85': Jesús Navas (Spain) Throw In at 85'
  • 86': Ansu Fati (Spain) Foul at 86'
  • 86': Marco Verratti (Italy) Free Kick at 86'
  • 88': Rafael Tolói (Italy) Save at 88'
  • 88': Rodri (Spain) Shot Blocked at 88'
  • 88': Joselu (Spain) Goal at 88'
  • 90': Ansu Fati (Spain) Foul at 90'
  • 90'+1': Nicolò Barella (Italy) Free Kick at 91'
  • 90'+3': Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) Foul at 93'
  • 90'+3': Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) Yellow Card at 93'
  • 90'+4': Unai Simón (Spain) Free Kick at 94'

Statistics

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8 Fouls 24
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 2
37.9 Possession 62.1
8 SHOTS 19
3 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
308 Accurate Passes 569
390 Passes 645
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 2
8 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.1
58 Long Balls 54
26 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 6
8 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 9
16 Effective Clearances 13
16 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: De Grolsch Veste
Location: Enschede, Netherlands
Attendance: 24,558

Line-Ups

ESP Spain (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Unai Simón (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
3 Robin Le Normand
18 Jordi Alba Yellow Card
22 Jesús Navas
9 Gavi Yellow Card
6 Mikel Merino
16 Rodri
7 Álvaro Morata Yellow Card
15 Yeremy Pino
19 Rodrigo
Spain Substitutes:
Martín Zubimendi, David Raya, Marco Asensio, Nacho, Dani Carvajal, Dani Olmo, Sergio Canales, Joselu, Ansu Fati, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Fran García, Fabián Ruiz.

ITA Italy (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
19 Leonardo Bonucci
15 Francesco Acerbi
13 Rafael Tolói
18 Nicolò Barella
7 Davide Frattesi
8 Jorginho
4 Leonardo Spinazzola
2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
17 Ciro Immobile
11 Nicolò Zaniolo Yellow Card
Italy Substitutes:
Federico Dimarco, Wilfried Gnonto, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Mateo Retegui, Federico Chiesa, Giacomo Raspadori, Bryan Cristante, Alex Meret, Marco Verratti, Matteo Darmian, Alessandro Buongiorno, Guglielmo Vicario.

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