FIFA Under-20 World Cup

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Uruguay U20 LWWWW 1
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Italy U20 LWWWW 0
  • Luciano Rodríguez 86'
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Diego Armando Maradona · 38,297 att.

Match Report

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Uruguay dominate Italy to win first Under-20 World Cup

Uruguay beat Italy 1-0 on Sunday to win their first U20 World Cup title -- ending a streak of four consecutive wins by European teams.

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Team Stats

ITA URU
22
Fouls
13
5
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
5
3
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
0
54
Possession
46
3
SHOTS
15
0
ON GOAL
4
0
On Target %
30
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
253
Accurate Passes
180
361
Passes
299
70
Pass Completion %
60
2
Accurate Crosses
7
12
Crosses
25
20
Cross %
30
59
Long Balls
60
19
Accurate Long Balls
18
30
Long Balls %
30
3
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
11
19
Tackles
13
70
Tackle %
80
4
Interceptions
9
39
Effective Clearances
17
39
Clearances
17

Match Leaders

URU

  • Fabricio Díaz M Total Shots 4
  • Facundo González D Saves 1

ITA

  • Simone Pafundi M Total Shots 2
  • Sebastiano Desplanches G Saves 3

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

Confirmed

URU · 4-2-3-1

  1. Randall RodríguezG12
  2. Facundo GonzálezCD-L16
  3. Sebastián BoselliCD-R2
  4. Alan MatturroLB13
  5. Rodrigo ChagasRB8
  6. Franco GonzálezAM10
  7. Damián GarcíaLM14
  8. Fabricio DíazRM5
  9. Anderson DuarteF7
  10. Juan SantosAM-L11
  11. Luciano RodríguezAM-R19

Substitutes

  1. Matías AbaldoSUB17
  2. Mateo PonteSUB4
  3. Mateo AntoniSUB3
  4. Santiago HomenchenkoSUB18
  5. Mathías De RitisSUB6
  6. Jose ArbioSUB21
  7. Ignacio SosaSUB15
  8. Nicolás SiriSUB20
  9. Andrés FerrariSUB9
  10. Facundo MachadoSUB1

ITA · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. Sebastiano DesplanchesG1
  2. Gabriele GuarinoCD-L14
  3. Daniele GhilardiCD-R5
  4. Giacomo FaticantiDM16
  5. Samuel GiovaneLB6
  6. Riccardo TuricchiaRB3
  7. Tommaso BaldanziAM10
  8. Cesare CasadeiLM8
  9. Matteo PratiRM4
  10. Giuseppe AmbrosinoCF-L9
  11. Simone PafundiCF-R20

Substitutes

  1. Luca LipaniSUB17
  2. Gioele ZacchiSUB12
  3. Filippo FiumanòSUB13
  4. Jacopo SassiSUB21
  5. Daniele MontevagoSUB11
  6. Pio EspositoSUB18
  7. Duccio Degli InnocentiSUB19
  8. Alessandro FontanarosaSUB15
  9. Niccolò PisilliSUB7
  10. Mattia ZanottiSUB2

Play by Play

  1. Yellow Card 90'+12'

    Luca Lipani (Italy U20) is shown the yellow card.

    Luca Lipani
  2. Yellow Card 90'+12'

    Fabricio Díaz (Uruguay U20) is shown the yellow card.

    Fabricio Díaz
  3. Substitution 90'+6'

    Substitution, Uruguay U20. Santiago Homenchenko replaces Luciano Rodríguez because of an injury.

    Santiago Homenchenko
  4. Yellow Card 90'+2'

    Mateo Antoni (Uruguay U20) is shown the yellow card.

    Mateo Antoni
  5. Substitution 90'+2'

    Substitution, Uruguay U20. Ignacio Sosa replaces Juan de los Santos.

    Ignacio Sosa
  6. Yellow Card 90'

    Mattia Zanotti (Italy U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Mattia Zanotti
  7. Substitution 89'

    Substitution, Italy U20. Luca Lipani replaces Tommaso Baldanzi.

    Luca Lipani
  8. Substitution 89'

    Substitution, Italy U20. Niccolò Pisilli replaces Samuel Giovane.

    Niccolò Pisilli
  9. Goal - Header 86'

    Goal! Uruguay U20 1, Italy U20 0. Luciano Rodríguez (Uruguay U20) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.

    Luciano Rodríguez
  10. Yellow Card 83'

    Matteo Prati (Italy U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Matteo Prati
  11. Substitution 62'

    Substitution, Uruguay U20. Andrés Ferrari replaces Anderson Duarte.

    Andrés Ferrari
  12. Substitution 56'

    Substitution, Italy U20. Francesco Esposito replaces Simone Pafundi.

    Pio Esposito
  13. Substitution 56'

    Substitution, Italy U20. Daniele Montevago replaces Giuseppe Ambrosino.

    Daniele Montevago
  14. Yellow Card 47'

    Giuseppe Ambrosino (Italy U20) is shown the yellow card.

    Giuseppe Ambrosino
  15. Substitution 45'

    Substitution, Italy U20. Mattia Zanotti replaces Giacomo Faticanti.

    Mattia Zanotti
  16. Yellow Card 33'

    Gabriele Guarino (Italy U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Gabriele Guarino
  1. End Regular Time 90'+13'
  2. Yellow Card 90'+12'

    Luca Lipani (Italy U20) is shown the yellow card.

    Luca Lipani
  3. Yellow Card 90'+12'

    Fabricio Díaz (Uruguay U20) is shown the yellow card.

    Fabricio Díaz
  4. Substitution 90'+6'

    Substitution, Uruguay U20. Santiago Homenchenko replaces Luciano Rodríguez because of an injury.

    Santiago Homenchenko
  5. Yellow Card 90'+2'

    Mateo Antoni (Uruguay U20) is shown the yellow card.

    Mateo Antoni
  6. Substitution 90'+2'

    Substitution, Uruguay U20. Ignacio Sosa replaces Juan de los Santos.

    Ignacio Sosa
  7. Yellow Card 90'

    Mattia Zanotti (Italy U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Mattia Zanotti
  8. Substitution 89'

    Substitution, Italy U20. Luca Lipani replaces Tommaso Baldanzi.

    Luca Lipani
  9. Substitution 89'

    Substitution, Italy U20. Niccolò Pisilli replaces Samuel Giovane.

    Niccolò Pisilli
  10. Goal - Header 86'

    Goal! Uruguay U20 1, Italy U20 0. Luciano Rodríguez (Uruguay U20) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.

    Luciano Rodríguez
  11. Yellow Card 83'

    Matteo Prati (Italy U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Matteo Prati
  12. Substitution 62'

    Substitution, Uruguay U20. Andrés Ferrari replaces Anderson Duarte.

    Andrés Ferrari
  13. Substitution 56'

    Substitution, Italy U20. Francesco Esposito replaces Simone Pafundi.

    Pio Esposito
  14. Substitution 56'

    Substitution, Italy U20. Daniele Montevago replaces Giuseppe Ambrosino.

    Daniele Montevago
  15. Yellow Card 47'

    Giuseppe Ambrosino (Italy U20) is shown the yellow card.

    Giuseppe Ambrosino
  16. Substitution 45'

    Substitution, Italy U20. Mattia Zanotti replaces Giacomo Faticanti.

    Mattia Zanotti
  17. Start 2nd Half 45'
  18. Halftime 45'+4'

    First Half ends, Uruguay U20 0, Italy U20 0.

  19. Yellow Card 33'

    Gabriele Guarino (Italy U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Gabriele Guarino
  20. Kickoff

    First Half begins.

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