Match Report

Italy beat Ecuador with goals from Pellegrini, Barella

An early goal from Lorenzo Pellegrini and a late strike from Nicolo Barella gave a revamped Italy side a 2-0 win over Ecuador in a friendly at Red Bull Arena in New Jersey on Sunday.

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1. 3' Goal! Ecuador 0, Italy 1. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
2. 38' Jorginho (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
3. 45' Substitution, Italy. Giovanni Di Lorenzo replaces Raoul Bellanova.
4. 65' Substitution, Ecuador. Kendry Páez replaces Alan Minda because of an injury.
5. 66' Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
6. 67' Substitution, Italy. Manuel Locatelli replaces Jorginho.
7. 67' Substitution, Italy. Davide Frattesi replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
8. 73' Gianluca Mancini (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
9. 76' Substitution, Italy. Mateo Retegui replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
10. 76' Substitution, Italy. Riccardo Orsolini replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
11. 79' Substitution, Ecuador. Carlos Gruezo replaces Alan Franco.
12. 79' Substitution, Ecuador. Allen Obando replaces Jeremy Sarmiento.
13. 88' Substitution, Italy. Andrea Cambiaso replaces Federico Dimarco.
14. 89' Andrea Cambiaso (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
15. 90'+4' Goal! Ecuador 0, Italy 2. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini with a through ball.