United States vs Italy, 2025 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
United States
  • 20': Catarina Macario
  • 41': Jaedyn Shaw
FT
2 - 0
Italy

    USWNT puts bow on 2025 with easy win over Italy

    The United States put the finishing touches on 2026 with another friendly win over Italy at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Monday night.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Eva Schatzer (Italy).
    • 1': Lindsey Heaps (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Handball by Jaedyn Shaw (USA).
    • 4': Offside, Italy. Martina Piemonte is caught offside.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Catarina Macário (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Claudia Dickey following a fast break.
    • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Alice Corelli (Italy).
    • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 12': Agnese Bonfantini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Lindsey Heaps (USA).
    • 12': Attempt missed. Martina Piemonte (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martina Lenzini.
    • 14': Handball by Cecilia Salvai (Italy).
    • 17': Claire Hutton (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Agnese Bonfantini (Italy).
    • 18': Cecilia Salvai (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Lily Yohannes (USA).
    • 19': Claire Hutton (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Martina Piemonte (Italy).
    • 19': Foul by Jaedyn Shaw (USA).
    • 19': Lucia Di Guglielmo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Goal! USA 1, Italy 0. Catarina Macário (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lily Yohannes following a fast break.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Catarina Macário (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emily Fox.
    • 25': Foul by Emily Fox (USA).
    • 25': Giulia Dragoni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Lindsey Heaps (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Claire Hutton.
    • 28': Claire Hutton (USA) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Catarina Macário.
    • 29': Foul by Alice Corelli (Italy).
    • 29': Jordyn Bugg (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Foul by Lindsey Heaps (USA).
    • 30': Francesca Durante (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Francesca Durante (Italy).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Corner, USA. Conceded by Cecilia Salvai.
    • 37': Arianna Caruso (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Lindsey Heaps (USA).
    • 40': Agnese Bonfantini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Kate Wiesner (USA).
    • 41': Goal! USA 2, Italy 0. Jaedyn Shaw (USA) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alyssa Thompson.
    • 43': Corner, USA. Conceded by Cecilia Salvai.
    • 43': Foul by Jordyn Bugg (USA).
    • 43': Francesca Durante (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Alice Corelli (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Claudia Dickey (USA). Assisted by Martina Piemonte with a headed pass.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Elena Linari (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Catarina Macário (USA).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, USA 2, Italy 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins USA 2, Italy 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Italy. Sofia Cantore replaces Agnese Bonfantini.
    • 45': Substitution, USA. Avery Patterson replaces Emily Fox.
    • 45': Substitution, USA. Emma Sears replaces Alyssa Thompson.
    • 45': Substitution, USA. Kennedy Wesley replaces Naomi Girma.
    • 48': Offside, USA. Emma Sears is caught offside.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Lindsey Heaps (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Catarina Macário.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Sofia Cantore (Italy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alice Corelli following a fast break.
    • 51': Foul by Cecilia Salvai (Italy).
    • 51': Lily Yohannes (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Emma Sears (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Francesca Durante (Italy). Assisted by Lindsey Heaps.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Lily Yohannes (USA) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Claire Hutton (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emma Sears.
    • 56': Foul by Emma Sears (USA).
    • 56': Martina Lenzini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Lindsey Heaps (USA) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Avery Patterson.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Sofia Cantore (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giulia Dragoni following a fast break.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Giulia Dragoni (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sofia Cantore with a cross.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Lily Yohannes (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Francesca Durante (Italy). Assisted by Lindsey Heaps.
    • 61': Foul by Emma Sears (USA).
    • 61': Francesca Durante (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Emma Sears (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Francesca Durante (Italy).
    • 63': Substitution, Italy. Chiara Beccari replaces Alice Corelli.
    • 64': Substitution, Italy. Elisabetta Oliviero replaces Martina Lenzini.
    • 64': Substitution, Italy. Giada Greggi replaces Eva Schatzer.
    • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Martina Piemonte (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elisabetta Oliviero with a cross.
    • 65': Offside, USA. Lily Yohannes is caught offside.
    • 66': Elisabetta Oliviero (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Lily Yohannes (USA).
    • 70': Foul by Arianna Caruso (Italy).
    • 70': Lily Yohannes (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Offside, USA. Emma Sears is caught offside.
    • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Cecilia Salvai (Italy).
    • 75': Substitution, USA. Croix Bethune replaces Lily Yohannes.
    • 75': Substitution, USA. Lilly Reale replaces Kate Wiesner.
    • 76': Substitution, Italy. Matilde Pavan replaces Giulia Dragoni.
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Croix Bethune (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Cecilia Salvai (Italy).
    • 78': Substitution, USA. Jaelin Howell replaces Lindsey Heaps.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Catarina Macário (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaedyn Shaw.
    • 80': Claire Hutton (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Arianna Caruso (Italy).
    • 80': Substitution, Italy. Federica D'Auria replaces Cecilia Salvai.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Emma Sears (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Emma Sears (USA).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Elisabetta Oliviero (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Foul by Jordyn Bugg (USA).
    • 87': Elena Linari (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Avery Patterson (USA).
    • 88': Attempt saved. Jaedyn Shaw (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Francesca Durante (Italy).
    • 89': Attempt saved. Avery Patterson (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Francesca Durante (Italy). Assisted by Lilly Reale with a cross.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Jaelin Howell (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Catarina Macário.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Handball by Claire Hutton (USA).
    • 90'+2': Emma Sears (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Elisabetta Oliviero (Italy).
    • 90'+3': Elisabetta Oliviero (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Kennedy Wesley.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, USA 2, Italy 0.
    • 0': Match ends, USA 2, Italy 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 16
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 2
    4 Saves 1
    33.8 Possession 66.2
    6 SHOTS 17
    1 ON GOAL 7
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    210 Accurate Passes 507
    292 Passes 572
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    7 Crosses 12
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    35 Long Balls 32
    18 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.8
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    14 Effective Tackles 15
    20 Tackles 25
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    11 Interceptions 19
    12 Effective Clearances 7
    12 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: Women's International Friendly

    Venue: Chase Stadium
    Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
    Attendance: 9,471

    Line-Ups

    USA United States (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    18 Claudia Dickey (GK)
    4 Naomi Girma
    2 Jordyn Bugg
    9 Kate Wiesner
    23 Emily Fox
    7 Lily Yohannes
    10 Lindsey Heaps
    15 Claire Hutton
    20 Catarina Macario
    21 Alyssa Thompson
    8 Jaedyn Shaw
    United States Substitutes:
    Lilly Reale, Kennedy Wesley, Olivia Moultrie, Jameese Joseph, Rose Lavelle, Croix Bethune, Sam Coffey, Mandy McGlynn, Emma Sears, Jaelin Howell, Emily Sonnett, Avery Patterson.

    ITA Italy (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    22 Francesca Durante (GK)
    5 Elena Linari
    23 Cecilia Salvai
    3 Lucia Di Guglielmo
    19 Martina Lenzini
    4 Eva Schatzer
    16 Giulia Dragoni
    18 Arianna Caruso
    9 Martina Piemonte
    24 Alice Corelli
    11 Agnese Bonfantini
    Italy Substitutes:
    Cristiana Girelli, Matilde Pavan, Julie Piga, Beatrice Merlo, Eleonora Goldoni, Lisa Boattin, Michela Cambiaghi, Federica D´Auria, Rachele Baldi, Chiara Beccari, Giada Greggi, Nadine Nischler, Manuela Giugliano, Elisabetta Oliviero, Sofia Cantore.

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