“Gianluca Scamacca gives Italy the lead with a right-footed strike from the center of the box, finding the top right corner after a Türkiye free kick concession deep in their own half.”
Pivotal“Aral Şimşir levels for Türkiye with a left-footed finish from close range, assisted by Eren Elmalı, capping a spell of pressure following Italy's double substitution.”
Pivotal“Riccardo Calafiori restores Italy's lead with a header from a Barella free-kick delivery, just three minutes after coming off the bench.”
Pivotal“Pio Esposito seals the win with a close-range finish, assisted by Alessandro Romano, putting the result beyond doubt in stoppage time.”
Italy
Türkiye
Outstanding performance
Italy•MidfielderItaly controlled the early stages despite seeing less of the ball, with Scamacca's clinical finish from a Di Lorenzo-induced free kick giving them a deserved 1-0 halftime lead. Türkiye, who dominated possession (55%) and out-passed their hosts 554-449, finally made that control count when Aral Şimşir equalized just six minutes after Italy made a double substitution, exposing some disorganization at the back. But Italy's bench proved decisive - Calafiori, on just three minutes, headed home from a Barella set-piece delivery to restore the lead, and substitute Pio Esposito added gloss with a close-range finish in the 87th minute after setting up another chance himself earlier. Italy's clinical edge told in the end: six shots on target from 15 attempts compared to Türkiye's five from 14, while their 19 tackles underlined a willingness to fight for the result even while surrendering territory. For Italy this keeps their Nations League campaign on track with momentum from the bench proving crucial, while Türkiye will rue failing to build on an equalizer that their general play had warranted.
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Issa Doumbia's left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. Michael Kayode provided the assist.
assist: Alessandro Romano
Goal! Italy leads 3-1 against Türkiye. Francesco Pio Esposito scores for Italy with a right-footed shot from very close range into the bottom left corner, assisted by Alessandro Romano.
Offside for Italy. Issa Doumbia is flagged for offside.
Substitution for Italy: Davide Frattesi comes on for Antonio Vergara due to an injury.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) takes a left-footed shot from long range on the left but misses to the right. Bartug Elmaz provided the assist.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Antonio Vergara from Italy.
Antonio Vergara's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Alessandro Bastoni's cross.
Attempt saved. Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye) saves a left-footed shot from outside the box by Alessandro Romano (Italy) in the bottom left corner. The assist came from Issa Doumbia.
Abdülkerim Bardakci commits a handball for Türkiye.
Abdülkerim Bardakci from Türkiye receives a yellow card for handball.
Substitution for Türkiye: Kerem Aktürkoglu comes on for Ismail Yüksek.
Francesco Pio Esposito from Italy is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Ozan Kabak from Türkiye.
Attempt saved. Salih Özcan's right-footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the top center of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma. The assist came from Yunus Akgün.
Corner awarded to Türkiye after a concession by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Foul committed by Michael Kayode of Italy.
Ilhan Fakili from Türkiye wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Alessandro Romano wins a free kick for Italy on the left wing.
Foul committed by Zeki Çelik of Türkiye.
Sandro Tonali's left-footed shot from the center of the box for Italy is blocked.
Offside called against Italy. Antonio Vergara is caught offside.
Substitution for Italy: Sandro Tonali comes on for Nicolò Barella.
Substitution for Türkiye: Bartug Elmaz comes on for Irfan Can Kahveci.
Substitution for Türkiye: Ilhan Fakili comes on for Aral Simsir.
Foul committed by Daniel Maldini (Italy).
Yunus Akgün from Türkiye is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
assist: Nicolò Barella
Goal! Italy lead 2-1 as Riccardo Calafiori scores with a header from the center of the box into the top right corner. The goal was assisted by Nicolò Barella, who delivered a cross following a set piece situation.
Nicolò Barella wins a free kick for Italy on the right wing.
Eren Elmali commits a foul for Türkiye.
Foul committed by Alessandro Bastoni of Italy.
Ferdi Kadioglu from Türkiye is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
Eren Elmali from Türkiye misses a right-footed shot from the center of the box, sending it to the left. Zeki Çelik provided the assist.
assist: Eren Elmalı
Goal! The score is now 1-1 as Aral Simsir scores for Türkiye with a left-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box to the center of the goal, assisted by Eren Elmali.
Attempt saved. Issa Doumbia's right-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box is saved in the center of the goal by Ugurcan Çakir. The assist came from Francesco Pio Esposito.
Substitution for Italy: Francesco Pio Esposito comes on for Gianluca Scamacca.
Substitution for Italy: Riccardo Calafiori comes on for Matteo Ruggeri.
Substitution for Italy: Michael Kayode comes on for Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
Zeki ÇelikYellow CardZeki Çelik from Türkiye receives a yellow card for a foul.
Issa Doumbia from Italy is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Zeki Çelik from Türkiye.
Attempt blocked. Aral Simsir's header from the left side of the six-yard box is blocked. Yunus Akgün provided the assist with a cross.
Corner awarded to Türkiye after Alessandro Bastoni concedes.
Irfan Can Kahveci from Türkiye misses the attempt with a left-footed shot from outside the box, sending it high and wide to the left. Salih Özcan provided the assist.
Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo's header from the center of the box goes wide to the left. Nicolò Barella provided the assist with a cross after a corner.
Irfan Can Kahveci from Türkiye wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Matteo Ruggeri commits a foul for Italy.
Matteo RuggeriYellow CardMatteo Ruggeri of Italy receives a yellow card for a foul.
Attempt blocked. Issa Doumbia's right-footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Giovanni Di Lorenzo provided the assist with a headed pass.
Italy wins a corner after Abdülkerim Bardakci concedes.
The second half begins with Italy leading Türkiye 1-0.
Foul committed by Zeki Çelik of Türkiye.
Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
The first half ends with Italy leading Türkiye 1-0.
Issa Doumbia from Italy is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
Gianluca Scamacca commits a foul for Italy.
Gianluca ScamaccaYellow CardGianluca Scamacca of Italy receives a yellow card for a foul.
Ismail Yüksek wins a free kick for Türkiye in the defensive half.
Alessandro Bastoni commits a foul for Italy.
Ferdi Kadioglu from Türkiye is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Matteo Ruggeri's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. Gianluca Scamacca provided the assist.
Italy wins a corner after Zeki Çelik concedes.
Antonio Vergara from Italy is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Irfan Can Kahveci of Türkiye.
Daniel Maldini wins a free kick for Italy in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Zeki Çelik of Türkiye.
Nicolò Barella commits a handball for Italy.
Corner awarded to Türkiye after Alessandro Romano concedes.
Corner awarded to Türkiye after Nicolò Barella concedes it.
Gianluca Scamacca's header from the center of the box is blocked. Giovanni Di Lorenzo provided the assist with a cross.
Goal! Italy leads 1-0 against Türkiye. Gianluca Scamacca scores for Italy with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the top right corner.
Foul committed by Giovanni Di Lorenzo of Italy.
Salih Özcan from Türkiye wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Gianluca Scamacca is caught offside for Italy.
Foul committed by Issa Doumbia of Italy.
Yunus Akgün from Türkiye is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner awarded to Türkiye after Nicolò Barella concedes.
Foul committed by Gianluca Mancini of Italy.
Ismail Yüksek (Turkey) is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Italy wins a corner after Eren Elmali concedes.
Yunus Akgün's header from the center of the box is saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma in the center of the goal. The attempt was assisted by Irfan Can Kahveci with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Salih Özcan's right-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma. The assist came from Aral Simsir.
Yunus Akgün's left-footed shot from outside the box for Türkiye is blocked.
Corner awarded to Türkiye after Daniel Maldini concedes.
Attempt saved. Ozan Kabak's right-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma. The shot was assisted by Ismail Yüksek.
Corner awarded to Türkiye after Gianluigi Donnarumma concedes.
Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes high and wide to the right. He was assisted by Alessandro Romano.
Daniel Maldini's right-footed shot from outside the box for Italy is blocked.
Foul committed by Alessandro Romano of Italy.
Irfan Can Kahveci from Türkiye is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Aral Simsir from Türkiye has a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it is blocked.
Attempt missed. Abdülkerim Bardakci from Türkiye has a left-footed shot from outside the box that goes too high. He was assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
Offside called against Italy. Antonio Vergara is caught offside.
Offside called against Italy. Antonio Vergara is caught offside.
Antonio Vergara from Italy is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
Eren Elmali from Türkiye commits a foul.
First half begins.
Fresh off a 4-1 demolition of Türkiye just days ago, Italy return to home soil in Bologna looking to cement their Nations League recovery. Türkiye, winless and under pressure after three straight losses, need a response from Vincenzo Montella's side before the pressure boils over.
