UEFA Nations League

Italy vs Türkiye, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

· UEFA Nations League
Italy
  • 26': Gianluca Scamacca
  • 64': Riccardo Calafiori
  • 87': Pio Esposito
FT
3 - 1
Türkiye
  • 61': Aral Simsir

Italian renaissance continues with runaway win over Türkiye

Pio Esposito's late goal sealed a hard-earned win over Türkiye in Bologna and continued Italy's improvement under returning head coach Roberto Mancini.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Eren Elmali (Türkiye).
  • 1': Antonio Vergara (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Offside, Italy. Antonio Vergara is caught offside.
  • 4': Offside, Italy. Antonio Vergara is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Aral Simsir (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Daniel Maldini (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 10': Foul by Alessandro Romano (Italy).
  • 10': Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Romano.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Ozan Kabak (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Ismail Yüksek.
  • 13': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Yunus Akgün (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 14': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Daniel Maldini.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Salih Özcan (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Aral Simsir.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Yunus Akgün (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Irfan Can Kahveci with a through ball.
  • 17': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Eren Elmali.
  • 18': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Italy).
  • 18': Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Nicolò Barella.
  • 22': Foul by Issa Doumbia (Italy).
  • 22': Yunus Akgün (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Offside, Italy. Gianluca Scamacca is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
  • 25': Salih Özcan (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
  • 26': Goal! Italy 1, Türkiye 0. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 28': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Nicolò Barella.
  • 30': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Alessandro Romano.
  • 35': Handball by Nicolò Barella (Italy).
  • 37': Daniel Maldini (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Türkiye).
  • 38': Antonio Vergara (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye).
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Matteo Ruggeri (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Scamacca.
  • 39': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Zeki Çelik.
  • 40': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
  • 40': Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Italy).
  • 42': Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Issa Doumbia (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Türkiye).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Italy 1, Türkiye 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Italy 1, Türkiye 0.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Issa Doumbia (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a headed pass.
  • 46': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Abdülkerim Bardakci.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross following a corner.
  • 47': Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Matteo Ruggeri (Italy).
  • 47': Matteo Ruggeri (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Salih Özcan.
  • 51': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Aral Simsir (Türkiye) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Akgün with a cross.
  • 55': Issa Doumbia (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Türkiye).
  • 55': Zeki Çelik (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Substitution, Italy. Michael Kayode replaces Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 56': Substitution, Italy. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Matteo Ruggeri.
  • 56': Substitution, Italy. Francesco Pio Esposito replaces Gianluca Scamacca.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Issa Doumbia (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye). Assisted by Francesco Pio Esposito.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Eren Elmali (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zeki Çelik.
  • 61': Goal! Italy 1, Türkiye 1. Aral Simsir (Türkiye) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eren Elmali.
  • 63': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
  • 63': Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Eren Elmali (Türkiye).
  • 64': Goal! Italy 2, Türkiye 1. Riccardo Calafiori (Italy) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 67': Foul by Daniel Maldini (Italy).
  • 67': Yunus Akgün (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Substitution, Italy. Sandro Tonali replaces Nicolò Barella.
  • 70': Substitution, Türkiye. Bartug Elmaz replaces Irfan Can Kahveci.
  • 70': Substitution, Türkiye. Ilhan Fakili replaces Aral Simsir.
  • 73': Offside, Italy. Antonio Vergara is caught offside.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 76': Alessandro Romano (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Türkiye).
  • 77': Foul by Michael Kayode (Italy).
  • 77': Ilhan Fakili (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Salih Özcan (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Yunus Akgün.
  • 78': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
  • 79': Substitution, Türkiye. Kerem Aktürkoglu replaces Ismail Yüksek.
  • 79': Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Ozan Kabak (Türkiye).
  • 81': Handball by Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye).
  • 81': Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Alessandro Romano (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye). Assisted by Issa Doumbia.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Antonio Vergara (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a cross.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Bartug Elmaz.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Antonio Vergara (Italy).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Substitution, Italy. Davide Frattesi replaces Antonio Vergara because of an injury.
  • 86': Offside, Italy. Issa Doumbia is caught offside.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Issa Doumbia (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Kayode.
  • 87': Goal! Italy 3, Türkiye 1. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Romano.
  • 88': Substitution, Türkiye. Deniz Gül replaces Yunus Akgün.
  • 88': Substitution, Türkiye. Oguz Aydin replaces Ferdi Kadioglu.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Issa Doumbia (Italy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner by Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye). Assisted by Daniel Maldini.
  • 90': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
  • 90': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Sandro Tonali.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ilhan Fakili (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Deniz Gül (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ilhan Fakili with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Italy 3, Türkiye 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Italy 3, Türkiye 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
9 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 4
55.3 Possession 44.7
14 SHOTS 15
5 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
496 Accurate Passes 393
554 Passes 449
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
17 Crosses 12
0.1 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 47
21 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 7
10 Effective Tackles 11
12 Tackles 19
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 7
11 Effective Clearances 18
11 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 30,040

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 France 4 +5 10
2 Italy 4 +3 7
3 Belgium 4 +1 6
4 Türkiye 4 -9 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ITA Italy (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
6 Alessandro Bastoni
23 Gianluca Mancini
3 Matteo Ruggeri Yellow Card
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
4 Alessandro Romano
15 Issa Doumbia
18 Nicolò Barella
11 Gianluca Scamacca
17 Daniel Maldini
21 Antonio Vergara
Italy Substitutes:
Sandro Tonali, Riccardo Calafiori, Nicolò Cambiaghi, Samuele Inácio, Marco Carnesecchi, Giorgio Scalvini, Guglielmo Vicario, Michael Kayode, Davide Frattesi, Pio Esposito, Sebastiano Esposito, Nicolò Fagioli.

TUR Türkiye (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Ugurcan Çakir (GK)
15 Ozan Kabak
14 Abdülkerim Bardakçi Yellow Card
2 Zeki Çelik Yellow Card
16 Ismail Yüksek
5 Salih Özcan
13 Eren Elmali
20 Ferdi Kadioglu
19 Yunus Akgün
21 Aral Simsir
10 Irfan Can Kahveci
Türkiye Substitutes:
Muhammed Sengezer, Altay Bayindir, Melih Kabasakal, Kerem Aktürkoglu, Mustafa Eskihellac, Oguz Aydin, Bartug Elmaz, Merih Demiral, Deniz Gül, Demir Ege Tiknaz, Ilhan Fakili, Emir Han Topcu.

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