
Turkey vs Italy, 2022 International Friendly
· International FriendlyItaly edge Turkey in friendly after World Cup qualifying agony
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Italy won 3-2 in an entertaining friendly away to Turkey on Tuesday after Giacomo Raspadori struck twice although that was scant consolation for the
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Goal! Turkey 1, Italy 0. Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enes Ünal.
- 6': Attempt saved. Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gianluca Scamacca.
- 7': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
- 9': Substitution, Turkey. Kaan Ayhan replaces Ozan Kabak because of an injury.
- 10': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Italy).
- 11': Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Dorukhan Toköz.
- 12': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Italy).
- 12': Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Dorukhan Toköz (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).
- 15': Attempt blocked. Matteo Pessina (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Scamacca with a cross.
- 16': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 16': Attempt missed. Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
- 19': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
- 21': Attempt missed. Cristiano Biraghi (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
- 34': Cristiano Biraghi (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Mert Müldür (Turkey).
- 35': Goal! Turkey 1, Italy 1. Bryan Cristante (Italy) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu.
- 37': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey).
- 37': Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Goal! Turkey 1, Italy 2. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
- 40': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gianluca Scamacca.
- 43': Enes Ünal (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Italy).
- 44': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Italy).
- 44': Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 45'+1': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 45'+1': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy).
- 45'+1': Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Turkey 1, Italy 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Turkey 1, Italy 2.
- 45': Substitution, Italy. Mattia Zaccagni replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 46': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
- 47': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
- 49': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Italy).
- 49': Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Dorukhan Toköz (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Italy).
- 51': Attempt saved. Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 51': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 51': Attempt missed. Mert Müldür (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Mattia Zaccagni (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
- 53': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 53': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Italy).
- 53': Kaan Ayhan (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Dorukhan Toköz (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).
- 59': Attempt blocked. Matteo Pessina (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni.
- 60': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mattia De Sciglio.
- 61': Foul by Dorukhan Toköz (Turkey).
- 61': Sandro Tonali (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Substitution, Turkey. Salih Özcan replaces Dorukhan Toköz.
- 63': Substitution, Turkey. Serdar Dursun replaces Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu.
- 63': Substitution, Turkey. Berkan Kutlu replaces Ridvan Yilmaz.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Enes Ünal (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 64': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Sandro Tonali.
- 64': Attempt saved. Kaan Ayhan (Turkey) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross.
- 66': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
- 67': Enes Ünal (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).
- 69': Goal! Turkey 1, Italy 3. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a headed pass.
- 75': Foul by Kaan Ayhan (Turkey).
- 75': Mattia Zaccagni (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Substitution, Italy. Alessandro Bastoni replaces Giorgio Chiellini.
- 76': Substitution, Italy. Manuel Locatelli replaces Bryan Cristante.
- 77': Substitution, Italy. Stefano Sensi replaces Matteo Pessina.
- 77': Substitution, Turkey. Taylan Antalyali replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 77': Substitution, Turkey. Dogukan Sinik replaces Enes Ünal.
- 83': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a cross.
- 83': Goal! Turkey 2, Italy 3. Serdar Dursun (Turkey) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Çaglar Söyüncü following a corner.
- 85': Attempt saved. Serdar Dursun (Turkey) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a cross.
- 85': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 86': Attempt saved. Kaan Ayhan (Turkey) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Çaglar Söyüncü with a headed pass.
- 86': Foul by Mert Müldür (Turkey).
- 86': Mattia Zaccagni (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Mert Müldür (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Italy).
- 87': Taylan Antalyali (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Italy. Andrea Belotti replaces Gianluca Scamacca.
- 88': Offside, Italy. Manuel Locatelli tries a through ball, but Sandro Tonali is caught offside.
- 89': Substitution, Italy. Leonardo Bonucci replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 90': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Salih Özcan.
- 90': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Italy).
- 90': Serdar Dursun (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Mattia Zaccagni.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Turkey 2, Italy 3.
- 0': Match ends, Turkey 2, Italy 3.
Statistics
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TUR![]() |
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13 | Fouls | 5 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
5 | Saves | 1 |
52.4 | Possession | 47.6 |
15 | SHOTS | 15 |
4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
449 | Accurate Passes | 396 |
529 | Passes | 482 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
16 | Crosses | 17 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
45 | Long Balls | 61 |
27 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
10 | Tackles | 18 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
13 | Interceptions | 8 |
10 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
10 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 40,000
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 40,000
Line-Ups
Turkey (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Altay Bayindir (GK) |
3 | Merih Demiral |
4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
15 | Ozan Kabak |
10 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
8 | Dorukhan Toköz |
13 | Ridvan Yilmaz |
6 | Mert Müldür ![]() |
16 | Enes Ünal |
21 | Kerem Aktürkoglu |
17 | Cengiz Ünder |
Italy (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
21 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
3 | Giorgio Chiellini |
15 | Francesco Acerbi |
4 | Cristiano Biraghi |
2 | Mattia De Sciglio |
16 | Bryan Cristante |
8 | Sandro Tonali |
12 | Matteo Pessina |
14 | Gianluca Scamacca |
22 | Giacomo Raspadori |
11 | Nicolò Zaniolo ![]() |
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