Ecuador vs Italy, 2024 International Friendly
· International FriendlyItaly 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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Alan Franco (Ecuador).
- 2': Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 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.
- 4': Foul by Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador).
- 4': Jorginho (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raoul Bellanova with a cross.
- 7': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
- 7': Jorginho (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
- 7': Raoul Bellanova (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Italy).
- 8': Willian Pacho (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 9': Attempt missed. Félix Torres (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Ecuador).
- 10': Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Félix Torres.
- 16': Attempt saved. Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gianluca Mancini.
- 17': Offside, Italy. Federico Dimarco is caught offside.
- 18': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador).
- 18': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Ecuador).
- 18': Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy).
- 19': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
- 21': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
- 21': Guglielmo Vicario (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
- 29': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Félix Torres.
- 30': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Félix Torres.
- 30': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Ángelo Preciado.
- 34': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Italy).
- 34': Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador).
- 34': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
- 36': Foul by Alan Franco (Ecuador).
- 36': Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 36': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Willian Pacho.
- 37': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Italy).
- 37': Javier Burrai (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Minda.
- 38': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Raoul Bellanova.
- 38': Jorginho (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Ecuador).
- 41': Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador).
- 43': Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 45'+2': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Italy).
- 45'+2': Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy).
- 45'+3': Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Ecuador 0, Italy 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Ecuador 0, Italy 1.
- 45': Substitution, Italy. Giovanni Di Lorenzo replaces Raoul Bellanova.
- 47': Offside, Italy. Matteo Darmian is caught offside.
- 47': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Italy).
- 47': Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a through ball.
- 49': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
- 49': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 51': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Italy).
- 51': Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Italy).
- 51': Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Alan Franco (Ecuador) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gonzalo Plata.
- 53': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).
- 53': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
- 56': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Ángelo Preciado.
- 57': Alan Minda (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy).
- 58': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
- 58': Matteo Darmian (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Franco.
- 61': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
- 61': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Minda (Ecuador).
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Substitution, Ecuador. Kendry Páez replaces Alan Minda because of an injury.
- 66': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy).
- 66': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Italy. Manuel Locatelli replaces Jorginho.
- 67': Substitution, Italy. Davide Frattesi replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 68': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento.
- 68': Attempt missed. Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 72': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
- 73': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Italy).
- 73': Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Gianluca Mancini (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Italy. Mateo Retegui replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 76': Substitution, Italy. Riccardo Orsolini replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 79': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
- 79': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Ecuador. Carlos Gruezo replaces Alan Franco.
- 79': Substitution, Ecuador. Allen Obando replaces Jeremy Sarmiento.
- 81': Foul by Allen Obando (Ecuador).
- 81': Gianluca Mancini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Mateo Retegui (Italy) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 84': Allen Obando (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Italy).
- 85': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 87': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 88': Substitution, Italy. Andrea Cambiaso replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 89': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Ecuador).
- 89': Mateo Retegui (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Andrea Cambiaso (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Kendry Páez (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Davide Frattesi.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Willian Pacho (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross.
- 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.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Ecuador 0, Italy 2.
- 0': Match ends, Ecuador 0, Italy 2.
Statistics
 ITA |
ECU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 49 | Possession | 51 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 386 | Accurate Passes | 397 |
| 448 | Passes | 457 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 14 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 20 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 20 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 18,000
Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 18,000
Line-Ups
Ecuador (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Javier Burrai (GK) |
| 6 | Willian Pacho |
| 3 | Piero Hincapié |
| 2 | Félix Torres |
| 23 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 21 | Alan Franco |
| 7 | Pervis Estupiñán |
| 17 | Ángelo Preciado |
| 10 | Gonzalo Plata |
| 11 | Jeremy Sarmiento |
| 26 | Alan Minda |
Italy (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 16 | Gianluca Mancini  |
| 23 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 13 | Matteo Darmian |
| 8 | Jorginho |
| 18 | Nicolò Barella |
| 3 | Federico Dimarco |
| 25 | Raoul Bellanova |
| 11 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 10 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 22 | Nicolò Zaniolo |
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