Italy — Turkey 3:1: match report and statistics

• 2.03 Expected goals (xG) 1.41
• 45% Possession 55%
• 15 Total shots 14
• 6 Shots on target 5
• 5 Big Chances 4
• 3 Corners 9
• 87 (393/450)Assists(496/554) 90
• 2 Yellow cards 2
• 2.71 xG on target (xGOT) 1.69
• 2 Shots off target 5
• 7 Shots blocked 4
• 12 Shots from inside the penalty area 7
• 3 Shots from outside the penalty area 7
• 1 Hit the woodwork 0
• 1 Headed goals 0
• 29 Touches in opposition box 27
• 0 Accurate through passes 1
• 5 Offsides 0
• 9 Free kicks 11
• 60 (28/47)Long Balls(21/50) 42
• 79 (85/108)Passes in final third(134/157) 85
• 33 (4/12)Crosses(2/17) 12
• 1.22 Expected assists (xA) 1.52
• 15 Throw-ins 11
• 11 Fouls 9
• 58 (11/19)Tackles(9/12) 75
• 46 Duels won 31
• 18 Clearances 11
• 7 Steals 10
• 1 Errors leading to shot 2
• 0 Errors leading to goal 0
• 4 Saves 3
• 1.69 xGOT faced 2.71
• 0.69 Goals prevented -0.29
• 9 Goal kicks 7
• 0 Posts and crossbars 0

1. 90:00 +3:13The referee checks his watch and blows his whistle to signal the end of this match.
2. 90:00 +2:30Deniz Gul (Turkey) has to stretch for the ball in the box and sends it well wide of the right post.
3. 90:00 +1:35Ilhan Fakili (Turkey) takes a shot from the edge of the box, but it's not a big threat for the goalkeeper as his effort is blocked by a defender.
4. 90:00 +0:01A fantastic block by a defender means that the corner from Turkey comes to nothing.
5. 90:003 additional min. will be played.
6. 89:40Turkey work the corner short. The ball is passed to a nearby teammate.
7. 88:59The goalkeeper pulls off a great save to deny Issa Doumbia (Italy), whose effort would probably have ended inside the left post.
8. 87:58We are about to witness a substitution. Oguz Aydin (Turkey) is replacing Ferdi Kadioglu.
9. 87:53The referee signals that it is time for a substitution and Deniz Gul (Turkey) will replace Yunus Akgun.
10. 87:00It's a goal! Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) shows off his superb ability as he volleys the ball from inside the box into the bottom left corner. The assist goes to Alessandro Romano and the score changes to 3:1.
11. 86:36Issa Doumbia (Italy) wriggles into space inside the box with excellent ball control, but his effort on goal is well blocked.
12. 85:30The linesman raises his flag for offside before Issa Doumbia (Italy) heads on.
13. 83:58Roberto Mancini prepares a substitution. Antonio Vergara is replaced by Davide Frattesi (Italy).
14. 81:52Antonio Vergara (Italy) decides to strike the ball towards goal, but his effort fails to threaten the goalkeeper after being blocked by one of the defenders.
15. 81:15Alessandro Romano (Italy) wastes an opportunity. He finds himself in acres of space and fires in a terrific shot from long range straight towards the left side of the target, but the goalkeeper makes a brilliant save and stops this one!

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Tournament

UEFA Nations League

Season

2026/2027

Attendance

30,040

Referee

Szymon Marciniak

Group 1

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	France	4	3	1	0	7:2	+5	10	WDWW
2	Italy	4	2	1	1	8:5	+3	7	WDWL
3	Belgium	4	2	0	2	6:5	+1	6	LWLW
4	Turkey	4	0	0	4	2:11	-9	0	LLLL

Group 2

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Netherlands	4	2	2	0	7:5	+2	8	WDWD
2	Greece	4	2	2	0	5:3	+2	8	DDWW
3	Germany	4	1	2	1	3:2	+1	5	DWLD
4	Serbia	4	0	0	4	3:8	-5	0	LLLL

Group 3

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Spain	4	4	0	0	12:5	+7	12	WWWW
2	England	4	3	0	1	14:3	+11	9	WWWL
3	Croatia	4	1	0	3	4:14	-10	3	LLLW
4	Czech Republic	4	0	0	4	2:10	-8	0	LLLL

Group 4

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Portugal	4	4	0	0	9:4	+5	12	WWWW
2	Denmark	4	2	0	2	7:7	0	6	WLWL
3	Wales	4	1	0	3	2:5	-3	3	LWLL
4	Norway	4	1	0	3	6:8	-2	3	LLLW

• Promotion - UEFA Nations League (League A - Play-off: Round of 8)
• UEFA Nations League (League A/B - Relegation)
• Relegation - UEFA Nations League (League B)

Head-to-head matches: 6 · 2.83 goals per match on average.

Based on text commentary events (attacks, shots, corners, goals), not tracking data. Up — home team, down — away team.