International Friendly

Ecuador vs Italy, 2024 International Friendly

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  • 3': Lorenzo Pellegrini
  • 90'+4': Nicolò Barella

Italy 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 Commentary

  • 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

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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: Red Bull Arena
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 18,000

Line-Ups

ECU 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

ITA Italy (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
12 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
16 Gianluca Mancini Yellow Card
23 Alessandro Bastoni
13 Matteo Darmian
8 Jorginho Yellow Card
18 Nicolò Barella
3 Federico Dimarco
25 Raoul Bellanova
11 Giacomo Raspadori
10 Lorenzo Pellegrini
22 Nicolò Zaniolo Yellow Card

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