Italy vs Israel, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueItaly outclass Israel, on brink of Nations League quarterfinal berth
Italy defender Giovanni Di Lorenzo scored twice in a 4-1 home win over Israel in the Nations League on Monday as Luciano Spalletti's side sealed their spot in the quarter-finals.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Ilay Feingold.
- 3': Foul by Elad Madmon (Israel).
- 3': Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Davide Frattesi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Dolev Haziza (Israel).
- 6': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Matan Baltaxa.
- 7': Attempt missed. Oscar Gloukh (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabi Kanichowsky.
- 10': Corner, Israel. Conceded by Riccardo Calafiori.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
- 12': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Matan Baltaxa.
- 13': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Italy) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Foul by Gabi Kanichowsky (Israel).
- 14': Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Attempt saved. Mateo Retegui (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a through ball.
- 16': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Liel Abada (Israel).
- 18': Attempt saved. Elad Madmon (Israel) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilay Feingold.
- 18': Attempt saved. Mateo Retegui (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
- 18': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Omri Glazer.
- 19': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Fagioli with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
- 20': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Matan Baltaxa.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Omri Glazer (Israel).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Fagioli (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Italy).
- 25': Gabi Kanichowsky (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Italy).
- 26': Mohamed Abu Fani (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Italy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 32': Attempt missed. Oscar Gloukh (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dor Peretz.
- 32': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Idan Nachmias.
- 33': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Ilay Feingold.
- 34': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 34': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Elad Madmon (Israel).
- 36': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
- 39': Penalty Italy. Sandro Tonali draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 39': Penalty conceded by Dor Peretz (Israel) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 41': Goal! Italy 1, Israel 0. Mateo Retegui (Italy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 43': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Italy).
- 43': Matan Baltaxa (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Hand ball by Riccardo Calafiori (Italy).
- 45': Foul by Dolev Haziza (Israel).
- 45': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Italy 1, Israel 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Italy 1, Israel 0.
- 45': Substitution, Israel. Mahmoud Jaber replaces Gabi Kanichowsky.
- 45': Substitution, Italy. Samuele Ricci replaces Nicolò Fagioli.
- 46': Foul by Elad Madmon (Israel).
- 46': Samuele Ricci (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Italy).
- 46': Mohamed Abu Fani (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Italy).
- 48': Mohamed Abu Fani (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Mohamed Abu Fani.
- 53': Hand ball by Ilay Feingold (Israel).
- 54': Goal! Italy 2, Israel 0. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 56': Offside, Israel. Elad Madmon is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt missed. Mohamed Abu Fani (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mahmoud Jaber.
- 57': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Italy).
- 57': Ilay Feingold (Israel) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Italy).
- 57': Ilay Feingold (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Matan Baltaxa.
- 60': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Delay in match (Italy).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Substitution, Israel. Anan Khalaili replaces Elad Madmon.
- 64': Substitution, Israel. Denny Gropper replaces Dolev Haziza.
- 65': Corner, Israel. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 66': Goal! Italy 2, Israel 1. Mohamed Abu Fani (Israel) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 66': Andrea Cambiaso (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Ilay Feingold.
- 68': Attempt saved. Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 69': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Mohamed Abu Fani.
- 72': Goal! Italy 3, Israel 1. Davide Frattesi (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 73': Substitution, Italy. Destiny Udogie replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 74': Substitution, Italy. Daniel Maldini replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 74': Foul by Daniel Maldini (Italy).
- 74': Ilay Feingold (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Israel. Tai Baribo replaces Liel Abada.
- 76': Foul by Idan Nachmias (Israel).
- 76': Mateo Retegui (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Goal! Italy 4, Israel 1. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Destiny Udogie.
- 81': Substitution, Israel. Ramzi Safouri replaces Dor Peretz.
- 83': Attempt missed. Daniel Maldini (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 84': Substitution, Italy. Lorenzo Lucca replaces Mateo Retegui.
- 85': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Italy).
- 85': Matan Baltaxa (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Davide Frattesi (Italy).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Substitution, Italy. Alessandro Buongiorno replaces Davide Frattesi because of an injury.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Idan Nachmias (Israel).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Italy 4, Israel 1.
- 0': Match ends, Italy 4, Israel 1.
Statistics
 ISR |
ITA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 31.4 | Possession | 68.6 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 224 | Accurate Passes | 560 |
| 283 | Passes | 609 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 2 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 23 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 2 |
| 25 | Clearances | 2 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Bluenergy Stadium
Location: Udine, Italy
Attendance: 11,700
Venue: Bluenergy Stadium
Location: Udine, Italy
Attendance: 11,700
UEFA Nations League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 5 | +7 | 13 |
| 2 | France | 5 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 | Belgium | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 | Israel | 5 | -9 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Italy (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 21 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 5 | Riccardo Calafiori |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 16 | Davide Frattesi |
| 7 | Nicolo Fagioli |
| 3 | Federico Dimarco |
| 20 | Andrea Cambiaso  |
| 9 | Mateo Retegui |
| 10 | Giacomo Raspadori |
Israel (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Omri Glazer (GK) |
| 5 | Idan Nachmias |
| 3 | Matan Baltaksa |
| 2 | Ilay Feingold |
| 14 | Gavriel Kanichowsky |
| 16 | Mohammad Abu Fani |
| 10 | Dolev Hazizia |
| 11 | Liel Abada |
| 20 | Elad Madmon |
| 15 | Oscar Gloukh |
| 8 | Dor Peretz |
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