International Friendly

Belgium vs Italy, International Friendly

· International Friendly
Belgium
  • 13': Jan Vertonghen
  • 74': Kevin De Bruyne
  • 82': Michy Batshuayi
FT
3 - 1
Italy
  • 3': Antonio Candreva

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International Friendly

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Graziano Pellè (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 3': Goal! Belgium 0, Italy 1. Antonio Candreva (Italy) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 9': Offside, Italy. Antonio Candreva tries a through ball, but Éder is caught offside.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Antonio Candreva (Italy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Claudio Marchisio.
  • 11': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Simon Mignolet.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Antonio Candreva (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
  • 13': Goal! Belgium 1, Italy 1. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Offside, Italy. Antonio Candreva tries a through ball, but Éder is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Graziano Pellè (Italy).
  • 22': Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Italy).
  • 24': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Alessandro Florenzi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Belgium).
  • 25': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Foul by Éder (Italy).
  • 27': Radja Nainggolan (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Éder (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Foul by Graziano Pellè (Italy).
  • 28': Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Darmian.
  • 32': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Axel Witsel.
  • 33': Graziano Pellè (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
  • 33': Axel Witsel (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Italy).
  • 34': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Giorgio Chiellini (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Radja Nainggolan (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 40': Offside, Italy. Leonardo Bonucci tries a through ball, but Éder is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Éder (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
  • 44': Offside, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku tries a through ball, but Yannick Carrasco is caught offside.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 45': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
  • 45': First Half ends, Belgium 1, Italy 1.
  • 0': Second Half begins Belgium 1, Italy 1.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Florenzi (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Éder.
  • 49': Éder (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
  • 49': Attempt missed. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Pedro Cavanda.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Axel Witsel (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 52': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Gianluigi Buffon.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Radja Nainggolan (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Axel Witsel.
  • 56': Giorgio Chiellini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Belgium).
  • 58': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio.
  • 59': Foul by Leonardo Bonucci (Italy).
  • 59': Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Substitution, Italy. Roberto Soriano replaces Marco Parolo.
  • 60': Graziano Pellè (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Nicolas Lombaerts (Belgium).
  • 61': Offside, Italy. Mattia De Sciglio tries a through ball, but Graziano Pellè is caught offside.
  • 61': Éder (Italy) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Roberto Soriano.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Éder (Italy) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
  • 62': Éder (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Toby Alderweireld (Belgium).
  • 63': Substitution, Belgium. Michy Batshuayi replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  • 63': Substitution, Belgium. Jason Denayer replaces Luis Pedro Cavanda.
  • 65': Offside, Italy. Mattia De Sciglio tries a through ball, but Antonio Candreva is caught offside.
  • 68': Roberto Soriano (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Radja Nainggolan (Belgium).
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Florenzi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 69': Foul by Graziano Pellè (Italy).
  • 69': Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Axel Witsel (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 72': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard with a through ball.
  • 74': Goal! Belgium 2, Italy 1. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 76': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Graziano Pellè (Italy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
  • 76': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Simon Mignolet.
  • 79': Giorgio Chiellini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
  • 80': Substitution, Italy. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
  • 80': Substitution, Italy. Stefano Okaka replaces Graziano Pellè.
  • 80': Substitution, Italy. Simone Zaza replaces Éder.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Simone Zaza.
  • 82': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
  • 82': Goal! Belgium 3, Italy 1. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco with a through ball.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Vertonghen with a cross.
  • 87': Substitution, Belgium. Kevin Mirallas replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  • 88': Foul by Roberto Soriano (Italy).
  • 88': Radja Nainggolan (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Italy. Luca Antonelli replaces Mattia De Sciglio.
  • 90': Foul by Luca Antonelli (Italy).
  • 90': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Luca Antonelli (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefano Okaka with a through ball.
  • 90': Substitution, Italy. Andrea Barzagli replaces Leonardo Bonucci.
  • 90': Giorgio Chiellini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Toby Alderweireld (Belgium).
  • 90': Stefano Okaka (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Jason Denayer (Belgium).
  • 90': Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a fast break.
  • 90': Second Half ends, Belgium 3, Italy 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Belgium 3, Italy 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 8
44.3 Possession 55.7
14 SHOTS 14
5 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
374 Accurate Passes 465
438 Passes 536
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 6
15 Crosses 28
0.3 Cross % 0.2
76 Long Balls 51
49 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 3
15 Effective Tackles 11
19 Tackles 14
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
20 Effective Clearances 8
23 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: King Baudouin Stadium
Location: Brussels, Belgium

Line-Ups

BEL Belgium (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Simon Mignolet (GK)
3 Nicolas Lombaerts
2 Toby Alderweireld
5 Jan Vertonghen
16 Luis Pedro Cavanda
18 Radja Nainggolan
6 Axel Witsel Yellow Card
10 Eden Hazard
17 Yannick Carrasco
9 Romelu Lukaku
7 Kevin De Bruyne
Belgium Substitutes:
Matz Sels, Michy Batshuayi, Steven Defour, Christian Benteke, Sven Kums, Thomas Meunier, Thomas Vermaelen, Jason Denayer, Kevin Mirallas, Jean-Francois Gillet, Laurent Depoitre, Mousa Dembélé.

ITA Italy (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Gianluigi Buffon (GK)
3 Giorgio Chiellini Yellow Card
19 Leonardo Bonucci
2 Mattia De Sciglio
4 Matteo Darmian
16 Marco Parolo
8 Claudio Marchisio
6 Antonio Candreva
24 Alessandro Florenzi
17 Éder Yellow Card
9 Graziano Pellè
Italy Substitutes:
Roberto Soriano, Stephan El Shaarawy, Stefano Okaka, Andrea Barzagli, Alessio Cerci, Emanuele Giaccherini, Simone Zaza, Davide Astori, Salvatore Sirigu, Daniele Padelli, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Giacomo Bonaventura, Manolo Gabbiadini, Francesco Acerbi, Luca Antonelli, Mattia Perin, Riccardo Montolivo.

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