Italy vs Belgium, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, 3rd-Place Match

· UEFA Nations League

Italy

46': Nicolò Barella
65': Domenico Berardi (P)

FT
2 - 1

Belgium

86': Charles De Ketelaere

Italy edge Belgium 2-1 to finish third in Nations League

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Nicolo Barella's thunderous strike and a penalty converted by Domenico Berardi proved enough to earn hosts Italy a 2-1 victory over Belgium.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
2': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
3': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli following a corner.
7': Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
10': Domenico Berardi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium).
11': Offside, Italy. Manuel Locatelli tries a through ball, but Giacomo Raspadori is caught offside.
13': Domenico Berardi (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Belgium).
14': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
18': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Italy).
18': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Italy).
19': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Italy).
19': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Chiesa with a through ball.
20': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
22': Axel Witsel (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy).
23': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
24': Attempt saved. Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco with a cross.
25': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
27': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
29': Attempt blocked. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco with a cross.
30': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
30': Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Emerson (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
32': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
37': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Emerson.
40': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
40': Manuel Locatelli (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
44': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Domenico Berardi.
45': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
45': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Manuel Locatelli (Italy) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
45'+1': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
45'+2': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Italy).
45'+2': Timothy Castagne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Italy 0, Belgium 0.
45': Second Half begins Italy 0, Belgium 0.
46': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
46': Goal! Italy 1, Belgium 0. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
48': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Italy).
48': Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Emerson (Italy).
54': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).
55': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Axel Witsel (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Alexis Saelemaekers (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Italy).
59': Substitution, Belgium. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Youri Tielemans.
59': Substitution, Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
60': Attempt blocked. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
61': Foul by Emerson (Italy).
61': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).
62': Manuel Locatelli (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Penalty Italy. Federico Chiesa draws a foul in the penalty area.
63': Penalty conceded by Timothy Castagne (Belgium) after a foul in the penalty area.
63': Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.
65': Goal! Italy 2, Belgium 0. Domenico Berardi (Italy) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
65': Substitution, Italy. Moise Kean replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
66': Offside, Belgium. Toby Alderweireld tries a through ball, but Michy Batshuayi is caught offside.
66': Offside, Italy. Francesco Acerbi tries a through ball, but Moise Kean is caught offside.
68': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
68': Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt saved. Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
70': Substitution, Italy. Bryan Cristante replaces Nicolò Barella.
70': Substitution, Italy. Jorginho replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
72': Foul by Moise Kean (Italy).
72': Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Attempt blocked. Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Axel Witsel.
76': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Italy).
76': Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
77': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
77': Attempt saved. Toby Alderweireld (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
78': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
79': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
81': Domenico Berardi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).
82': Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
82': Foul by Emerson (Italy).
82': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Emerson (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
84': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
86': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
86': Goal! Italy 2, Belgium 1. Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball following a fast break.
87': Substitution, Belgium. Leandro Trossard replaces Yannick Carrasco.
88': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
88': Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Substitution, Italy. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Domenico Berardi because of an injury.
90'+2': Substitution, Italy. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Federico Chiesa.
90'+2': Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium).
90'+4': Foul by Moise Kean (Italy).
90'+4': Jason Denayer (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Italy 2, Belgium 1.
0': Match ends, Italy 2, Belgium 1.

Statistics

BEL		ITA
9	Fouls	16
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	3
60	Possession	40
13	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
596	Accurate Passes	381
665	Passes	436
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	2
12	Crosses	14
0.2	Cross %	0.1
46	Long Balls	40
28	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
6	Blocked Shots	4
14	Effective Tackles	10
20	Tackles	22
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
4	Interceptions	4
9	Effective Clearances	19
9	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 16,724

Line-Ups

Italy (4-3-3)

No.	Name
21	Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
23	Alessandro Bastoni
15	Francesco Acerbi
13	Emerson
2	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
5	Manuel Locatelli
7	Lorenzo Pellegrini
18	Nicolò Barella
9	Giacomo Raspadori
14	Federico Chiesa
11	Domenico Berardi

Italy Substitutes:

Alex Meret, Jorginho, Salvatore Sirigu, Moise Kean, Federico Bernardeschi, Giorgio Chiellini, Bryan Cristante, Federico Dimarco, Lorenzo Insigne, Marco Verratti.

Belgium (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Thibaut Courtois (GK)
3	Jason Denayer
5	Jan Vertonghen
2	Toby Alderweireld
8	Youri Tielemans
6	Axel Witsel
11	Yannick Carrasco
21	Timothy Castagne
23	Michy Batshuayi
17	Hans Vanaken
22	Alexis Saelemaekers

Belgium Substitutes:

Simon Mignolet, Arthur Theate, Leandro Trossard, Kevin De Bruyne, Koen Casteels, Leander Dendoncker, Dedryck Boyata, Charles De Ketelaere, Dodi Lukebakio.

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