UEFA Nations League

Türkiye vs Italy, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

· UEFA Nations League
Türkiye
  • 47': Baris Alper Yilmaz
FT
1 - 4
Italy
  • 9': Alessandro Bastoni
  • 22': Davide Frattesi
  • 27': Michael Kayode
  • 50': Pio Esposito

Italy hit four past Türkiye as Mancini gets first win

Roberto Mancini claimed his first win back in charge of Italy with a comfortable 4-1 Nations League victory over Türkiye in Bursa.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Foul by Ozan Kabak (Türkiye).
  • 4': Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  • 6': Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Italy).
  • 8': Attempt saved. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Altay Bayindir (Türkiye). Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
  • 8': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Altay Bayindir.
  • 9': Goal! Türkiye 0, Italy 1. Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 12': Sebastiano Esposito (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Türkiye).
  • 14': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Italy).
  • 14': Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Nicolò Fagioli (Italy).
  • 18': Oguz Aydin (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Michael Kayode (Italy).
  • 20': Can Uzun (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Merih Demiral (Türkiye).
  • 22': Attempt saved. Michael Kayode (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Altay Bayindir (Türkiye). Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 22': Goal! Türkiye 0, Italy 2. Davide Frattesi (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  • 24': Foul by Nicolò Fagioli (Italy).
  • 24': Oguz Aydin (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Can Uzun (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Baris Alper Yilmaz.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
  • 27': Goal! Türkiye 0, Italy 3. Michael Kayode (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Francesco Pio Esposito.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Pio Esposito.
  • 30': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Italy).
  • 32': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Esposito (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Kayode with a cross.
  • 36': Offside, Italy. Sebastiano Esposito is caught offside.
  • 36': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Italy).
  • 37': Foul by Merih Demiral (Türkiye).
  • 37': Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Can Uzun (Türkiye).
  • 38': Michael Kayode (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Can Uzun (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Foul by Ozan Kabak (Türkiye).
  • 42': Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
  • 44': Foul by Oguz Aydin (Türkiye).
  • 44': Sebastiano Esposito (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Can Uzun (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Ozan Kabak (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Türkiye 0, Italy 3.
  • 45': Substitution, Türkiye. Abdülkerim Bardakci replaces Merih Demiral.
  • 45': Substitution, Türkiye. Kerem Aktürkoglu replaces Can Uzun.
  • 45': Substitution, Türkiye. Ismail Yüksek replaces Orkun Kökçü.
  • 45': Substitution, Italy. Nicolò Cambiaghi replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 45': Second Half begins Türkiye 0, Italy 3.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 47': Goal! Türkiye 1, Italy 3. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oguz Aydin.
  • 49': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Matteo Ruggeri.
  • 50': Sandro Tonali (Italy) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi.
  • 50': Goal! Türkiye 1, Italy 4. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 52': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
  • 53': Ozan Kabak (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy).
  • 54': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 54': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card.
  • 55': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Sandro Tonali.
  • 56': Offside, Türkiye. Oguz Aydin is caught offside.
  • 57': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Handball by Sebastiano Esposito (Italy).
  • 61': Attempt missed. Oguz Aydin (Türkiye) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Eren Elmali with a cross.
  • 62': Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Italy).
  • 63': Substitution, Italy. Issa Doumbia replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
  • 64': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Türkiye).
  • 64': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Ozan Kabak.
  • 66': Offside, Italy. Davide Frattesi is caught offside.
  • 66': Zeki Çelik (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Italy).
  • 67': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Italy).
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 69': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Giorgio Scalvini.
  • 71': Ozan Kabak (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Italy).
  • 72': Foul by Ozan Kabak (Türkiye).
  • 72': Davide Frattesi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Ozan Kabak (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Altay Bayindir (Türkiye). Assisted by Davide Frattesi with a through ball.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Michael Kayode (Italy) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Altay Bayindir (Türkiye).
  • 75': Salih Özcan (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy).
  • 75': Substitution, Italy. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Francesco Pio Esposito.
  • 76': Substitution, Türkiye. Demir Ege Tiknaz replaces Salih Özcan.
  • 76': Substitution, Italy. Alessandro Romano replaces Nicolò Fagioli.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zeki Çelik.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Demir Ege Tiknaz.
  • 77': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Giorgio Scalvini.
  • 78': Oguz Aydin (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Italy).
  • 79': Attempt missed. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ozan Kabak.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Demir Ege Tiknaz.
  • 80': Substitution, Türkiye. Deniz Gül replaces Baris Alper Yilmaz.
  • 81': Zeki Çelik (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Alessandro Romano (Italy).
  • 82': Issa Doumbia (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
  • 82': Substitution, Italy. Giovanni Di Lorenzo replaces Davide Frattesi.
  • 84': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
  • 86': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Eren Elmali (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Eren Elmali (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismail Yüksek.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Oguz Aydin (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Ismail Yüksek.
  • 90'+3': Michael Kayode (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Türkiye 1, Italy 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Türkiye 1, Italy 4.

Statistics

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21 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 4
46.2 Possession 53.8
14 SHOTS 15
8 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
425 Accurate Passes 490
499 Passes 573
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 1
10 Crosses 23
0.3 Cross % 0.0
34 Long Balls 50
14 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 5
7 Effective Tackles 5
16 Tackles 10
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 9
35 Effective Clearances 12
35 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Yüzüncü Yil Atatürk Stadyumu
Location: Bursa, Türkiye
Attendance: 33,891

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 France 4 +5 10
2 Italy 4 +3 7
3 Belgium 4 +1 6
4 Türkiye 4 -9 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

TUR Türkiye (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Altay Bayindir (GK)
3 Merih Demiral
15 Ozan Kabak Yellow Card
2 Zeki Çelik
5 Salih Özcan
6 Orkun Kökçü
13 Eren Elmali
18 Oguz Aydin
21 Baris Alper Yilmaz
11 Can Uzun Yellow Card
10 Arda Güler
Türkiye Substitutes:
Muhammed Sengezer, Irfan Can Kahveci, Demir Ege Tiknaz, Abdülkerim Bardakçi, Samet Akaydin, Kerem Aktürkoglu, Yunus Akgün, Deniz Gül, Ferdi Kadioglu, Okan Kocuk, Ismail Yüksek, Mustafa Eskihellac.

ITA Italy (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
21 Alessandro Bastoni
19 Giorgio Scalvini
3 Matteo Ruggeri
2 Michael Kayode
8 Sandro Tonali
6 Nicolò Fagioli
16 Davide Frattesi
7 Pio Esposito
23 Sebastiano Esposito
10 Giacomo Raspadori
Italy Substitutes:
Issa Doumbia, Antonio Vergara, Riccardo Calafiori, Moise Kean, Gianluca Scamacca, Alessandro Romano, Daniele Ghilardi, Nicolò Cambiaghi, Guglielmo Vicario, Marco Carnesecchi, Rolando Mandragora, Giovanni Di Lorenzo.

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