Belotti and Locatelli earn Italy win in Bulgaria
Italy's Andrea Belotti and Manuel Locatelli secured a 2-0 win over Bulgaria on Sunday to make it two wins from two in Group C.
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KO
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Kickoff
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43
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Andrea Belotti Penalty - Scored
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HT
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First Half ends, Bulgaria 0, Italy 1.
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45
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On: Birsent Karageren|Off: Cicinho
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57
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Georgi Kostadinov Yellow Card
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58
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Antonio Vutov Yellow Card
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59
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Vasil Bozhikov Yellow Card
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62
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On: Kristiyan Malinov|Off: Georgi Kostadinov
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68
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On: Giovanni Di Lorenzo|Off: Alessandro Florenzi
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68
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On: Manuel Locatelli|Off: Stefano Sensi
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75
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On: Ciro Immobile|Off: Andrea Belotti
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76
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On: Federico Bernardeschi|Off: Federico Chiesa
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78
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On: Atanas Iliev|Off: Spas Delev
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82
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Manuel Locatelli Goal
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83
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Manuel Locatelli Yellow Card
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88
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On: Matteo Pessina|Off: Marco Verratti
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88
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On: Martin Raynov|Off: Petar Vitanov
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89
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Federico Bernardeschi Yellow Card
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FT
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Second Half ends, Bulgaria 0, Italy 2.
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Bulgaria
BUL
Italy
ITA
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3-5-2
- Iliev
- Bozhikov
- Dimov
- Antov
- Cvetanov
- Chochev
- VitanovOn: Martin Raynov | Off: Petar Vitanov
- KostadinovOn: Kristiyan Malinov | Off: Georgi Kostadinov
- CicinhoOn: Birsent Karageren | Off: Cicinho
- Galabinov
- DelevOn: Atanas Iliev | Off: Spas Delev
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|---|---|---|
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23
Plamen Iliev
Saves
0
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14
Daniel Dimov
Goals
0
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15
Vasil Bozhikov
59'
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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7
Georgi Kostadinov
57'
Goals
0
62'
16
Kristiyan Malinov
Goals
0
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Goals
0
88'
22
Martin Raynov
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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6
Cicinho
Goals
0
45'
11
Birsent Karageren
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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10
Spas Delev
Goals
0
78'
19
Atanas Iliev
Goals
0
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| Substitutes | ||
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Goals
0
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Saves
0
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17
Georgi Yomov
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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8
Antonio Vutov
58'
Goals
0
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12
Ilian Iliev
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Saves
0
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Game Information
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VENUE: Vasil Levski National Stadium
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,
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Sofia, Bulgaria
Match Commentary
| - | Match ends, Bulgaria 0, Italy 2. | |
| 90'+4' | Second Half ends, Bulgaria 0, Italy 2. | |
| 90'+4' | Attempt missed. Matteo Pessina (Italy) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli with a cross following a corner. |
Match Stats
Possession
32%
68%
Shots (on Goal)
3 (1)
22 (6)
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| 14 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
Data is currently unavailable.
FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings
| POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
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| 1 | Switzerland | 8 | +13 | 18 |
| 2 | Italy | 8 | +11 | 16 |
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 8 | -8 | 8 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 8 | -15 | 3 |
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