International Friendly

Italy vs Moldova, 2020 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Italy
  • 18': Bryan Cristante
  • 23': Francesco Caputo
  • 30': Stephan El Shaarawy
  • 37': Veaceslav Posmac (OG)
  • 45'+1': Stephan El Shaarawy
  • 72': Domenico Berardi
FT
6 - 0
Moldova

    Caputo, 33, scores on Italy debut in rout of Moldova

    Forward Francesco Caputo scored on his Italy debut at the age of 33 as they routed Moldova 6-0 in a one-sided friendly on Wednesday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Offside, Italy. Francesco Acerbi tries a through ball, but Francesco Caputo is caught offside.
    • 2': Foul by Catalin Carp (Moldova).
    • 2': Manuel Locatelli (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Catalin Carp (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 3': Offside, Italy. Cristiano Biraghi tries a through ball, but Bryan Cristante is caught offside.
    • 4': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Sergiu Platica (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 5': Cristiano Biraghi (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Bryan Cristante (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 7': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Italy).
    • 7': Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vadim Rata with a through ball.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Bryan Cristante (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
    • 10': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Catalin Carp.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura.
    • 15': Offside, Moldova. Igor Armas tries a through ball, but Alexandru Suvorov is caught offside.
    • 16': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Artur Craciun.
    • 17': Foul by Veaceslav Posmac (Moldova).
    • 17': Giacomo Bonaventura (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
    • 18': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Alexei Koselev.
    • 18': Goal! Italy 1, Moldova 0. Bryan Cristante (Italy) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura with a cross following a corner.
    • 21': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Vadim Rata.
    • 23': Goal! Italy 2, Moldova 0. Francesco Caputo (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a through ball.
    • 29': Substitution, Moldova. Alexandru Epureanu replaces Catalin Carp.
    • 30': Goal! Italy 3, Moldova 0. Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Cristante with a through ball.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Bonaventura (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Lazzari.
    • 37': Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
    • 37': Manuel Locatelli (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Own Goal by Veaceslav Posmac, Moldova. Italy 4, Moldova 0.
    • 40': Foul by Veaceslav Posmac (Moldova).
    • 40': Francesco Caputo (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Hand ball by Domenico Berardi (Italy).
    • 43': Domenico Berardi (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by Artur Ionita (Moldova).
    • 45': Attempt saved. Bryan Cristante (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Manuel Lazzari (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Cristante with a through ball.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Italy 5, Moldova 0. Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Lazzari.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Italy 5, Moldova 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Italy 5, Moldova 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Moldova. Eugeniu Cociuc replaces Alexandru Suvorov.
    • 45': Substitution, Moldova. Oleg Reabciuk replaces Denis Marandici.
    • 45': Substitution, Moldova. Stanislav Namasco replaces Alexei Koselev.
    • 45': Substitution, Moldova. Victor Mudrac replaces Artur Craciun.
    • 46': Hand ball by Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy).
    • 47': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Sergiu Platica.
    • 48': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Igor Armas.
    • 49': Foul by Sergiu Platica (Moldova).
    • 49': Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Vadim Rata (Moldova) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eugeniu Cociuc.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Alexandru Epureanu (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 52': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Victor Mudrac.
    • 53': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Vadim Rata.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Giacomo Bonaventura (Italy) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
    • 57': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Stanislav Namasco.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Manuel Locatelli (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 60': Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
    • 60': Francesco Acerbi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Domenico Berardi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova).
    • 63': Alexandru Epureanu (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Italy).
    • 66': Attempt missed. Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 67': Substitution, Italy. Emerson replaces Cristiano Biraghi.
    • 67': Substitution, Italy. Alessio Cragno replaces Salvatore Sirigu.
    • 67': Substitution, Italy. Vincenzo Grifo replaces Stephan El Shaarawy.
    • 68': Substitution, Italy. Stefano Sensi replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Vincenzo Grifo (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Italy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Francesco Caputo.
    • 70': Foul by Manuel Lazzari (Italy).
    • 70': Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Goal! Italy 6, Moldova 0. Domenico Berardi (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo.
    • 73': Emerson (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
    • 74': Foul by Artur Ionita (Moldova).
    • 74': Manuel Locatelli (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Substitution, Italy. Moise Kean replaces Domenico Berardi.
    • 75': Substitution, Italy. Kevin Lasagna replaces Francesco Caputo.
    • 77': Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
    • 77': Kevin Lasagna (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Vadim Rata (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Gianluca Mancini (Italy).
    • 79': Substitution, Moldova. Nicolae Milinceanu replaces Ion Nicolaescu.
    • 80': Hand ball by Manuel Locatelli (Italy).
    • 84': Attempt missed. Francesco Acerbi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
    • 84': Alexandru Epureanu (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Kevin Lasagna (Italy).
    • 88': Foul by Kevin Lasagna (Italy).
    • 88': Veaceslav Posmac (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Nicolae Milinceanu (Moldova).
    • 89': Gianluca Mancini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Moise Kean (Italy).
    • 90': Igor Armas (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Second Half ends, Italy 6, Moldova 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Italy 6, Moldova 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Italy 6, Moldova 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 9
    5 Saves 1
    29.7 Possession 70.3
    5 SHOTS 18
    1 ON GOAL 9
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    227 Accurate Passes 651
    301 Passes 723
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 2
    5 Crosses 17
    0.0 Cross % 0.1
    55 Long Balls 63
    25 Accurate Long Balls 46
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    10 Effective Tackles 11
    16 Tackles 16
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    15 Interceptions 12
    16 Effective Clearances 6
    16 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Artemio Franchi
    Location: Firenze, Italy

    Line-Ups

    ITA Italy (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Salvatore Sirigu (GK)
    15 Francesco Acerbi
    23 Gianluca Mancini
    3 Cristiano Biraghi
    21 Manuel Lazzari
    4 Bryan Cristante
    10 Giacomo Bonaventura
    18 Manuel Locatelli
    19 Francesco Caputo
    22 Stephan El Shaarawy
    7 Domenico Berardi
    Italy Substitutes:
    Jorginho, Angelo Ogbonna, Emerson, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Moise Kean, Kevin Lasagna, Alessio Cragno, Riccardo Orsolini, Alessandro Florenzi, Stefano Sensi, Marco Silvestri, Vincenzo Grifo.

    MDA Moldova (3-5-1-1)

    No. Name
    23 Alexei Koselev (GK)
    5 Veaceslav Posmac
    4 Igor Armas
    18 Artur Craciun
    7 Artur Ionita
    21 Vadim Rata Yellow Card
    8 Catalin Carp Yellow Card
    16 Denis Marandici
    20 Sergiu Platica
    19 Ion Nicolaescu
    15 Alexandru Suvorov
    Moldova Substitutes:
    Nicolai Cebotari, Oleg Reabciuk, Nicolae Milinceanu, Petru Racu, Alexandru Epureanu, Victor Mudrac, Mihail Caimacov, Dinu Graur, Alexandru Boiciuc, Eugeniu Cociuc, Stanislav Namasco.

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