Euro 2020 Turkey vs Italy Highlights: Italy beat Turkey 3-0 in season opener
Turkey vs Italy, Euro 2020 Highlights: Insigne added the third goal for Italy - making it the first time Italy have scored three goals in Euro match. Immobile scored the 2nd goal for Italy in the 66th minute. Italy got the first goal of Euro 2020 -- courtesy of an own goal by Demiral. Immobile, Insigne, Chiellini - all struck their shots on the goals, but Italy were left frustrated by a fantastic Turkey defence that kept themselves inside their own half for the first 45 minutes. Turkey 3-0 Italy in second half....Read More
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End of match: TURKEY 0-3 ITALY
Well, that was it! Italy have won the first match quite convincingly by 3-0. Insigne and Immobile all added their names to goal list -- Demiral scored the own goal to add to Italy's cause.
90' Turkey 0-3 Italy
There will be three minutes extra added.
88' Turkey 0-3 Italy
YELLOW CARD! Soyuncu becomes first player to get booked in Euro 2020 tournament.
77' GOALLLLLLLL! Turkey 0-3 Italy
GOALL! Insigne SCORES! Insigne is played on the ball after an error from Turkey, and from six yars out, he produces a lovely curling first-time finish into the far post.
73' Turkey 0-2 Italy
Locatelli comes OFF. Cristante comes IN.
66' GOALLLL! Turkey 0-2 Italy
IMMOBILE SCORES! A goal of a poacher from Immobile - he would love it! Barella feeds Berardi on right, who Berardi chips long for Spinazzola. He shoots hard at goalkeeper Cakir, who parries it on to the feet of Immobile, who lashes home from six yards.
62' Turkey 0-1 Italy
Immobile makes a good run inside the box, but was caught just off side. Turkey have lost all sense of semblance.
57' Turkey 0-1 Italy
Italy getting 2nd corner kick in two minutes as Turkey lose their discipline in defence. Can they add a 2nd here?
Berardi's long cross reaps no rewaard from corner.
53' GOALLLLLLLLLL!! Turkey 0-1 Italy
OWN GOAL! Italian born Demiral scores an own goal for Turkey, and gives Italy an advantage! Italy have bagged the first goal of Euro 2020 Championship, courtesy of an own goal!
52' Turkey 0-0 Italy
CHANCE! Cengiz Under gets the ball after a miscue from Italy midfield. He kept running and waiting for support but no one came. Had to go himself, but could not get shot away. CHANCE!
48' Turkey 0-0 Italy
Turkey keeping up possession early on in 2nd half, and are making headways. A good defensive push from Di Lorenzo to Under gives back the ball to Italy.
2nd half - Team changes
Turkey: Cengiz Under IN for Yusuf Yazicki OUT
Italy: Di Lorezo for Alessandro Florenzi
What can Italy change?
Italy need to change their attacking set-up if they have to break this Turkish defence. Slow and steady, and meaningful shot would make a difference.
Halftime: Turkey 0-0 Italy
Italy were left frustrated by a fantastic Turkey defence that kept themselves inside their own half for the first 45 minutes. It is half time, Turkey 0-0 Italy.
44' Turkey 0-0 Italy
VAR Penalty Check - Handball call? Nope, it has been turned down. Immobile's shot had struck Turkish defender on hand, but it was too close. Turned down.
43' Turkey 0-0 Italy
CHANCE! Immobile gets away with an intricate shot and this has gone straight into Cezir's hands. No goal
40' Turkey 0-0 Italy
SHOT! Another shot from distance, this time from Berardi, and another one flies wide of the target. Italy are getting frustrated.
35' Turkey 0-0 Italy
Donnarumma to the rescue! Turkey's counter-attack gave some sense of attacking prowess to Turkey -- but eventually it was saved by Donnarumma.
33' Turkey 0-0 Italy
SHOT! Immobile gets away a header back tracking, but he has missed it by a few inches. Italy continue to cause problems
29' Turkey 0-0 Italy
MISS! Barella's ambitious kick from far away goes far away. That one is way too high.
26' Turkey 0-0 Italy
Some respite for Turkey, strolling along the ball in midfield. But Italy are relentless as of now. Not letting any chances go.
22' Turkey 0-0 Italy - SAVE!
SAVE! Chielleni gets a header straight into the nets and it has been a reflexive save from Turkey goalkeeper Cakir.
21' Turkey 0-0 Italy
VAR CHECK FOR HANDBAll! Immobile does well to dribble past Turkish players and get a shot going. But defender put it down. Was there a handball, though? NOPE.
19' Turkey 0-0 Italy
Waste of a shot! Bonucci gets a shot going from a long distance, lot of gap, could not resist. Naughty, but not needed.
17' Turkey 0-0 Italy
CHANCE! Insigne gets the first real chance. a fantastic pass inside the box, but Insigne tried to whip it into the nets, and he hit it far wide.
15' Turkey 0-0 Italy
Spinazzola crosses a ball inside the box, but dealt well by Turkish defender. No room to break through.
12' Turkey 0-0 Italy
Italy enjoying all the ball in the final third but Turkey are not allowing them any room to wiggle through and get the shot going. Attack vs Defence
7' Turkey 0-0 Italy
CHANCE! Locatelli passes a diagonal ball towards Berardi, not a lot of room to play a shot. Ended at goalkeeper's feet. Italy making things happen early on, but no goal yet.
5' Turkey 0-0 Italy
Toying, Chiellini and Bonucci are toying with Turkey forwards right now, not giving them any room to break through. Turkey sitting too far inside their box right now.
CHANCE!
3' Italy Immobile receives a pass inside the box, but that was too wide. His shot gits the side netting. NO GOAL!
Turkey 0-0 Italy
KICKOFF: Euro 2020 - Turkey vs Italy
Euro 2020, Turkey vs Italy -- KICKOFF! Play begins, HERE WE GO!
National Anthems
Time for National Anthems - Italy and Turkey National Anthems take place. Match to begin in 5 minutes
Euro 2020, Turkey vs Italy: Martin Garrix performs
Martin Garrix performs along with The Edge and Bono - the national anthem of Euro 2020 - "WE THE PEOPLE!"
Euro 2020, Turkey vs Italy
After a spectacular show to kick off tournament, here comes Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is set to sing the iconic 'Nessun Dorma.
Still to follow, Martin Garrix performance.
Totti, Nesta kick off Euro 2020 Opening Ceremony
Francesco Totti and Alessandro Nesta kick off the Opening Ceremony. It is followed by a performance from a band.
Leonardo Bonucci speaks
Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci speaks ahead of the Euro 2020, Turkey vs Italy Live Football match:
"We've been waiting a year for this and we can't wait to experience hearing 15,000 people singing the national anthem. Football with fans inside the stadium is a different sport."
--- Leonardo Bonucci
What to expect in Euro 2020 Opening Ceremony?
--- Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is set to sing the iconic 'Nessun Dorma'
--- Martin Garrix, Bono and The Edge, who will be doing a rendition of the official song of the tournament, “We Are The People”.
Euro 2020 Opening Ceremony to kick off in 5 minutes
Euro 2020 Opening Ceremony will kick off in 5 minutes --- with Martin Garrix performing on the stage.
Italy has not conceded goal since September 2020
It has been nearly nine months since Italy have conceded a goal. This is some record. This defence is no nonsense.
Why Immobile is key for Italy?
Ciro Immobile has been one of the top goal-scorers in Serie A and he has to be the key for Italy this time around. Turkey have never won against Italy, but this game could break this curse, this Turkey squad is no joke. Immobile has to give his team an early goal, he is a poacher, and that is his job for today.
Verratti not playing
Injured Marco Verratti NOT playing for Italy against Turkey. The midfield of Jorghino and Berardi is a good one, but Verratti will be a big miss. This looks like a 4-3-3 formation from Mancini with Florenzi and Spinazzola playing at the wing from defence. Interesting aspect of match
How many fans will be allowed at Olimpico?
So, around 16,000 fans will be allowed to enter the Olimpico Stadia in Italy for the Euro 2020 opener Italy vs Turkey. That is around 25 percent of the full stadium.
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Italy boss speaks before the match
“After all that has happened, and now the situation is getting better, it’s about time to get back to giving some joy. This will be our goal this month. We want to entertain people even if only for 90 minutes. It would be nice for everyone. So we are here, and we will try to give our everything. The first match is always the most difficult, especially at the beginning, but we have to be mentally free, to think about what we have to do, to do our job without thinking about other stuff, to enjoy it. This must be our goal.”
--- Italy coach Roberto Mancini speaks ahead of Turkey game
Euro 2020, Turkey vs Italy Team news
Turkey team News: Cakir, Celik, Demiral, Soyuncu, Tufan, Yokuslu, Meras, Yazici, Calhanoglu, Yilmaz, Karaman
Subs: Gunok, Under, Tokoz, Bayindir, Antalyali, Kabak, Unal, Kokcu, Kahveci, Ayhan, Muldur, Dervisoglu.
Italy Team News: Donnarumma, Florenzi, Bonucci, Chiellini, Spinazzola, Locatelli, Jorginho, Barella, Beradi, Insigne, Immobile
Subs: Raspadori, Bastoni, Sirigu, Meret, Di Lorenzo, Belotti, Pessina, Emerson Palmieri, Chiesa, Acerbi, Cristante, Bernardeschi.
Turkey squad for Euro 2020
Turkey has some really good players this time around. There is Caglar Soyuncu in defence, and there is Cengiz Under up front. Don't count out Jakan Calhanoglu in midfield. This is a strong team.
Turkey:
Goalkeepers: Altay Bayındır, Ugurcan Cakır, Mert Gunok
Defenders: Kaan Ayhan, Zeki Celik, Merih Demiral, Ozan Kabak, Umut Meras, Mert Muldur, Caglar Soyuncu, Rıdvan Yılmaz
Midfielders: Taylan Antalyalı, Hakan Calhanoglu, Halil Dervişoglu, Irfan Can Kahveci, Orkun Kokcu, Abdulkadir Omur, Dorukhan Tokoz, Ozan Tufan, Okay Yokuslu
Forwards: Kerem Akturkoglu, Kenan Karaman, Enes Unal, Cengiz Under, Yusuf Yazıcı, Burak Yılmaz.
Italy squad for Euro 2020
Here is Euro 2020 kicking off and Italy has a superb squad. Look at that defence, with Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini joined by youngsters like Alessandro Bastoni and Rafael Toloi.
Italy
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Alex Meret, Salvatore Sirigu
Defenders: Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Emerson Palmieri, Alessandro Florenzi, Leonardo Spinazzola, Rafael Toloi
Midfielders: Nicolo Barella, Bryan Cristante, Jorginho, Manuel Locatelli, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Stefano Sensi, Marco Verratti, Federico Bernardeschi, Federico Chiesa
Forwards: Andrea Belotti, Domenico Berardi, Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne, Giacomo Raspadori.
Turkey vs Italy, Euro 2020 - LIVE!
Hello and welcome to our live blog on Euro 2020, Turkey vs Italy match - with Roberto Mancini's Italy taking on Turkey in the season-opener. Italy are known for their defensively-strong unit that has not conceded goals for a long time. Turkey, on the other hand, have strong strikers like Hakan Calhanoglu who can prove danger up front. Plenty in store for this encounter which can be a sleeper hit. Who will come out on top?
