Italy vs Northern Ireland

WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage 25 Mar 2021, 19:45
Italy
Italy
2–0
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
🏟 Stadio Ennio Tardini (Parma) 👤 A. Palabıyık Round 1

Match report

Italy beat Northern Ireland 2-0 in the WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage on 25 March 2021.

Italy dominated possession with 66% of the ball and had 12 shots to Northern Ireland's 8.

The match was played at Stadio Ennio Tardini (Parma), with A. Palabıyık in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 66% - 34% Shots 12 - 8 On target 5 - 3 Corners 0 - 5 Fouls 8 - 12 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Domenico Berardi
Italy · 1 goal
8 Gianluigi Donnarumma 3 saves
8 Alessandro Florenzi 1 assist
8 Leonardo Bonucci 122 passes (91% accurate)
8 Giorgio Chiellini 119 passes (95% accurate)
Match statistics
12 Shots Total 8
5 Shots On Goal 3
7 Shots Off Goal 3
0 Shots Blocked 2
9 Shots Inside Box 4
3 Shots Outside Box 4
8 Fouls 12
0 Corners 5
5 Offsides 0
66% Ball Possession 34%
0 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 3
736 Passes Total 360
651 Passes Accurate 268
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Italy · 4-4-2
21 G. Donnarumma
16 A. Florenzi 19 L. Bonucci 3 G. Chiellini 13 E. Palmieri
7 L. Pellegrini 5 M. Locatelli 6 M. Verratti 11 D. Berardi
17 C. Immobile 10 L. Insigne
Northern Ireland · 4-4-2
1 B. Peacock-Farrell
19 M. Smith 20 C. Cathcart 5 J. Evans 17 P. McNair
14 S. Dallas 13 C. Evans 8 S. Davis 16 A. McCann
18 G. Whyte 21 J. Magennis
Italy
Coach
R. Mancini
Substitutes
  • 1 Salvatore Sirigu
  • 12 Alessio Cragno
  • 2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
  • 15 Francesco Acerbi
  • 23 Gianluca Mancini
  • 22 Federico Chiesa
  • 18 Nicolò Barella
  • 14 Vincenzo Grifo
  • 4 Leonardo Spinazzola
  • 8 Matteo Pessina
  • 9 Andrea Belotti
  • 20 Federico Bernardeschi
Northern Ireland
Coach
I. Baraclough
Substitutes
  • 23 Liam Hughes
  • 12 Conor Hazard
  • 22 Ciaron Brown
  • 2 Conor McLaughlin
  • 4 Daniel Ballard
  • 3 Matthew Kennedy
  • 11 Shane Ferguson
  • 7 Niall McGinn
  • 15 Jordan Thompson
  • 6 George Saville
  • 10 Kyle Lafferty
  • 9 Shayne Lavery
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ George Saville ↓ Corry Evans Northern Ireland
  • 64' ↑ Nicolò Barella ↓ Lorenzo Pellegrini Italy
  • 64' ↑ Shayne Lavery ↓ Gavin Whyte Northern Ireland
  • 75' ↑ Federico Chiesa ↓ Domenico Berardi Italy
  • 75' ↑ Leonardo Spinazzola ↓ Emerson Palmieri Italy
  • 78' ↑ Kyle Lafferty ↓ Josh Magennis Northern Ireland
  • 78' ↑ Jordan Thompson ↓ Alistair McCann Northern Ireland
  • 84' ↑ Vincenzo Grifo ↓ Lorenzo Insigne Italy
  • 84' ↑ Matteo Pessina ↓ Manuel Locatelli Italy
Cards
  • 47' George Saville Northern Ireland
  • 90+3' Jordan Thompson Northern Ireland
Head-to-head
Italy 2 1 draws 0 Northern Ireland
2026-03-26 Italy vs Northern Ireland 2 - 0
2021-11-15 Northern Ireland vs Italy 0 - 0
2021-03-25 Italy vs Northern Ireland 2 - 0
Recent form
Italy W W W L L
Northern Ireland D L L W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Italy vs Northern Ireland?
Italy won 2-0 against Northern Ireland on 25 March 2021.
Who won Italy vs Northern Ireland?
Italy won the match 2-0.
Where was Italy vs Northern Ireland played?
The match was played at Stadio Ennio Tardini (Parma).
Who had more possession in Italy vs Northern Ireland?
Italy had 66% of possession, compared to 34% for the other side.