Italy U20 vs Nigeria U20

FIFA U20 World Cup - Group Stage 24 May 2023, 18:00
Italy U20
Italy U20
0–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Nigeria U20
Nigeria U20
🏟 Estadio Malvinas Argentinas (Mendoza, Provincia de Mendoza) 👤 P. Maza Round 2

Match report

Nigeria U20 beat Italy U20 2-0 in the FIFA U20 World Cup - Group Stage on 24 May 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Italy U20 had 19 shots to Nigeria U20's 19.

The match was played at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas (Mendoza, Provincia de Mendoza), with P. Maza in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 19 - 19 On target 3 - 9 Corners 10 - 9 Fouls 9 - 11 Yellow cards 1
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Player of the match
Sunday Jude
Nigeria U20 · 1 goal
8 Sebastiano Desplanches 6 saves
8 Daniele Ghilardi captained the side
8 Chijioke Kingsley Aniagboso 1 assist, 3 saves
8 Daniel Bameyi captained the side
First half vs second half
Italy U20 stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 8 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–10 11–9
Shots On Goal 2–2 1–7
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 4–5 6–4
Match statistics
19 Shots Total 19
3 Shots On Goal 9
7 Shots Off Goal 8
9 Shots Blocked 2
10 Shots Inside Box 8
9 Shots Outside Box 11
9 Fouls 11
10 Corners 9
56% Ball Possession 44%
0 Yellow Cards 1
6 Saves 3
481 Passes Total 378
377 Passes Accurate 277
Line-ups 4-3-1-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Italy U20 · 4-3-1-2
1 S. Desplanches
2 M. Zanotti 5 D. Ghilardi 14 G. Guarino 6 S. Giovane
8 C. Casadei 4 M. Prati 16 G. Faticanti
10 T. Baldanzi
9 G. Ambrosino 20 S. Pafundi
Nigeria U20 · 4-2-3-1
21 C. Aniagboso
6 D. Bameyi 12 B. Fredrick 5 A. Ogwuche 3 S. Agbalaka
4 D. Daga 10 V. Eletu
11 I. Muhammad 18 S. Lawal 15 S. Jude
9 S. Lawal
Italy U20
Coach
C. Nunziata
Substitutes
  • 3 Riccardo Turicchia
  • 17 Luca Lipani
  • 11 Daniele Montevago
  • 18 Francesco Pio Esposito
  • 7 Niccolò Pisilli
  • 12 Gioele Zacchi
  • 21 Jacopo Sassi
  • 13 Filippo Fiumanò
  • 15 Alessandro Fontanarosa
  • 19 Duccio Degli Innocenti
Nigeria U20
Coach
L. Bosso
Substitutes
  • 8 Tochukwu Nadi
  • 19 Umeh Emmanuel
  • 7 Rilwanu Sarki
  • 20 Joshua John
  • 16 John Audu Utoblo
  • 1 Nathaniel Nwosu
  • 13 Israel Domingo
  • 2 Augustine Njoku
  • 14 Ibrahim Abdullahi
  • 17 Kehinde Ibrahim
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ U. Emmanuel ↓ I. Muhammad Nigeria U20
  • 46' ↑ T. Nnadi ↓ S. Lawal Nigeria U20
  • 51' ↑ R. Turicchia ↓ S. Giovane Italy U20
  • 59' ↑ F. Esposito ↓ G. Faticanti Italy U20
  • 59' ↑ L. Lipani ↓ G. Ambrosino Italy U20
  • 59' ↑ D. Montevago ↓ S. Pafundi Italy U20
  • 63' ↑ R. Sarki ↓ S. Lawal Nigeria U20
  • 67' ↑ J. John ↓ V. Eletu Nigeria U20
  • 87' ↑ N. Pisilli ↓ M. Prati Italy U20
Cards
  • 42' B. Frederick Nigeria U20
Head-to-head
Italy U20 0 0 draws 1 Nigeria U20
2023-05-24 Italy U20 vs Nigeria U20 0 - 2
Recent form
Italy U20 D L D W W
Nigeria U20 L L W D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Italy U20 vs Nigeria U20?
Italy U20 lost 0-2 against Nigeria U20 on 24 May 2023.
Who won Italy U20 vs Nigeria U20?
Nigeria U20 won the match 2-0.
Where was Italy U20 vs Nigeria U20 played?
The match was played at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas (Mendoza, Provincia de Mendoza).
Who had more possession in Italy U20 vs Nigeria U20?
Italy U20 had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.