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Italy vs N Ireland: match report

Italy hosted Northern Ireland at New Balance Arena on Thursday 26 March 2026, in the World Cup Qualifiers. Danny Makkelie is the referee.

Result and scorers

Italy 2-0 N Ireland. Goals: Sandro Tonali 56' for Italy; Moise Kean 80' for Italy. Attendance: 23,439.

Watch official highlights on FIGC Azzurri e Azzurre

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 56' Goal: Sandro Tonali (Italy) 1-0
  • 58' Yellow card: Alessandro Bastoni (Italy)
  • 80' Goal: Moise Kean (Italy) 2-0
Match stats (contains the result)
62.6%Possession37.4%
19Shots8
8Shots on target1
12Corners3
11Fouls8
2Offsides0
1Saves5
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Italy 3-5-2

Coach: Gennaro Gattuso

  1. 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma GK
  2. 23 Gianluca Mancini DEF
  3. 21 Alessandro Bastoni DEF
  4. 13 Riccardo Calafiori DEF
  5. 7 Matteo Politano FWD
  6. 18 Nicolò Barella MID
  7. 5 Manuel Locatelli MID
  8. 8 Sandro Tonali MID
  9. 3 Federico Dimarco MID
  10. 11 Moise Kean FWD
  11. 9 Mateo Retegui FWD

Bench

  • 19 Federico Gatti DEF
  • 15 Francesco Pio Esposito FWD
  • 2 Marco Palestra MID
  • 14 Niccolò Pisilli MID
  • 10 Giacomo Raspadori FWD
  • 22 Alex Meret GK
  • 12 Marco Carnesecchi GK
  • 6 Alessandro Buongiorno DEF
  • 20 Giorgio Scalvini DEF
  • 16 Bryan Cristante MID
  • 17 Davide Frattesi MID
  • 4 Leonardo Spinazzola MID

N Ireland 3-4-2-1

Coach: Michael O'Neill

  1. 23 Pierce Charles GK
  2. 5 Trai Hume DEF
  3. 17 Paddy McNair DEF
  4. 13 Ruairi McConville DEF
  5. 2 Terry Devlin DEF
  6. 19 Shea Charles MID
  7. 7 Ethan Galbraith MID
  8. 20 Brodie Spencer DEF
  9. 15 Justin Devenny MID
  10. 14 Isaac Price MID
  11. 10 Jamie Donley MID

Bench

  • 11 Paul Smyth MID
  • 18 Jamie Reid FWD
  • 21 Josh Magennis FWD
  • 1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell GK
  • 12 Conor Hazard GK
  • 22 Ciaron Brown DEF
  • 3 Eoin Toal DEF
  • 4 Tom Atcheson DEF
  • 16 Brad Lyons MID
  • 6 George Saville MID
  • 9 Patrick Kelly MID
  • 8 Callum Marshall FWD
Previous meetings
  • Monday 15 November 2021: Northern Ireland 0-0 Italy
  • Thursday 25 March 2021: Italy 2-0 Northern Ireland
  • Tuesday 11 October 2011: Italy 3-0 Northern Ireland
  • Friday 8 October 2010: Northern Ireland 0-0 Italy
  • Saturday 6 June 2009: Italy 3-0 Northern Ireland