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Türkiye vs Italy: match report
Türkiye hosted Italy at Yüzüncü Yil Atatürk Stadyumu on Monday 28 September 2026, in the Nations League (round 2). Türkiye are without 1 player (Uğurcan Çakir); Italy have no reported absences. Michael Oliver is the referee, averaging 3.5 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.9.
Result and scorers
Türkiye 1-4 Italy. Goals: Alessandro Bastoni 9' for Italy; Davide Frattesi 22' for Italy; Michael Kayode 27' for Italy; Baris Alper Yilmaz 47' for Türkiye; Pio Esposito 50' for Italy. Attendance: 33,891.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 9' Goal: Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) 0-1
- 22' Goal: Davide Frattesi (Italy) 0-2
- 27' Goal: Michael Kayode (Italy) 0-3
- 38' Yellow card: Can Uzun (Türkiye)
- 47' Goal: Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) 1-3
- 50' Goal: Pio Esposito (Italy) 1-4
- 54' Yellow card: Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye)
- 72' Yellow card: Ozan Kabak (Türkiye)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 53.8% | Possession | 46.2% |
| 15 | Shots | 14 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 6 | Corners | 2 |
| 12 | Fouls | 21 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Türkiye 4-2-3-1
Coach: Vincenzo Montella
- 1 Altay Bayındır GK
- 2 Zeki Çelik MID
- 3 Merih Demiral DEF
- 15 Ozan Kabak DEF
- 13 Eren Elmalı DEF
- 5 Salih Özcan MID
- 6 Orkun Kökcü MID
- 18 Oğuz Aydın FWD
- 10 Arda Güler MID
- 11 Can Uzun MID
- 21 Barış Alper Yılmaz FWD
Bench
- 14 Abdülkerim Bardakci DEF
- 16 Ismail Yüksek MID
- 7 Kerem Aktürkoglu FWD
- 8 Demir Tıknaz MID
- 9 Deniz Gül FWD
- 12 Muhammed Şengezer GK
- 23 Okan Kocuk GK
- 20 Ferdi Kadıoğlu DEF
- 22 Mustafa Eskihellaç DEF
- 4 Samet Akaydin DEF
- 19 Yunus Akgün MID
- 17 İrfan Kahveci FWD
Italy 4-1-2-3
Coach: Roberto Mancini
- 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma GK
- 2 Michael Kayode DEF
- 19 Giorgio Scalvini DEF
- 21 Alessandro Bastoni DEF
- 3 Matteo Ruggeri DEF
- 8 Sandro Tonali MID
- 16 Davide Frattesi MID
- 6 Nicolò Fagioli MID
- 10 Giacomo Raspadori MID
- 7 Francesco Pio Esposito FWD
- 23 Sebastiano Esposito FWD
Bench
- 17 Nicolò Cambiaghi FWD
- 15 Issa Doumbia MID
- 4 Alessandro Romano MID
- 11 Gianluca Scamacca FWD
- 22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo DEF
- 14 Guglielmo Vicario GK
- 12 Marco Carnesecchi GK
- 20 Daniele Ghilardi DEF
- 5 Riccardo Calafiori DEF
- 18 Antonio Vergara MID
- 13 Rolando Mandragora MID
- 9 Moise Kean FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Türkiye
- Uğurcan Çakir suspension, back Late September 2026
Italy
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Tuesday 4 June 2024: Italy 0-0 Türkiye
- Tuesday 29 March 2022: Türkiye 2-3 Italy
- Friday 11 June 2021: Türkiye 0-3 Italy
- Wednesday 15 November 2006: Italy 1-1 Türkiye
- Wednesday 20 November 2002: Italy 1-1 Türkiye