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Italy 0 – 1 Republic of Ireland
ITALY vs REPUBLIC OF IRELAND on Wednesday 22 June 2016 for the UEFA EURO Group E, Matchday 3 at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, France.
- Stats: Italy already qualifying to the EURO Round of 16 with a game to spare as leader of Group E.
- Italy Head Coach Antonio Conte making a turnover giving playing time to goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu in place of Gianluigi Buffon. Italy already qualified to the Round of 16.
- EURO 2016, Matchday 1, Belgium 0 – 2 Italy, Monday 13 June 2016
- EURO 2016, Matchday 2, Italy 1 – 0 Sweden, Friday 17 June 2016
- EURO 2016, Matchday 3, Italy 0 – 1 Republic of Ireland, Wednesday 22 June 2016
UEFA EURO 2016 Group Stage Standing Group E |
Played | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | Goal difference | Points |
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Italy
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Belgium
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Republic of Ireland
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
Sweden
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
Italy conceding the first goal in this EURO 2016. In the 85th minute, Ireland opening the score with Robbie Brady defeating Italy goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu with a headed shot in the center. The assist is by Wes Hoolahan with a cross.
Photo: facebook.com/239295259422561
Here is ITALY official starting lineup by Head Coach Antonio Conte:
ITALY (3-5-2): Sirigu; Barzagli, Bonucci, Ogbonna; Bernardeschi, Florenzi, Thiago Motta, Sturaro, De Sciglio; Zaza, Immobile.
Here is REPUBLIC OF IRELAND official starting lineup by Head Coach O’Neill:
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (4-4-2): Randolph; Coleman, Keogh, Duffy, Ward; McClean, Hendrick, McCarthy, Brady; Murphy, Long.
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Photos of the match Italy vs Republic of Ireland courtesy by facebook.com/NazionaleCalcio
Italy official starting lineup against Republic of Ireland
Italy dressing room … Bonucci, Pelle, and Immobile kits
Italy official starting lineup against Republic of Ireland
EURO 2016: Italy 23-man Squad
Goalkeepers: 1 Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), 13 Federico Marchetti (Lazio), 12 Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint Germain);
Defenders: 15 Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), 19 Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), 3 Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), 5 Angelo Obinze Ogbonna (West Ham);
Wingers: 21 Federico Bernardeschi (Fiorentina), 6 Antonio Candreva (Lazio), 4 Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), 2 Mattia De Sciglio (Milan), 22 Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma);
Midfielders: 16 Daniele De Rossi (Roma), 8 Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), 23 Emanuele Giaccherini (Bologna),10 Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain), 18 Marco Parolo (Lazio), 14 Stefano Sturaro (Juventus);
Forwards: 17 Citadin Martins Eder (Inter), 11 Ciro Immobile (Torino), 20 Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), 9 Graziano Pellè (Southampton), 7 Simone Zaza (Juventus).
*Players on stand-by: Marco Benassi (Torino), Alex Meret (Udinese), Daniele Rugani (Juventus) and Davide Zappacosta (Torino)
EURO 2016: Republic of Ireland 23-man Squad
Goalkeepers: Shay Given (Stoke), Darren Randolph (West Ham), Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday).
Defenders: Seamus Coleman (Everton), Cyrus Christie (Derby), Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa), Richard Keogh (Derby), John O’Shea (Sunderland), Shane Duffy (Blackburn), Stephen Ward (Burnley)
Midfielders: Aiden McGeady (Everton), James McClean (West Brom), Glenn Whelan (Stoke), James McCarthy (Everton), Jeff Hendrick (Derby), David Meyler (Hull), Stephen Quinn (Reading), Wes Hoolahan (Norwich), Robbie Brady (Norwich), Jonathan Walters (Stoke)
Forwards: Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy), Shane Long (Southampton), Daryl Murphy (Ipswich)
Italy 0 – 1 Republic of Ireland
Wednesday 22 June 2016
Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Lille, France
Referee Ovidiu Haţegan
Assistat Referees: Octavian Șovre (ROU) and Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU)
Additional Assistant Referees: Alexandru Tudor (ROU) and Sebastian Colţescu (ROU).
Fourth official: Tasos Sidiropoulos (GRE)
Goals: 85′ Robbie Brady (R)
Official lineups – formations:
ITALY (3-5-2): Sirigu; Barzagli, Bonucci, Ogbonna; Bernardeschi, Florenzi, Thiago Motta, Sturaro, De Sciglio; Zaza, Immobile.
Subs: Buffon, Marchetti, De Sciglio, Chiellini, Darmian, Candreva, De Rossi, Parolo, Giaccherini, Pellè, Éder, Insigne, El Shaarawy.
Coach: Antonio Conte.
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (4-4-2): Randolph; Coleman, Keogh, Duffy, Ward; McClean, Hendrick, McCarthy, Brady; Murphy, Long.
Subs: Westwood, Given, Clark, O’Shea, Christie, Whelan, McGeady, Meyler, Hoolahan, Quinn, Keane, Walters.
Coach: O’Neill.