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44% Ball Possession Portugal and 56% Ball Possession Italy

    Portugal 1 – 0 Italy   
52′ Eder

 

 

It’s a friendly game with Italy preparing ahead of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualification.  Portugal without their iconic star forward Cristiano Ronaldo.  A historical victory for Portugal because the last time Portugal defeated Italy was back in 1976 in a friendly game ending Portugal 2 – 1 Italy in Lisbon.

• Stats after the match.  Italy and Portugal have played 25 times:   Italy with 18  wins, Portugal 5 wins, and 2 draws.
• Italy have wont the last 6 games against Portugal.
• Stats Antonio Conte in friendly game:   2 wins, 1 draw, 1 lost.

Portugal opening the score in the 52nd minute with forward Eder defeating goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu with a right footed shot in the high center.  The assist is by the ex Inter midfielder Ricardo Quaresma.

 

Portugal forward Eder scoring against Italy

 

Here is ITALY official starting lineup by coach Antonio Conte:

ITALY (4-3-3): Sirigu; De Sciglio, Bonucci, Ranocchia, Darmian; Soriano, Pirlo, Bertolacci; Candreva, Immobile, El Sharaawy.

Here is PORTUGAL official starting lineup by coach Fernando Santos

PORTUGAL (4-3-3): Beto; Vieirinha, Bruno Alves, José Fonte, Fábio Coentrão; João Moutinho, Danilo, Tiago; Quaresma, Éder, Varela.

 

Italy official starting lineup against Portugal on Tuesday 16 June 2016
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Italy Head Coach Antonio Conte encouraging the team

 

Portugal defender Jose Fonte in a duel with Italy forward Ciro Immobile

 

Italy midfielder Roberto Soriano in action

 

Italy national anthem “L’Inno di Mameli”

 

 

 

FIFA International Friendly

Portugal 1 – 0 Italy
Tuesday 16 June 2015
Stade de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland

20:30

Referee: Stephan Studer

Goals: 52′ Eder

Official formations – lineups:

ITALY (4-3-3): Sirigu; De Sciglio, Bonucci, Ranocchia, Darmian; Soriano, Pirlo, Bertolacci; Candreva, Immobile, El Sharaawy.

Coach: Antonio Conte.

PORTUGAL (4-3-3): Beto; Vieirinha, Bruno Alves, José Fonte, Fábio Coentrão; João Moutinho, Danilo, Tiago; Quaresma, Éder, Varela.

Conte: Fernando Santos.