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62% Ball Possession ITALIA and 38% Ball Possession BULGARIA
Italia 1 – 0 Bulgaria 
6′ Daniele De Rossi (pen)
Italia are now in the first position of the Euro 2016 Group H Table with 18 points with just two games left. Standing showing Italy and Croatia with 15 points each, though, Croatia points total pending disciplinary proceedings. Highlight of the match seeing Italy goalkeeper and Captain Gigi Buffon making his 150th appearance with the Azzurri. Surely, Italy having a good luck playing in Palermo seeing 8 victories from 9 competitive games.
Italia claiming the victory thanks to the goal by midfielder Daniele De Rossi. Referee Sergei Karasev gives a penalty to Italy conceded by defender Veselin Minev after a foul on midfielder Antonio Candreva . It is De Rossi to convert the penalty defeating Bulgaria goalkeeper Mitrev with a right footed shot in the lower right corner.
Things get complicated in the 55th minute. Referee Karasev gives a red card to Daniele De Rossi after reacting badly following the foul , a bad tackle by Ilijan Micanski. Italy remaining with 10 players. Karasev also gives the red card to Micanski and both teams remain with 10 players each. De Rossi had not being sent off since the FIFA 2006 World Cup.
UEFA Euro 2016 Qualification Group H Standing
| Teams | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy |
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
 Norway |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
 Croatia * |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 15 |
 Bulgaria |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 8 |
 Azerbaijan |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 6 |
 Malta |
8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 2 |
Source uefa.com
* Croatia points total pending disciplinary proceedings
Here is ITALY starting lineup by coach Antonio Conte:
Italia (4-3-3): Buffon (C); Darmian, Bonucci, Chiellini, De Sciglio; Verratti, De Rossi, Parolo; Candreva, Pellè, El Shaarawy.
Here is BULGARIA starting lineup by coach Ivaylo Petev:
Bulgaria (4-2-3-1): Mitrev; V. Minev, A. Aleksandrov, Bodurov, Y. Minev; Dyakov (C), Chocev; Nedelev, Popov, Milanov; Mitsanski.
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Photos Italia vs Bulgaria courtesy of facebook.com/FIGC
Italy head coach Antonio Conte
Bulgaria defender Aleksandar Aleksandrov challenging Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini
Referee Sergei Karasev giving the red card to Italy midfielder Daniele De Rossi
Italy forward Stephan El Shaarawy and midfielder Marco Parolo
Italy forward Graziano Pelle
Italy midfielder Antonio Candreva
Total conviction by Conte encouraging the team to win the match
UEFA Euro 2016 Qualification
Italia 1 – 0 Bulgaria
Sunday 6 September 2015
Renzo Barbara Stadium,
Palermo, Italy
20:45
Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS)
Assistant referees: Anton Averianov (RUS), Tikhon Kalugin (RUS)
Fourth official: Igor Demeshko (RUS)
Additional assistant referees: Sergei Lapochkin (RUS), Sergei Ivanov (RUS)
Goals: 6′ Daniele De Rossi (pen)
Italia (4-3-3): Buffon (C); Darmian, Bonucci, Chiellini, De Sciglio; Verratti, De Rossi, Parolo; Candreva, Pellè, El Shaarawy.
Subs: Sirigu, Padelli, Criscito, Barzagli, Soriano, Florenzi, Pirlo, Vázquez, Zaza, Immobile, Éder, Gabbiadini.
Coach: Antonio Conte.
Bulgaria (4-2-3-1): Mitrev; V. Minev, A. Aleksandrov, Bodurov, Y. Minev; Dyakov (C), Chocev; Nedelev, Popov, Milanov; Mitsanski.
Subs: Makendzhiev, Bandalovski, Terziev, Manolev, Ivo Ivanov, Alexandrov, Slavchev, Zlatinski, Rangelov, V. Hristov, Tonev.
Coach: Ivaylo Petev
Match Stats
| Italia | Match Statistics | Bulgaria |
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 17(9) | Shots (on goal) | 6(2) |
| 7 | Fouls | 20 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 62% | Ball Possession | 38% |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 8 |