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32% Ball Possession BULGARIA and 68% Ball Possession ITALY
Bulgaria 0 – 2 Italy 
. 43′ Andrea Belotti (pen)
. 83′ Manuel Locatelli
Mission accomplished with Italy winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification Matchday 2 – Group C game against Bulgaria on Sunday 28 March 2021 at the Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski in Sofia, Bulgaria . The victory extends Italy unbeaten record to 24 games. Italy reaching 6 points and is in the 1st position with a positive goal difference of +4 followed by Switzerland also with 6 points and a positive goal difference of +3.
🏆👉 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Standing Group C after Matchday 2https://t.co/krB8UTckab pic.twitter.com/SLZFpnfnGh
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) March 28, 2021
6 – Italian National Team have kept six clean sheet in a row away from home, their longest such run in history (overtaking previous record established under Ferruccio Valcareggi between 1972 and 1974). Insuperable.#BULITA #BulgariaItalia pic.twitter.com/ponSooIRBc
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) March 28, 2021
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FIFA World Cup Qualifying: Result ITALY 2 – 0 NORTHERN IRELAND, Thursday 25 March 2021
- Bulgaria lost 3-1 at home to Switzerland on Matchday 1
- Azzurri unbeaten in sides’ last 8 meetings (W5 D3)
- Matchday 3 on March 31: Lithuania vs Italy, Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria
Italy opening the score in the 43rd minute. Referee Slavko Vinčič giving a penalty to Italy conceded by Daniel Dimov after a foul on Andrea Belotti. It is Belotti to take care of business converting the penalty defeating Bulgaria goalkeeper with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
🏆👉 Bulgaria 0 – 1 Italy, 43rd minute, goal by Andrea Belotti converting a penalty for @azzurri with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. Penalty is conceded by Daniel Dimov. https://t.co/KluNw6U3Lw
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) March 28, 2021
Way to go Andrea Belotti!!@azzurri @TorinoFC1906_En https://t.co/rH2wkcUiGh
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) March 28, 2021
Italy increasing the score to a 0-2 in the 83rd minute.
🏆👉Bulgaria 0 – 2 Italy, 83rd minute, goal by ⚽️ Manuel Locatelli scoring his first goal for @azzurri with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Lorenzo Insigne. https://t.co/HEOi09ukZZ
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) March 28, 2021
4 – Four of the last seven goals scored by Italy have been netted by @SassuoloUS‘ players: three with Domenico Berardi and one Manuel Locatelli. Source.#BulgariaItalia
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) March 28, 2021
#WCQ 🌍
📸 Goals from #Belotti and #Locatelli extend our unbeaten run to 2️⃣4️⃣ games! 😃💪#BULITA 0️⃣-2️⃣#Azzurri #VivoAzzurro 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/qxBUcDyycK
— Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@azzurri) March 28, 2021
- Before the game: Italian team considering the negative stats for games in Bulgaria: Italy have never won (with a total of 4 draws and 2 defeats); the balance is in favor of Italy, though, with regard to the matches they’ve played against Bulgaria (10 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats), with their last match played on 6 September 2015 in Palermo, decided by a successful penalty from the ex AS Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi.
👉 Here is BULGARIA official starting lineup – formation by Head Coach Petrov:
BULGARIA (3-5-2): Iliev; Dimov, Antov, Bozhikov; Cicinho, Chochev, Kostadinov, Vitanov, Tsetanov; Galabinov, Delev.
👉 Here is ITALY official starting lineup – formation by Head Coach Roberto Mancini:
ITALIA (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Florenzi, Bonucci, Acerbi, Spinazzola; Barella, Sensi, Verratti; Chiesa, Belotti, Insigne.
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Referee Slavko Vinčič from Slovenia will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN) and Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN). The Fourth Official will be Matej Jug (SVN). The Referee Assessor will be Iuri Baskakov (RUS).
#WCQ 🌍
Forza #Azzurri❗️🙌#BulgariaItaly #BULITA 🇮🇹 #VivoAzzurro pic.twitter.com/k0VM2mTZRr
— Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@azzurri) March 28, 2021
Tonight’s starting XI that will face Bulgaria 💪🇮🇹#BULITA #WCQ #VivoAzzurro pic.twitter.com/Yas7CbNhOt
— Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@azzurri) March 28, 2021
🇧🇬 Bulgaria – Italy 🇮🇹 Match Officials
🗓️Sunday 28 March 2021
⏲️20:45Referee: Slavko Vinčič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN)
Fourth Official: Matej Jug (SVN)
Referee Assessor: Iuri Baskakov (RUS)https://t.co/Ad9MBjJLWP pic.twitter.com/Cpu4kBiNra— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) March 27, 2021
🏆👉 First half is over. Bulgaria 0 – 1 Italy
⚽️ Goal: 43′ Andrea Belotti (pen)
✍ Ball Possession: 29% Bulgaria and 71% @azzurri https://t.co/GlSaKEHFNZ
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) March 28, 2021
#WCQ 🌍
📸 A solid first-half performance from the #Azzurri! More of the same in the second half, please lads 💪🤩#BULITA 0️⃣-1️⃣#Azzurri #VivoAzzurro 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/G75Uak0Xd6
— Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@azzurri) March 28, 2021
Forza @azzurri @vivo_azzurri let’s defeat Bulgaria and claim the 3 points! pic.twitter.com/eL5PMJwFCX
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) March 28, 2021
✍️ #Florenzi: "Step by step. United as a group and as a team. We move closer towards our goal!" https://t.co/BUl0pUwJFL
— Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@azzurri) March 28, 2021
✍️ #Donnarumma: "Another important win. Let's carry on like this" 💪 https://t.co/00e4kL7RF4
— Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@azzurri) March 28, 2021
🏆👉Result Bulgaria 0 – 2 Italy
Italy, 1st, 6 points
Bulgaria, 5th, 0 points⚽️ Goals: 43′ Andrea Belotti (pen), 83′ Manuel Locatelli
✍️Ball Possession: 32% Bulgaria and 68% Italy @azzurri
✅ https://t.co/JZcI6Qesv9@Gap_Italia_STL @SerieASitdown @Vivo_Azzurro @DonFutboI https://t.co/UWbiJ17Dea
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) March 28, 2021
#Azzurri 🇮🇹
⏱️ 20:45
🏟️ Vasil Levski Stadium, #Sofia
⚽️ #Qatar2022 World Cup Qualifier 🌍#BULITA #WCQ #VivoAzzurro pic.twitter.com/f1HUgnZhVR— Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@azzurri) March 28, 2021
FIFA World Cup Qualifying
Matchday 2 – Group C
Bulgaria 0 – 2 Italy
Saturday 28 March 2021
Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski
Sofia, Bulgaria
20:45
Referee: Slavko Vinčič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN)
Fourth Official: Matej Jug (SVN)
Referee Assessor: Iuri Baskakov (RUS)
Goals: 43′ Andrea Belotti (pen), 83′ Manuel Locatelli
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
BULGARIA (3-5-2): Iliev; Dimov, Antov, Bozhikov; Cicinho, Chochev, Kostadinov, Vitanov, Tsetanov; Galabinov, Delev.
Subs: Naumov, Hristov, Zanev, Vutov, Karagaren, Iliev, Karadzhov, Malinov, Jomov, A.Iliev, D.Iliev, Rajnov.
Head Coach: Petrov.
ITALIA (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Florenzi, Bonucci, Acerbi, Spinazzola; Barella, Sensi, Verratti; Chiesa, Belotti, Insigne.
Subs: Sirigu, Meret, Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Mancini, Locatelli, Pellegrini, Pessina, Grifo, Emerson, Bernardeschi, Immobile.
Head Coach: Roberto Mancini.
