By Anna Italia
Follow me on Twitter @ItalianSerieA,
Facebook: Anna Italia Page
Instagram: annaitalia2
Italian Soccer Serie A
67% Ball Possession ITALY and 33% Ball Possession VENEZUELA
Italy 2- 1 Venezuela 
40′ Mateo Retegui 43′ Darwin Machís.
80′ MateoRetegui 3′ ❌ Salomón Rondón (pen)
Italy face Venezuela for the first time in their history on Thursday 21 March 2024 at the Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. Italy’s first game in nearly 19 years, after facing Ecuador in New York in 2005 in their most recent game in the United States. Italy preparing ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024. The Azzurri claimed this victory thanks to a brace by Mateo Retegui.
Good start with Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saving a penalty shot in the 3rd minute. Salomón Rondón failed to convert the penalty conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno.
👉Italy 0 – 0 Venezuela, 3rd minute, ❌ Salomón Rondón failed to convert a penalty for @SeleVinotinto SAVED BY DONNARUMMAAAA in the bottom right corner. https://t.co/qWM0cwCRqX pic.twitter.com/miMA6BuXaW
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) March 21, 2024
Italy took the lead in the 40th minute. Mateo Retegui defeated Venezuela goalkeeper Rafael Romo with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Andrea Cambiaso.
👉Italy 1 – 0 Venezuela, 40th minute, ⚽️ goal by Mateo Retegui for @Azzurri_En with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Andrea Cambiaso. https://t.co/kP9EP3nOTV
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) March 21, 2024
Venezuela with a quick reaction equalized the game in the 43rd minute. Darwin Macis defeated goalkeeper Donnarumma with a left-footed shot to the center.
👉Italy 1 – 1 Venezuela, 43rd minute, ⚽️ goal by Darwin Machís equalized for @FVF_Oficial with a left footed shot to the center. https://t.co/qbULPu10l5
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) March 21, 2024
Italy took back the lead in the 80th minute.It is Mateo Retegui to score with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Jorginho.
👉🇮🇹 Italy 2 – 1 Venezuela🇻🇪, 80th minute, ⚽️ goal by Mateo Retegui for @Azzurri_En with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Jorginho. https://t.co/6VEuXAE5AE
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) March 21, 2024
✅ Stats before the game: This will be the first challenge in history between Italy and Venezuela. The Azzurri have won only one of their last 13 matches against South American national teams (D4, L8): 3-0 in a friendly against Uruguay, on 7 June 2017 in Nice. The Azzurri will return to play a match in the United States for the first time since 11 June 2005, in the 1-1 friendly draw against Ecuador in New York (East Rutherford) with Marcello Lippi as coach. This will also be Italy’s first match in Florida. Italy have remained unbeaten in nine of their last 10 friendlies (W7, D2), however losing the most recent one: 0-2 against Austria, on 20 November 2022 – the Azzurri have not recorded two friendly defeats in a row since the period between June and November 2015 (against Portugal and Belgium in that case). After the 0-0 draw against Ukraine in the last match of the European Championship qualifiers, Italy could draw two consecutive matches for the first time since November 2021 (in the World Cup qualifiers against Switzerland and Northern Ireland). The Azzurri could keep a clean sheet in two games in a row for the first time since September 2022 (in the Nations League against England and Hungary in that case).
Thank you Fort Lauderdale, Inter Miami and our #Azzurri faithful for such a special few days! 🇺🇸 👏 🫶 #VENITA #VivoAzzurro pic.twitter.com/JPmYTQQkLh
— Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Azzurri_En) March 22, 2024
==============================
Ticket option for Italy National team games
==============================
📺 Click the video to watch Italy 2 – 1 Venezuela highlights on Thursday 21 March 2024
The lads are out 💪#VENITA #Azzurri #VivoAzzurro pic.twitter.com/DPCTZUvod4
— Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Azzurri_En) March 21, 2024
Photo via twitter.com/azzurri_en
Photo via twitter.com/azzurri_en
Photo via twitter.com/azzurri_en
Photo via twitter.com/azzurri_en
Photo via twitter.com/SeleVinotinto
👉First half Italy 1 – 1 Venezuela
⚽️ Goals: 40′ Mateo Retegui (I), 43′ Darwin Machís (V)
❌3′ Salomón Rondón (pen)(V)
🟨 Booked: 0
✍ Ball Possession: 64% @Azzurri_En and 36% @SeleVinotinto
✅ https://t.co/HYDiDL1uUC@SerieASitdown @TheCalcioGuys https://t.co/YGQ7glgQzh
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) March 21, 2024
👉Result 🇮🇹 Italy 2 – 1 Venezuela🇻🇪
⚽️ Goals: 40′, 80′ Mateo Retegui (I), 43′ Darwin Machís (V)
❌3′ Salomón Rondón (pen)(V)
🟨 Booked: 0
✍ Ball Possession: 67% @Azzurri_En and 33% @SeleVinotinto
✅ https://t.co/HYDiDL22Ka@SerieASitdown @TheCalcioGuys https://t.co/ZwUG7gUD3A
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) March 21, 2024
Photo via twitter.com/azzurri_en
International Friendly Game
Italy 2 – 1 Venezuela
Thursday 21 March 2024
San Siro Stadium
Milan, Italy
20:45
Goals:
🟨 Booked:
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
👉🇮🇹 Lineup ITALIA (3-5-2): Donnarumma – Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Scalvini – Cambiaso, Frattesi, Locatelli, Bonaventura, Udogie – Chiesa, Retegui.
Subs.: Vicario, Meret, Bellanova, Darmian, Mancini, Bastoni, Dimarco, Barella, Jorginho, Pellegrini, Folorunsho, Orsolini, Zaccagni, Zaniolo, Raspadori.
Coach: Luciano Spalletti
👉 Lineup VENEZUELA (4-2-3-1): Romo – Ferraresi, Angel, Osorio, Navarro – Aramburu, Martinez – Machis, Casseres, Savarino – Rondon.
Subs.: Graterol, Contreras, Andrade, Cadiz, Castillo, Gonzalez, Makoun, Murillo, Pena, Pereira, Rincon, Rivas, Romulo, Segovia, Cordova.