UEFA EURO 2024 Qualification: Result ITALY 5 – 2 NORTH MACEDONIA, Friday 17 November 2023

Italian National Team, UEFA EURO 2024


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64% Ball Possession ITALY and 36% Ball Possession NORTH MACEDONIA

          Italy 5  –  2  North Macedonia 

17′ Matteo Darmian                         52′ Jani Atanasov
42′ Federico Chiesa                         74′ Jani Atanasov
45+3′ Federico Chiesa
82′ Giacomo Raspadori
93′ Stephan El Shaarawy
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The mission is achieved in grand style. Italy won the UEFA European Qualifiers Group C on Friday 17 November 2023 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium in Rome, Italy. The Azzurri spread and caught Ukraine in second place, despite a blackout in the central phase of the second half with a brace from Jani Atanasov which momentarily put the Macedonians back in the game.  Giacomo Raspadori and Stephan El Shaarawy round off the score after Federico Chiesa’s brace and the goal of Darmian in the first fraction.

The match against Ukraine will be decisive for direct qualification on Monday. A draw will be enough for the qualification.

The match started with a positive flow. Italy opened the score in the 17th minute. Matteo Darmian defeated the North Macedonia goalkeeper from very close range with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Giacomo Raspadori following a corner conceded by Nikola Serafimov.

A negative note with Jorginho failing to convert a penalty after it was saved.

The good news is that Italy reacted and immediately scored in the 42nd minute. Federico Chiesa scored with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Nicolò Barella.

Definitely, Italian players are motivated and there you go FEDERICO CHIESA again!!! In the 45+3′ before ending the first half, Chiesa scored with a right-footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Domenico Berardi.

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North Macedonia shortened the distance in the 52nd minute. Jani Atanasov defeated Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma from very close range with a headed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Ezgjan Alioski following a corner conceded by Federico Chiesa.

Things are getting complicated. North Macedonia increased the score in the 74th minute. A brace by Jani Atanasov with a right footed shot.

Italy gained control again and scored in the 81st minute. Giacomo Raspadori scored with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Nicolò Barella.

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Italy sealed the victory in the 93rd minute with a goal by Stephan El Shaarawy. Way to go!

✅  Stats before the game: After the success in the first of the four matches – 3-2 in Skopje on 9 October 2016 (goal by Belotti and brace by Immobile) – Italy did not win any of the next three matches against North Macedonia: two draws, including the last one (1-1), last September 9th, and a defeat.  After picking up seven points (2W, 1D) in his first three games in charge of the Azzurri, Luciano Spalletti lost the most recent match against England (1-3 in London) on 17 October; Italy has not suffered two consecutive defeats since the period between November 2022 and March 2023 (against Austria and England again). Italy lost the last match against England, last October; the Azzurri have not suffered two defeats in a row in the European Championship Qualifying phase since the period between April and November 1983, when the series of consecutive knockouts in this phase was four (Romania, two against Sweden and Czechoslovakia) with Enzo Bearzot on the bench. Italy lost only one of the 35 official matches – excluding friendlies – staged in Rome (24W, 10D): the one by 0-3, on 17 May 1953, in the European International Cup against Hungary, with the Beretta tandem -Meazza on the bench; since then, 30 matches without defeat for the Azzurri.

🏆👉 Lineup ITALY (4-3-3): Donnarumma – Darmian, Gatti, Acerbi, Dimarco – Barella, Jorginho, Bonaventura – Berardi, Raspadori, Chiesa.

🏆👉 Lineup NORTH MACEDONIA (4-2-3-1):   Dimitrievski – Manev, Serafimov, Musliu, Dimovski – Elezi, Ademi – Alioski, Bardhi, Elmas – Miovski.

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Italy 5 – 2  North Macedonia 
Friday 17 November 2023
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy

20:45

Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Lupp GER
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller GER
Fourth Official: Patrick Ittrich GER
VAR: Bastian Dankert GER
AVAR: Christian Dingert GER
Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN

⚽️ Goals: 17′ Matteo Darmian, 42′, 45+2′ Federico Chiesa

🟨 Booked:

✅ Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

🏆👉 Lineup ITALY (4-3-3): Donnarumma – Darmian, Gatti, Acerbi, Dimarco – Barella, Jorginho, Bonaventura – Berardi, Raspadori, Chiesa.

Subs.: Carnesecchi, Provedel, Lazzari, Buongiorno, Mancini, Cambiaso, Frattesi, Cristante, Zaniolo, El Shaarawy, Politano, Scamacca.

Head Coach: Luciano Spalletti

🏆👉 Lineup NORTH MACEDONIA (4-2-3-1):   Dimitrievski – Manev, Serafimov, Musliu, Dimovski – Elezi, Ademi – Alioski, Bardhi, Elmas – Miovski.

Subs.: Aleksovski, Siskovski, Ashkovski, Iljazovski, Alimi, Atanasov, Babunski, Daci, Mitrovski, Ristovski, Todoroski, Churlinov.

Head Coach:  Milevski