UEFA Nations League: Result ITALY 1 – 1 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, Friday 4 September 2020

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61% Ball Possession ITALY and 39% Ball Possession BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Italy 1 – 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina

67′ Stefano Sensi                               57′ Edin Dzeko

The challenge is here after 10 months.  Italy failing to defeat Bosnia and Herzegovina ending the UEFA Nations League game with a draw.  Italy grabbing 1 point in this Group stage – Group 1 on Friday 4 September 2020 at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence, Italy.  There is a familiar face in Bosnia with AS Roma forward Edin Dzeko.   This draw ends the 11th consecutive wins of the Italian team.  The next game, Matchday 2, is against Netherlands on Monday 7 September.

 Nations League: Group 1 Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Goal difference Points

Netherlands

1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1

   👉 Italy

1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1

Poland

1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
  • This is the fourth challenge between the two national teams; balance in the previous clashes of two Italian victories, both arrived in the recent qualifiers for EURO 2020, and a victory for the Bosnians, obtained in a friendly in Sarajevo back in 1996.

Oh no! What a luck! It is Bosnia and Herzegovina to open the score in the 57th minute. Forward Edin Dzeko defeating Italy goalkeeper Gialuigi Donnarumma with a left footed shot in the center. The assist is by Toni Sunjic.

Ok guys, Italy reacting in the 67th minute to equalize for the 1-1. It is Stefano Sensi to defeat Bosnia and Herzegovina goalkeeper Sehic with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by forward Lorenzo Insigne.

Here is ITALY official starting lineup – formation by Head Coach Roberto Mancini:

ITALY (4-3-3): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Alessandro Florenzi, Leonardo Bonucci, Acerbi, Biraghi; Pellegrini, Sensi, Barella; Chiesa, Andrea Belotti, Lorenzo Insigne.

Here is BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA official starting lineup – formation by Head Coach Bajevic:

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (4-3-3): Sehic; Cipetic, Sunjic, Sanicanin, Kolasinac; Cimirot, Hadziahmetovic, Gojak; Visca, Edin Dzeko, Hodzic.

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Referee Anastasios Sidiropoulos will be assisted by Polychronis Kostaras (GRE) and Lazaros Dimitriadis (GRE). The Fourth official will be Ioannis Papadopoulos (GRE).

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UEFA Nations League: Anastasios Sidiropoulos dirigerà la sfida tra Italia e Bosnia Erzegovina

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UEFA Nations League
Group Stage Matchday 1

Italy 1 – 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Friday 4 September 2020
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Florence, Italy

20:45

Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos
Assistants: Polychronis Kostaras (GRE) and Lazaros Dimitriadis (GRE)
Fourth official:   Ioannis Papadopoulos (GRE)

Goals: 57′ Edin Dzeko (B), 67′ Stefano Sensi (I)

Official lineups – formations:

ITALY (4-3-3):  Gianluigi Donnarumma; Florenzi, Bonucci, Acerbi, Biraghi; Pellegrini, Sensi, Barella; Chiesa, Andrea Belotti, Lorenzo Insigne.

Subs: Salvatore Sirigu, Meret, Giorgio Chiellini, Mancini, Di Lorenzo, Spinazzola, Locatelli, Cristante, Jorginho, Zaniolo, Kean, Ciro Immobile.

Coach:  Roberto Mancini

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (4-3-3): Sehic; Cipetic, Sunjic, Sanicanin, Kolasinac; Cimirot, Hadziahmetovic, Gojak; Visca, Dzeko, Hodzic.

Subs: Begovic, Civic, Bicakcic, Kvrzic, Besic, Duljevic, Koljic, Danilovic, Hajradinovic, Sabanadzovic, Buric, Milosevic.

Coach:  Bajevic