Italy vs Spain match stats & report

1–2 Full time

UEFA Nations League · Semi-finals · Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano · Ref Sergei Karasev, Russia

Italy stats & fixtures · Spain stats & fixtures

Italy lost to Spain 1–2 in the UEFA Nations League (Semi-finals) on 6 October 2021. Spain had 75% of the ball.

Italy vs Spain match statistics

ItalySpain

25% Ball possession 75%
8 Total shots 13
5 Shots on target 4
3 Shots off target 3
0 Blocked shots 6
5 Shots inside the box 11
1 Corners 5
14 Fouls 18
3 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 4
1 Red cards 0
274 Passes 816
80% Pass accuracy 92%
2 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

17' Goal Ferran Torres (assist Mikel Oyarzabal) Spain
30' Yellow card L. Bonucci Italy
42' Yellow card L. Bonucci Italy
42' Red card L. Bonucci Italy
45' Yellow card Azpilicueta Spain
45+2' Goal Ferran Torres (assist Mikel Oyarzabal) Spain
65' Yellow card Pablo Sarabia Spain
71' Yellow card Yeremy Pino Spain
81' Yellow card M. Locatelli Italy
83' Goal L. Pellegrini (assist F. Chiesa) Italy
89' Yellow card Mikel Oyarzabal Spain

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Italy

Confirmed 4-3-3 R. Mancini

21 G. Donnarumma

13 Emerson 23 A. Bastoni 19 L. Bonucci 2 G. Di Lorenzo

6 M. Verratti 8 Jorginho 18 N. Barella

10 L. Insigne 20 F. Bernardeschi 14 F. Chiesa

Bench S. Sirigu , A. Meret , G. Chiellini , Davide Calabria , F. Dimarco , F. Acerbi , M. Locatelli , L. Pellegrini , B. Cristante , D. Berardi , M. Kean , G. Raspadori

Spain

Confirmed 4-3-3 Luis Enrique

23 Unai Simón

17 M. Alonso 3 P. Torres 19 Aymeric Laporte 2 Azpilicueta

8 Koke 5 Sergio Busquets 9 Gavi

21 Mikel Oyarzabal 22 Pablo Sarabia 11 Ferran Torres

Bench Robert Sánchez , David de Gea , S. Reguilon , E. Garcia , S. Roberto , Íñigo Martínez , Mikel Merino , Bryan Gil , P. Porro , Rodri , Pablo Fornals , Yeremy Pino

Form guide

Italy at home

3–0–2 in 5 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 5
Corners: 5.8 per game
Shots on target: 6.0 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Spain away

7–0–0 in 7 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 7
Corners: 4.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Italy vs Spain head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
6 Jul 21	Italy v Spain	1–1
2 Sep 17	Spain v Italy	3–0
6 Oct 16	Italy v Spain	1–1

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Italy vs Spain head-to-head record