Italy 3-1 Turkiye in Bologna, not a Rome game against Belgium
Scamacca, Simsir, Calafiori, Pio Esposito. Italy are second, three points behind France.
Italy 3-1 Turkiye. Italy 7 points.
Italy beat Turkiye 3-1 in Bologna on Monday 5 October. Gianluca Scamacca scored first. Aral Simsir equalised just after the hour. Riccardo Calafiori and Pio Esposito scored the other Italy goals. AFP notes Italy had already won 4-1 in Bursa the previous week. Italy have 7 points (2 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss, 8 goals for, 5 against). Turkiye have 0 points and a goal difference of -9. There is no Italy against Belgium fixture on 8 October.
The stakes
Italy stay second. The next group games are next month.
The rivalry angle
France, not Belgium, are the side three points ahead.
Players who could decide it
Opened the scoring before Aral Simsir levelled after the hour.
Scored with Riccardo Calafiori as Italy won a second game against Turkiye in the window.
Did you know?
- !Italy 3-1 Turkiye in Bologna on Monday 5 October.
- !Gianluca Scamacca, Aral Simsir, Riccardo Calafiori, Pio Esposito.
- !Italy are second in Group A1 on 7 points, not in a live game against Belgium.
Head to head
Italy 7 points. Turkiye 0 from four games.
Sources
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