
After the defeat against Belgium, the Azzurri redeemed themselves in Bursa with goals from Bastoni, Frattesi, Kayode and Pio Esposito
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Italy had lost in their Nations League debut against Belgium, suffering boos from their fans. The match against Turkey represented an opportunity for redemption for Mancini's team.
Good second place in the Nations League for coach Roberto Mancini's Azzurri. After the debut defeat against Belgium, with the match ending with boos from their fans, Italy beat Vincenzo Montella's Turkey 4-1 in Bursa (IL SKY SPORT TALES). "Everyone played a great match, a mention for everyone - said Mancini after the victory - The whole team played well and very well, everyone did well, even Raspadori did well. It was a difficult match, now we will try to recover our strength, we have fresh players at home and now we're thinking about Paris".
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In Bursa the first opportunity goes to Pio Esposito, but Bayindir deflects it for a corner. In the 9th minute Italy took the lead with a goal from Bastoni from a corner, then in the 22nd minute they doubled the lead thanks to a goal from Frattesi. Just five minutes later comes the hat trick: Kayode scores. In the second half Türkiye immediately shortens the gap: goal from Yilmaz. But Mancini's team responds immediately with the poker goal scored by Pio Esposito. In the 56th minute, Yilmaz's goal was disallowed for offside. Turkey continues to attack and Yilmaz tries again. In the 72nd minute the Azzurri came close to scoring with an action by Cambiaghi and Kayode. Montella's team tries again in the 80th minute but Akturkoglu sends it over the crossbar, then Donnarumma stops Aydin.
The scoreboard of Türkiye-Italy 1-4
Goals: 9' Bastoni (I), 22' Frattesi (I), 27' Kayode (I), 47' Yilmaz (T), 50' Esposito F. (I)
TURKEY (3-4-2-1): Bayindir, Celik, Demiral (1' st BardakcÕ), Kabak, Aydin, Ozcan (31' st TÕknaz), Kokcu (1' st Yüksek), Elmali, Guler, Uzun (1' st Aktürkoğlu), Yilmaz (35' st Deniz Gül). Coach: Montella
ITALY (4-3-3): Donnarumma, Kayode, Scalvini, Bastoni, Ruggeri, Frattesi (37' st Di Lorenzo), Tonali, Fagioli (31' st Romano), Raspadori (1' st Cambiaghi), Pio Esposito (31' st Scamacca), Sebastiano Esposito (18' st Doumbia). Coach: Left-handed
Booked: Ylmaz, Uzun and Kabak for foul play.
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