An inexperienced Italy began their rebuilding job with an impressive home draw with Germany in a Nations League opener for both sides.
Having failed to qualify for this year’s World Cup in Qatar, Italy opted to test out numerous raw players.
One of them, 18-year-old substitute Wilfried Gnonto, set up Lorenzo Pellegrini for a 70th-minute goal.
Germany levelled immediately, with Joshua Kimmich firing in to make it 10 games unbeaten under Hansi Flick.
Germany’s next game in Group A3 is a home match against England, who were beaten 1-0 in Hungary earlier on Saturday. Italy host the Hungarians, with both games on 7 June.
More to follow.
- Line-ups
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Line-ups
Italy
Formation 4-3-3
- 1G Donnarumma
- 7FlorenziBooked at 62mins
- 15Acerbi
- 23BastoniBooked at 80mins
- 3BiraghiSubstituted forDimarcoat 80′minutes
- 21FrattesiSubstituted forRicciat 86′minutes
- 16Cristante
- 8TonaliBooked at 66minsSubstituted forPobegaat 80′minutes
- 17PolitanoSubstituted forGnontoat 65′minutes
- 9ScamaccaSubstituted forCancellieriat 85′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 10PellegriniBooked at 51mins
Substitutes
- 2Calabria
- 4Pobega
- 5Ramos Marchi
- 6Ricci
- 11Gnonto
- 12Cragno
- 13Dimarco
- 14Meret
- 18Barella
- 19Mancini
- 20Cancellieri
- 22Raspadori
Germany
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Neuer
- 17HenrichsSubstituted forHofmannat 59′minutes
- 15Süle
- 2Rüdiger
- 5KehrerBooked at 62mins
- 6Kimmich
- 8GoretzkaSubstituted forGündoganat 69′minutes
- 10GnabrySubstituted forRaumat 80′minutes
- 13MüllerSubstituted forHavertzat 70′minutesBooked at 83mins
- 19SanéSubstituted forMusialaat 59′minutes
- 9WernerBooked at 89mins
Substitutes
- 3Raum
- 4Tah
- 7Havertz
- 11Nmecha
- 12Trapp
- 14Musiala
- 16Klostermann
- 18Hofmann
- 20Brandt
- 21Gündogan
- 22Baumann
- 23Schlotterbeck
- Referee:
- Srdjan Jovanovic
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home33%
- Away67%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away4
- Corners
- Home3
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away17
Live Text
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Match ends, Italy 1, Germany 1.
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Italy 1, Germany 1.
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Booking
Matteo Cancellieri (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Corner, Germany. Conceded by Tommaso Pobega.
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Corner, Italy. Conceded by Niklas Süle.
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Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Germany).
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Degnand Wilfried Gnonto (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Jamal Musiala (Germany).
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Samuele Ricci (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Niklas Süle (Germany).
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Degnand Wilfried Gnonto (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Jonas Hofmann (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Tommaso Pobega (Italy).
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Booking
Timo Werner (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Timo Werner (Germany).
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Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Matteo Cancellieri (Italy).
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Substitution
Substitution, Italy. Samuele Ricci replaces Davide Frattesi.