Turkiye 1-4 Italy
Updated
Italy won: Turkiye 1-4 Italy in the Nations League (Round 2) on Mon, 28 Sept 2026 at Matlı Stadyumu Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, Bursa. Turkiye goals: Barış Alper Yılmaz 47'. Italy goals: Alessandro Bastoni 9', Davide Frattesi 22', Michael Kayode 27', Francesco Pio Esposito 50'. Expected goals: 2.89-2.23. Possession: 54-46. Player of the match: Francesco Pio Esposito (8.6).
Match report
Italy rout Turkiye 4-1
Italy ran riot against Turkiye 4-1 away from home at Matlı Stadyumu Atatürk Spor Kompleksi on Monday 28 September in the Nations League.
Alessandro Bastoni put Italy ahead on 9' (0-1), Davide Frattesi made it 0-2 on 22', Michael Kayode made it 0-3 on 27', Barış Alper Yılmaz pulled one back for Turkiye on 47' (1-3) and Francesco Pio Esposito made it 1-4 on 50'.
Turkiye had 54% of the ball, shots were 15-14 (3-8 on target) and expected goals finished 2.89-2.23. Turkiye created the better chances but couldn't make them count.
Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) was player of the match with an 8.6 rating.
Attendance: 33,891. Referee: Michael Oliver.
Match stats
| Turkiye | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 54 | 46 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.89 | 2.23 |
| Total shots | 15 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 8 |
| Touches in opposition box | 26 | 22 |
| Big chances | 3 | 3 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 491 (86%) | 423 (85%) |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 0 |
| Corners | 6 | 2 |
| Total shots | 15 | 14 |
| Shots off target | 7 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 8 |
| Blocked shots | 5 | 2 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 1 |
| Shots inside box | 6 | 12 |
Lineups
Turkiye (4-2-3-1): Altay Bayındır, Zeki Çelik, Merih Demiral, Ozan Kabak, Eren Elmalı, Salih Özcan, Orkun Kökcü, Oğuz Aydın, Arda Güler, Can Uzun, Barış Alper Yılmaz
Italy (4-1-2-3): Gianluigi Donnarumma, Michael Kayode, Giorgio Scalvini, Alessandro Bastoni, Matteo Ruggeri, Sandro Tonali, Davide Frattesi, Nicolò Fagioli, Giacomo Raspadori, Francesco Pio Esposito, Sebastiano Esposito
Key events
- 9' · Goal · Alessandro Bastoni (Italy)
- 22' · Goal · Davide Frattesi (Italy)
- 27' · Goal · Michael Kayode (Italy)
- 38' · Yellow card · Can Uzun (Turkiye)
- 46' · Substitution · Ismail Yüksek for Orkun Kökcü (Turkiye)
- 46' · Substitution · Kerem Aktürkoglu for Can Uzun (Turkiye)
- 46' · Substitution · Abdülkerim Bardakci for Merih Demiral (Turkiye)
- 46' · Substitution · Nicolò Cambiaghi for Giacomo Raspadori (Italy)
- 47' · Goal · Barış Alper Yılmaz (Turkiye)
- 50' · Goal · Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy)
- 54' · Yellow card · Barış Alper Yılmaz (Turkiye)
- 63' · Substitution · Issa Doumbia for Sebastiano Esposito (Italy)
- 72' · Yellow card · Ozan Kabak (Turkiye)
- 76' · Substitution · Gianluca Scamacca for Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy)
- 76' · Substitution · Demir Tıknaz for Salih Özcan (Turkiye)
- 76' · Substitution · Alessandro Romano for Nicolò Fagioli (Italy)
- 80' · Substitution · Deniz Gül for Barış Alper Yılmaz (Turkiye)
- 82' · Substitution · Giovanni Di Lorenzo for Davide Frattesi (Italy)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Turkiye vs Italy?
Italy won, 1-4 (Nations League) on Mon, 28 Sept 2026.
When and where is Turkiye vs Italy?
Mon, 28 Sept 2026, 18:45 UTC at Matlı Stadyumu Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, Bursa, Nations League.