Greece 0-1 Italy
Updated
Italy won: Greece 0-1 Italy in the International Friendlies on Sun, 7 Jun 2026 at Pankritio Stadio, Iraklio (Heraklion). Italy goals: Francesco Pio Esposito 18'. Sent off: Luca Reggiani (68'). Possession: 58-42. Player of the match: Francesco Pio Esposito (7.7).
Match report
Italy beat Greece 1-0
Italy squeezed past Greece 1-0 away from home at Pankritio Stadio on Sunday 7 June in the International Friendlies.
Francesco Pio Esposito put Italy ahead on 18' (0-1).
Luca Reggiani (Italy) was sent off on 68'.
Greece had 58% of the ball, shots were 12-10 (0-3 on target).
Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) was player of the match with a 7.7 rating.
Attendance: 13,000. Referee: Yigal Frid.
Match stats
| Greece | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 58 | 42 |
| Total shots | 12 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 0 | 3 |
| Touches in opposition box | 22 | 20 |
| Big chances | 2 | 3 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 3 |
| Accurate passes | 475 (87%) | 324 (81%) |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 3 |
| Corners | 2 | 3 |
| Total shots | 12 | 10 |
| Shots off target | 8 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 0 | 3 |
| Blocked shots | 4 | 4 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 1 |
| Shots inside box | 8 | 8 |
| Shots outside box | 4 | 2 |
Lineups
Greece (3-4-1-2): Odysseas Vlachodimos, Panagiotis Retsos, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Konstantinos Koulierakis, Georgios Vagiannidis, Nectarios Triantis, Christos Mouzakitis, Giorgos Kyriakopoulos, Christos Tzolis, Giorgos Masouras, Anastasios Douvikas
Italy (3-4-3): Gianluigi Donnarumma, Honest Ahanor, Pietro Comuzzo, Fabio Chiarodia, Luca Koleosho, Luca Lipani, Cher Ndour, Davide Bartesaghi, Niccolò Pisilli, Francesco Pio Esposito, Jeff Ekhator
Key events
- 18' · Goal · Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy)
- 38' · Yellow card · Luca Lipani (Italy)
- 44' · Yellow card · Honest Ahanor (Italy)
- 46' · Substitution · Lazaros Rota for Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greece)
- 46' · Substitution · Filippo Mané for Honest Ahanor (Italy)
- 46' · Substitution · Seydou Fini for Jeff Ekhator (Italy)
- 55' · Substitution · Luca Reggiani for Pietro Comuzzo (Italy)
- 62' · Substitution · Alexandros Kyziridis for Giorgos Masouras (Greece)
- 62' · Substitution · Konstantinos Tsimikas for Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (Greece)
- 62' · Substitution · Thanasis Androutsos for Nectarios Triantis (Greece)
- 68' · Red card · Luca Reggiani (Italy)
- 74' · Substitution · Costantino Favasuli for Seydou Fini (Italy)
- 74' · Substitution · Matteo Dagasso for Luca Lipani (Italy)
- 76' · Substitution · Andrews Tetteh for Georgios Vagiannidis (Greece)
- 76' · Substitution · Christos Zafeiris for Christos Mouzakitis (Greece)
- 82' · Yellow card · Costantino Favasuli (Italy)
- 87' · Substitution · Francesco Camarda for Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy)
- 87' · Substitution · Giacomo Faticanti for Luca Koleosho (Italy)
- 88' · Substitution · Vangelis Pavlidis for Christos Tzolis (Greece)
- 88' · Substitution · Charalampos Kostoulas for Anastasios Douvikas (Greece)
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Questions
Who won Greece vs Italy?
Italy won, 0-1 (International Friendlies) on Sun, 7 Jun 2026.
When and where is Greece vs Italy?
Sun, 7 Jun 2026, 19:00 UTC at Pankritio Stadio, Iraklio (Heraklion), International Friendlies.