Nigeria 2-0 Italy (May 24, 2023) Commentary

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2-0-0, 6 PTS

Salim Lawal - 61'
Jude Sunday - 90'+5'

1
Desplanches
6
Giovane
14
Guarino
5
Ghilardi
2
Zanotti
16
Faticanti
4
Prati
8
Casadei
10
Baldanzi
20
Pafundi
9
Ambrosino

No.Name
1Sebastiano Desplanches
14Gabriele Guarino
5Daniele Ghilardi
6Samuel Giovane 3Riccardo Turicchia
2Mattia Zanotti
20Simone Pafundi 11Daniele Montevago
4Matteo Prati 7Niccolò Pisilli
10Tommaso Baldanzi
16Giacomo Faticanti 18Francesco Esposito
8Cesare Casadei
9Giuseppe Ambrosino 17Luca Lipani

Substitutes
12Gioele Zacchi
13Filippo Fiumanò
21Jacopo Sassi
19Duccio Degli Innocenti
15Alessandro Fontanarosa

Malvinas Argentinas (Mendoza)

2:00 PM, May 24, 2023

Mendoza, Argentina

Attendance: 5,701

Referees:
Piero Maza

Italy U20

Nigeria U20

KO
42
HT
45
51
59
61
63
67
87
90+5
FT

- Match ends, Italy U20 0, Nigeria U20 2.
90'+9' Second Half ends, Italy U20 0, Nigeria U20 2.
90'+9' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Solomon Agbalaka.
90'+9' Attempt blocked. Niccolò Pisilli (Italy U20) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Lipani.
90'+8' Attempt saved. Umeh Emmanuel (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rilwanu Sarki with a through ball.
90'+8' Foul by Tochukwu Nadi (Nigeria U20).
90'+8' Cesare Casadei (Italy U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6' Attempt missed. Francesco Esposito (Italy U20) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niccolò Pisilli with a cross.
90'+6' Attempt saved. Daniele Montevago (Italy U20) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francesco Esposito with a headed pass.
90'+5' Goal! Italy U20 0, Nigeria U20 2. Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chijioke Aniagboso.
90'+3' Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Gabriele Guarino.
87' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87' Substitution, Italy U20. Niccolò Pisilli replaces Matteo Prati.
85' Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Fredrick (Nigeria U20).
85' Attempt blocked. Tommaso Baldanzi (Italy U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
85' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Daniel Bameyi.
85' Attempt blocked. Daniele Montevago (Italy U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi.
83' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Benjamin Fredrick.
83' Attempt blocked. Luca Lipani (Italy U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Prati.
80' Attempt missed. Tommaso Baldanzi (Italy U20) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Prati.
80' Foul by Umeh Emmanuel (Nigeria U20).
80' Daniele Ghilardi (Italy U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76' Rilwanu Sarki (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76' Foul by Riccardo Turicchia (Italy U20).
73' Tommaso Baldanzi (Italy U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73' Foul by Abel Ogwuche (Nigeria U20).
72' Attempt saved. Solomon Agbalaka (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tochukwu Nadi.
72' Attempt blocked. Tommaso Baldanzi (Italy U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniele Montevago.
70' Attempt missed. Gabriele Guarino (Italy U20) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi with a cross following a corner.
69' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Benjamin Fredrick.
69' Attempt blocked. Tommaso Baldanzi (Italy U20) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Lipani.
68' Rilwanu Sarki (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68' Foul by Gabriele Guarino (Italy U20).
67' Substitution, Nigeria U20. Joshua John replaces Victor Eletu because of an injury.
67' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Abel Ogwuche.
66' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65' Delay in match because of an injury Victor Eletu (Nigeria U20).
64' Victor Eletu (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64' Foul by Matteo Prati (Italy U20).
63' Substitution, Nigeria U20. Rilwanu Sarki replaces Salim Lawal.
61' Goal! Italy U20 0, Nigeria U20 1. Salim Lawal (Nigeria U20) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Umeh Emmanuel.
60' Salim Lawal (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60' Foul by Mattia Zanotti (Italy U20).
59' Substitution, Italy U20. Daniele Montevago replaces Simone Pafundi.
59' Substitution, Italy U20. Luca Lipani replaces Giuseppe Ambrosino.
59' Substitution, Italy U20. Francesco Esposito replaces Giacomo Faticanti.
58' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Daniel Daga.
57' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Solomon Agbalaka.
55' Attempt missed. Daniel Bameyi (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jude Sunday following a corner.
55' Attempt missed. Tochukwu Nadi (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
54' Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Daniele Ghilardi.
54' Attempt blocked. Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
53' Mattia Zanotti (Italy U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53' Foul by Solomon Agbalaka (Nigeria U20).
52' Attempt saved. Abel Ogwuche (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
52' Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Simone Pafundi.
51' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51' Substitution, Italy U20. Riccardo Turicchia replaces Samuel Giovane.
49' Delay in match because of an injury Solomon Agbalaka (Nigeria U20).
49' Delay in match because of an injury Sebastiano Desplanches (Italy U20).
49' Sebastiano Desplanches (Italy U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49' Foul by Solomon Agbalaka (Nigeria U20).
48' Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Gabriele Guarino.
48' Attempt saved. Daniel Bameyi (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tochukwu Nadi.
46' Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46' Foul by Mattia Zanotti (Italy U20).
46' Attempt blocked. Giuseppe Ambrosino (Italy U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi.
45' Substitution, Nigeria U20. Umeh Emmanuel replaces Ibrahim Muhammad.
45' Substitution, Nigeria U20. Tochukwu Nadi replaces Samson Lawal.
45' Second Half begins Italy U20 0, Nigeria U20 0.
45'+5' First Half ends, Italy U20 0, Nigeria U20 0.
45'+5' Mattia Zanotti (Italy U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+5' Foul by Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20).
45'+4' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Solomon Agbalaka.
45'+3' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Chijioke Aniagboso.
45'+3' Attempt saved. Tommaso Baldanzi (Italy U20) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giacomo Faticanti.
44' Giuseppe Ambrosino (Italy U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44' Foul by Abel Ogwuche (Nigeria U20).
42' Benjamin Fredrick (Nigeria U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42' Tommaso Baldanzi (Italy U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42' Foul by Benjamin Fredrick (Nigeria U20).
41' Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Gabriele Guarino.
40' Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Tommaso Baldanzi.
39' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37' VAR Decision: No Penalty Italy U20.
37' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36' Delay in match (Italy U20). VAR checking.
36' Hand ball by Mattia Zanotti (Italy U20).
33' Attempt missed. Simone Pafundi (Italy U20) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matteo Prati.
33' Sebastiano Desplanches (Italy U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33' Foul by Ibrahim Muhammad (Nigeria U20).
31' Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Sebastiano Desplanches.
31' Attempt saved. Salim Lawal (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Muhammad with a through ball.
31' Attempt missed. Solomon Agbalaka (Nigeria U20) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Samson Lawal with a cross following a corner.
30' Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Mattia Zanotti.
28' Attempt missed. Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Eletu.
27' Attempt missed. Daniel Bameyi (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jude Sunday.
26' Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26' Foul by Samuel Giovane (Italy U20).
24' Foul by Salim Lawal (Nigeria U20).
24' Daniele Ghilardi (Italy U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21' Attempt blocked. Matteo Prati (Italy U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi.
21' Cesare Casadei (Italy U20) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Matteo Prati.
19' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Chijioke Aniagboso.
19' Attempt saved. Cesare Casadei (Italy U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
19' Attempt blocked. Giuseppe Ambrosino (Italy U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi.
18' Attempt blocked. Samson Lawal (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Solomon Agbalaka.
16' Attempt missed. Victor Eletu (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
15' Attempt missed. Benjamin Fredrick (Nigeria U20) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Samson Lawal with a cross following a corner.
14' Corner, Nigeria U20. Conceded by Gabriele Guarino.
14' Attempt blocked. Samson Lawal (Nigeria U20) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Daga.
13' Jude Sunday (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13' Foul by Mattia Zanotti (Italy U20).
13' Ibrahim Muhammad (Nigeria U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13' Foul by Samuel Giovane (Italy U20).
9' Attempt missed. Daniel Daga (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Eletu.
8' Attempt missed. Simone Pafundi (Italy U20) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi following a corner.
7' Corner, Italy U20. Conceded by Daniel Bameyi.
5' Attempt missed. Tommaso Baldanzi (Italy U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Prati.
3' Mattia Zanotti (Italy U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3' Foul by Samson Lawal (Nigeria U20).
1' Attempt saved. Salim Lawal (Nigeria U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Solomon Agbalaka with a cross.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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