The Turin striker close to scoring on two occasions, first with his left and then with a header
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15′ – Belotti again! The Torino striker, on an assist from Florenzi, hits his head but sends to the side by very little. Second chance for him.
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12′ – Insigne slips away from the Bosnian defenders, do it. Free kick in midfield for Italy, which has control of the game.
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6′ – First great chance for Italy! Belotti – primed by Insigne – kicks first intention with the left, but the ball ends up very wide.
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5′ – Opportunity for Bosnians. Krunic kicks with his right foot from the edge of the area but Florenzi blocks and deflects for a corner.
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2′ – First punishment for Bosnia. Barella lands Krunic, do it.
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1′ – Go! Bosnia-Italy has begun.
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Ore 20.10 – Teams in the field for warm-up. Insigne and Berardi in the trident with Belotti for Mancini. In Bosnia there is Gojak from 1 ‘.
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How they arrive
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Goal first. Italy, after the victory over Poland, wants another success to ensure the primacy of group 1 of the Nations League, which is worth Final Four moreover to be played at home. Azzurri to 8 points, Bosnia to 2. A success, moreover, would bring Italy back into the top 10 of the ranking. In short, you have to win. Evani – on the bench in place of coach Mancini, still positive for coronavirus – relies on the usual 4-3-3 with Berardi in the trident instead of Bernardeschi and Belotti as the only striker. Sticks confirmed in defense. The Bosnians, on the other hand, last in the group and now out of the game, have several absences due to Covid, such as Roma player Dzeko and full-back Kolasinac. Krunic, Pjanic and Gojak will play from 1 ‘.
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Bosnia, how many positives
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Not only Dzeko, Bosnia will have to do without several players. In addition to Sehic, Haris Hajradinovic, Ajdin Hasic, Armin Hodzic and Samir Zeljkovic also tested positive for Covid. Not to mention Kolasinac and Turkes. Despite everything, however, according to Uefa rules, at least 13 players are needed to play, so tonight’s match is not in question. We will play.
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Bosnia, official line-up
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4-3-3: Piric; Corluka, Hadzikadunic, Sanicanin, Kadusic; Cimirot, Pjanic, Krunic; Tatar, Prevljak, Gojak. Coordinator: Bajevic.
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Italy, official formation
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4-3-3: Donnarumma; Florenzi, Acerbi, Bastoni, Emerson; Barella, Jorginho, Locatelli; Berardi, Belotti, Insigne. All: Mancini (on the Evani bench).
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Statistics and precedents
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Three of the four matches between Italy and Bosnia were played between 2019 and 2020, with the Azzurri unbeaten (2W, 1N). Bosnia’s success in the other match played, a friendly in 1996. Mancini’s Italy has not conceded a goal in the last four away games played: only once in its history have they kept a clean sheet for five consecutive away games, between 1972 and 1974 under Ferruccio Valcareggi. In the last match against Poland, Jorginho became the Italian player with the most appearances as a starter (21) and the most goals (five, like Belotti) in Mancini management. Out Edin Dzeko in the Bosnians, author of 4 of Bosnia’s 8 goals in the Nations League: the Roma striker has signed on 75% of the goals scored at home by Bajevic’s national team in the competition (3 out of 4).
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Where to see it on TV
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Bosnia-Italy will be played at the Grbavica stadium in Sarajevo and will be broadcast unencrypted on Rai 1 at 20.45. It can also be seen in streaming on raiplay.it.
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November 18, 2020 (change November 18, 2020 | 9:03 pm)
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