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Euro 2020 opened in spectacular fashion as Italy got their campaign off to an impressive start in front of their own fans with a comfortable victory against Turkey.
In the first game of the rescheduled tournament, played at at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico, an own goal by Merih Demiral and strikes by Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne settled a one-sided Group A contest.
The Azzurri dominated the first half but could not find the net, Giorgio Chiellini going closest with a header from a corner which brought a fine save from Ugurcan Çakir.
They broke the deadlock when Demiral turned the ball past his own keeper trying to cut out Domenico Berardi’s second-half cross before Lazio’s Immobile, playing on his home ground, pounced after Leonardo Spinazzola’s shot was blocked by the keeper.
Italy wrapped up a satisfying win though Insigne’s powerful finish, after he was teed up by the impressive Immobile.
There were shades of Italia 90 when Italian opera tenor Andrea Bocelli sang Nessun Dorma live inside the Stadio Olimpico against the backdrop of a breathtaking firework display as part of a colourful opening ceremony before the match, the first of 51 games to be played in 11 European cities over the next month.
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Turkey
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Squad number21Player nameKahveci
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Squad number22Player nameAyhan
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Squad number26Player nameDervisoglu
Line-ups
Turkey
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 23Çakir
- 2Zeki Çelik
- 3Demiral
- 4SöyüncüBooked at 88mins
- 13Meras
- 5YokusluSubstituted forKahveciat 65′minutes
- 9KaramanSubstituted forDervisogluat 76′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 11YaziciSubstituted forÃœnderat 45′minutes
- 6TufanSubstituted forAyhanat 64′minutes
- 10Calhanoglu
- 17Yilmaz
Substitutes
- 1Günok
- 7Ãœnder
- 8Tokoz
- 12Bayindir
- 14Antalyali
- 15Kabak
- 16Ãœnal
- 19Kökcü
- 21Kahveci
- 22Ayhan
- 25Müldür
- 26Dervisoglu
Italy
Formation 4-3-3
- 21G Donnarumma
- 24FlorenziSubstituted forDi Lorenzoat 45′minutes
- 19Bonucci
- 3Chiellini
- 4Spinazzola
- 18Barella
- 8Jorginho
- 5LocatelliSubstituted forCristanteat 74′minutes
- 11BerardiSubstituted forBernardeschiat 85′minutes
- 17ImmobileSubstituted forBelottiat 81′minutes
- 10InsigneSubstituted forChiesaat 81′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Sirigu
- 2Di Lorenzo
- 9Belotti
- 12Pessina
- 13Emerson
- 14Chiesa
- 15Acerbi
- 16Cristante
- 20Bernardeschi
- 22Raspadori
- 23Bastoni
- 26Meret
Live Text
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Match ends, Turkey 0, Italy 3.
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Second Half ends, Turkey 0, Italy 3.
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Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Turkey) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cengiz Ãœnder with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
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Attempt blocked. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a through ball.
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Halil Dervisoglu (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Halil Dervisoglu (Turkey).
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Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey).
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Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).
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Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
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Irfan Can Kahveci (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Italy. Conceded by Burak Yilmaz.
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Andrea Belotti (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey).
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Substitution, Italy. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Domenico Berardi because of an injury.
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Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
