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Italy beat Türkiye 3-1 on Monday, 5 October 2026 in the Nations League.

Goals: Gianluca Scamacca 26', Aral Simsir 61', Riccardo Calafiori 64', Pio Esposito 87'.

Italy sit 2nd on 7 points.

Türkiye sit 4th on 0 points.

Italy have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.

Türkiye have 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Last 5 meetings: Italy won 3, Türkiye won 0, 2 drawn.

Competition: UEFA Nations League
Kick-off: Monday, 5 October 2026, 19:45 (UK time)
Venue: Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
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Goals and cards

26'⚽Gianluca ScamaccaGoal

42'Gianluca ScamaccaYellow

47'Matteo RuggeriYellow

55'Zeki ÇelikYellow

61'⚽Aral SimsirGoal

64'⚽Riccardo CalafioriGoal

81'Abdülkerim BardakçiYellow

87'⚽Pio EspositoGoal

Live commentary

Match ends, Italy 3, Türkiye 1.
90'+3'Second Half ends, Italy 3, Türkiye 1.
90'+3'Attempt missed. Deniz Gül (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ilhan Fakili with a cross.
90'+2'Attempt blocked. Ilhan Fakili (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Sandro Tonali.
90'Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
89'Attempt saved. Issa Doumbia (Italy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner by Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye). Assisted by Daniel Maldini.
88'Substitution, Türkiye. Oguz Aydin replaces Ferdi Kadioglu.
88'Substitution, Türkiye. Deniz Gül replaces Yunus Akgün.
87'Goal! Italy 3, Türkiye 1. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Romano.
87'Attempt blocked. Issa Doumbia (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Kayode.
86'Offside, Italy. Issa Doumbia is caught offside.
84'Substitution, Italy. Davide Frattesi replaces Antonio Vergara because of an injury.
84'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83'Delay in match because of an injury Antonio Vergara (Italy).
83'Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Bartug Elmaz.
82'Attempt blocked. Antonio Vergara (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a cross.
82'Attempt saved. Alessandro Romano (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye). Assisted by Issa Doumbia.
81'Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for handball.
81'Handball by Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye).
79'Foul by Ozan Kabak (Türkiye).
79'Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79'Substitution, Türkiye. Kerem Aktürkoglu replaces Ismail Yüksek.
78'Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
78'Attempt saved. Salih Özcan (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Yunus Akgün.
77'Ilhan Fakili (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77'Foul by Michael Kayode (Italy).
76'Foul by Zeki Çelik (Türkiye).
76'Alessandro Romano (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74'Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
73'Offside, Italy. Antonio Vergara is caught offside.
70'Substitution, Türkiye. Ilhan Fakili replaces Aral Simsir.
70'Substitution, Türkiye. Bartug Elmaz replaces Irfan Can Kahveci.
70'Substitution, Italy. Sandro Tonali replaces Nicolò Barella.
67'Yunus Akgün (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67'Foul by Daniel Maldini (Italy).
64'Goal! Italy 2, Türkiye 1. Riccardo Calafiori (Italy) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross following a set piece situation.
64'Foul by Eren Elmali (Türkiye).
64'Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63'Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63'Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
61'Goal! Italy 1, Türkiye 1. Aral Simsir (Türkiye) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eren Elmali.
61'Attempt missed. Eren Elmali (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zeki Çelik.
58'Attempt saved. Issa Doumbia (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye). Assisted by Francesco Pio Esposito.
56'Substitution, Italy. Francesco Pio Esposito replaces Gianluca Scamacca.
56'Substitution, Italy. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Matteo Ruggeri.
55'Substitution, Italy. Michael Kayode replaces Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
55'Zeki Çelik (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55'Foul by Zeki Çelik (Türkiye).
55'Issa Doumbia (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54'Attempt blocked. Aral Simsir (Türkiye) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Akgün with a cross.
51'Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
48'Attempt missed. Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Salih Özcan.
47'Matteo Ruggeri (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
47'Foul by Matteo Ruggeri (Italy).
47'Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47'Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross following a corner.
46'Corner, Italy. Conceded by Abdülkerim Bardakci.
46'Attempt blocked. Issa Doumbia (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a headed pass.
45'Second Half begins Italy 1, Türkiye 0.
45'+1'First Half ends, Italy 1, Türkiye 0.
45'Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
45'Foul by Zeki Çelik (Türkiye).
45'Issa Doumbia (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42'Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42'Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42'Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Italy).
40'Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40'Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
39'Corner, Italy. Conceded by Zeki Çelik.
39'Attempt blocked. Matteo Ruggeri (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Scamacca.
38'Foul by Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye).
38'Antonio Vergara (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37'Foul by Zeki Çelik (Türkiye).
37'Daniel Maldini (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35'Handball by Nicolò Barella (Italy).
30'Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Alessandro Romano.
28'Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Nicolò Barella.
26'Goal! Italy 1, Türkiye 0. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
26'Attempt blocked. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
25'Salih Özcan (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25'Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
23'Offside, Italy. Gianluca Scamacca is caught offside.
22'Yunus Akgün (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22'Foul by Issa Doumbia (Italy).
19'Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Nicolò Barella.
18'Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18'Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Italy).
17'Corner, Italy. Conceded by Eren Elmali.
17'Attempt saved. Yunus Akgün (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Irfan Can Kahveci with a through ball.
16'Attempt saved. Salih Özcan (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Aral Simsir.
14'Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Daniel Maldini.
14'Attempt blocked. Yunus Akgün (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
13'Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
13'Attempt saved. Ozan Kabak (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Ismail Yüksek.
12'Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Romano.
10'Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10'Foul by Alessandro Romano (Italy).
10'Attempt blocked. Daniel Maldini (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
9'Attempt missed. Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
9'Attempt blocked. Aral Simsir (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
4'Offside, Italy. Antonio Vergara is caught offside.
3'Offside, Italy. Antonio Vergara is caught offside.
1'Antonio Vergara (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
1'Foul by Eren Elmali (Türkiye).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Commentary: ESPN

#	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Form
1	France	4	3	1	0	7	2	+5	10	WWDW
2	Italy	4	2	1	1	8	5	+3	7	WWLWD
3	Belgium	4	2	0	2	6	5	+1	6	WLWL
4	Türkiye	4	0	0	4	2	11	-9	0	LWLLL

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