Match Events
- 16′Italy, goal:1–0
- 26′Italy, yellow card:Foul
- 31′Bulgaria, yellow card:Foul
- 39′Bulgaria, goal:1–1assist
- Half-time1 – 1
- 46′Bulgaria, substitution:off
- 57′Bulgaria, substitution:off
- 63′Italy, substitution:off
- 64′Italy, substitution:off
- 70′Bulgaria, substitution:
- 74′Italy, yellow card:Foul
- 74′Italy, substitution:off
- 75′Italy, substitution:off
- 75′Bulgaria, substitution:off
- 75′Bulgaria, substitution:off
- 86′Bulgaria, yellow card:Foul
- 90+1′Italy, substitution:off
- Full-time1 – 1
Lineups
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Italy
4-3-3
7.23
Average match ratingItaly +0.36
6.87
Bulgaria
4-3-3
Referee
Serdar Gozubuyuk
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Key Stats
79%Possession21%
–Expected Goals–
27Shots4
8Shots on Target2
10Corners0
90%Pass Accuracy62%
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Match report
Italy vs Bulgaria — the facts
Italy and Bulgaria drew 1–1 (half-time 1–1).
Italy met Bulgaria in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 4). Kick-off was Thursday, 2 September 2021, 18:45 UTC at Stadio Artemio Franchi. Referee: Serdar Gozubuyuk.
Team pages: Italy · Bulgaria · World Cup - Qualification Europe
Key moments
- 16' Goal: Federico Chiesa — 1–0
- 39' Goal: Atanas Iliev (assist: Kiril Despodov) — 1–1
Starting line-ups
Italy (4-3-3)
Bulgaria (4-3-3)
- 23 G. Georgiev
- 14 Anton Nedyalkov
- 4 Valentin Antov
- 5 Petko Hristov
- 3 Andrea Hristov
- 12 Dominik Yankov
- 8 Petar Vitanov
- 7 Georgi Kostadinov
- 11 Kiril Despodov
- 19 Atanas Iliev
- 17 Georgi Yomov
About this match
On this page: the Italy vs Bulgaria final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Italy and Bulgaria team pages or the World Cup - Qualification Europe page.