Italy and Bulgaria drew 1-1. Italy controlled the ball — 79% possession — but had nothing to show for it. Best on the pitch was Marco Verratti, rated 8.2.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — UEFA
   ITA 4-3-3·4-3-3 BUL
   Coach: R. Mancini · Y. PetrovReferee: S. Gözübüyük📍 Stadio Artemio Franchi
2. 1. First half
   2. 16'
      

      ITA
      GOOOAL!Federico Chiesa
   3. 26'
      

      ITA
      Yellow card
      Nicolò Barella
   4. 31'
      

      BUL
      Yellow card
      Georgi Yomov
   5. 39'
      

      BUL
      GOOOAL!Atanas IlievAssist: K. Despodov
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      BUL
      Substitution
      ▲Spas Delev▼Georgi Yomov
   3. 57'
      

      BUL
      Substitution
      ▲I. Chochev▼D. Yankov
   4. 63'
      

      ITA
      Substitution
      ▲B. Cristante▼Nicolò Barella
   5. 64'
      

      ITA
      Substitution
      ▲R. Tolói▼Alessandro Florenzi
   6. 70'
      

      BUL
      Substitution
      ▲K. Krastev▼Atanas Iliev
   7. 74'
      

      ITA
      Yellow card
      R. Tolói
   8. 74'
      

      ITA
      Substitution
      ▲Domenico Berardi▼Lorenzo Insigne
   9. 75'
      

      ITA
      Substitution
      ▲Giacomo Raspadori▼Ciro Immobile
   10. 75'
       

       BUL
       Substitution
       ▲K. Malinov▼P. Vitanov
   11. 75'
       

       BUL
       Substitution
       ▲Radoslav Kirilov▼Kiril Despodov
   12. 86'
       

       BUL
       Yellow card
       A. Nedyalkov
   13. 90+1'
       

       ITA
       Substitution
       ▲Lorenzo Pellegrini▼Emerson