USA v Italy, 15 June 2009

Score3-1 to Italy
RefereePablo Pozo
CompetitionFIFA Confederations Cup Group B
VenueLoftus Versfeld
Attendance34,341

1  USA

Manager: Bob Bradley

3  Italy

Manager: Marcello Lippi

Goals:

Landon Donovan penalty 41 P

Goals:

Giuseppe Rossi 58 G
Daniele De Rossi 72 G
Giuseppe Rossi 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Tim Howard
Defender Oguchi Onyewu
Defender Jonathan Spector
Defender/Centre back Jay DeMerit
Midfielder Michael Bradley
Midfielder Ricardo Clark
Midfielder Landon Donovan
Midfielder Benny Feilhaber
Midfielder/Forward Clint Dempsey
Forward Jozy Altidore

Starting lineup:

Gianluigi Buffon Goalkeeper (captain)
Fabio Grosso Defender
Mauro Camoranesi Midfielder
Daniele De Rossi Midfielder
Gennaro Gattuso Midfielder
Andrea Pirlo Forward

Substitutions:

Charlie Davies for Jozy Altidore 66
DaMarcus Beasley for Benny Feilhaber 72
Sascha Kljestan for Jonathan Bornstein 86

Substitutions:

Riccardo Montolivo for Gennaro Gattuso 57
Giuseppe Rossi for Mauro Camoranesi 57
Luca Toni for Alberto Gilardino 69

Cards:

Jonathan Bornstein 20 Y
Ricardo Clark 33 R

Cards:

Nicola Legrottaglie 11 Y
Fabio Grosso 35 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Goalkeeper Luis Robles
Defender Danny Califf
Defender Heath Pearce
Defender Marvell Wynne
Defender/Centre back Carlos Bocanegra
Midfielder DaMarcus Beasley
Midfielder Sascha Kljestan
Forward Freddy Adu
Forward Conor Casey
Forward Charlie Davies

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Amelia
Goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis
Defender Fabio Cannavaro
Defender Andrea Dossena
Defender Davide Santon
Midfielder Riccardo Montolivo
Midfielder Angelo Palombo
Midfielder Giuseppe Rossi
Forward Simone Pepe
Forward Luca Toni

Comments:

League position: 3rd Only named five from a possible seven subs

Comments:

League position: 14th

1  USA

Manager: Bob Bradley

Goals:

Landon Donovan penalty 41 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Tim Howard
Defender Oguchi Onyewu
Defender Jonathan Spector
Defender/Centre back Jay DeMerit
Midfielder Michael Bradley
Midfielder Ricardo Clark
Midfielder Landon Donovan
Midfielder Benny Feilhaber
Midfielder/Forward Clint Dempsey
Forward Jozy Altidore

Substitutions:

Charlie Davies for Jozy Altidore 66
DaMarcus Beasley for Benny Feilhaber 72
Sascha Kljestan for Jonathan Bornstein 86

Cards:

Jonathan Bornstein 20 Y
Ricardo Clark 33 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Goalkeeper Luis Robles
Defender Danny Califf
Defender Heath Pearce
Defender Marvell Wynne
Defender/Centre back Carlos Bocanegra
Midfielder DaMarcus Beasley
Midfielder Sascha Kljestan
Forward Freddy Adu
Forward Conor Casey
Forward Charlie Davies

Comments:

League position: 3rd Only named five from a possible seven subs

3  Italy

Manager: Marcello Lippi

Goals:

Giuseppe Rossi 58 G
Daniele De Rossi 72 G
Giuseppe Rossi 90 G

Starting lineup:

Gianluigi Buffon Goalkeeper (captain)
Fabio Grosso Defender
Mauro Camoranesi Midfielder
Daniele De Rossi Midfielder
Gennaro Gattuso Midfielder
Andrea Pirlo Forward

Substitutions:

Riccardo Montolivo for Gennaro Gattuso 57
Giuseppe Rossi for Mauro Camoranesi 57
Luca Toni for Alberto Gilardino 69

Cards:

Nicola Legrottaglie 11 Y
Fabio Grosso 35 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Amelia
Goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis
Defender Fabio Cannavaro
Defender Andrea Dossena
Defender Davide Santon
Midfielder Riccardo Montolivo
Midfielder Angelo Palombo
Midfielder Giuseppe Rossi
Forward Simone Pepe
Forward Luca Toni

Comments:

League position: 14th