Bulgaria v Italy, 28 March 2021
| Score | 2-0 to Italy |
| Referee | Slavko Vinčić |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group C |
| Venue | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia |
View Bulgaria v Italy head to head
Kick-off: 9.45pm local
Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.
0
Bulgaria
Manager: Yasen Petrov
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Plamen Iliev
Defender
Valentin Antov
Defender
Vasil Bozhikov
Defender
Cicinho
Defender/Midfielder
Daniel Dimov
Defender/Midfielder
Momchil Tsvetanov
Midfielder
Ivaylo Chochev
Midfielder
Georgi Kostadinov
(captain)
Midfielder
Petar Vitanov
Forward
Spas Delev
Forward
Andrey Galabinov
Substitutions:
| Bircent Karagaren for Cicinho | 46 |
| Kristiyan Malinov for Georgi Kostadinov | 62 |
| Atanas Iliev for Spas Delev | 78 |
| Martin Raynov for Petar Vitanov | 88 |
Cards:
| Georgi Kostadinov | 57 | Y |
| Vasil Bozhikov | 59 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ivan Karadzhov
Goalkeeper
Daniel Naumov
Defender
Petko Hristov
Defender
Petar Zanev
Defender/Midfielder
Kristiyan Malinov
Midfielder
Dimitar Iliev
Midfielder
Ilian Iliev
Midfielder
Martin Raynov
Midfielder/Forward
Bircent Karagaren
Midfielder/Forward
Antonio Vutov
Midfielder/Forward
Georgi Yomov
Forward
Atanas Iliev
Comments:
Unused sub Antonio Vutov was shown a yellow card after 58 minutes.
2
Italy
Manager: Roberto Mancini
Goals:
| Andrea Belotti | penalty | 43 |
|
| Manuel Locatelli | 82 |
|
Starting lineup:
Gianluigi Donnarumma
Goalkeeper
Francesco Acerbi
Defender
Leonardo Bonucci
Defender
(captain)
Alessandro Florenzi
Defender/Midfielder
Leonardo Spinazzola
Defender/Midfielder
Nicolò Barella
Midfielder
Stefano Sensi
Midfielder
Marco Verratti
Midfielder
Federico Chiesa
Midfielder/Forward
Andrea Belotti
Forward
Lorenzo Insigne
Forward
Substitutions:
| Giovanni Di Lorenzo for Alessandro Florenzi | 68 |
| Manuel Locatelli for Stefano Sensi | 68 |
| Ciro Immobile for Andrea Belotti | 75 |
| Federico Bernardeschi for Federico Chiesa | 76 |
| Matteo Pessina for Marco Verratti | 88 |
Cards:
| Manuel Locatelli | 84 | Y |
| Federico Bernardeschi | 89 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Alex Meret
Goalkeeper
Salvatore Sirigu
Defender
Alessandro Bastoni
Defender
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
Defender
Emerson
Defender
Gianluca Mancini
Midfielder
Vincenzo Grifo
Midfielder
Manuel Locatelli
Midfielder
Lorenzo Pellegrini
Midfielder
Matteo Pessina
Midfielder/Forward
Federico Bernardeschi
Forward
Ciro Immobile