Italy v Bulgaria, 02 September 2021
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Serdar Gözübüyük |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group C |
| Venue | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence |
| Attendance | 14,366 |
View Italy v Bulgaria head to head
Kick-off: 8.45pm local
1
Italy
Manager: Roberto Mancini
Goals:
| Federico Chiesa | 16 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defender
Francesco Acerbi
Defender
Leonardo Bonucci
(captain)
Defender
Emerson
Defender/Midfielder
Alessandro Florenzi
Midfielder
Nicolò Barella
Midfielder
Jorginho
Midfielder
Marco Verratti
Midfielder/Forward
Federico Chiesa
Forward
Ciro Immobile
Forward
Lorenzo Insigne
Substitutions:
| Bryan Cristante for Nicolò Barella | 64 |
| Rafael Tolói for Alessandro Florenzi | 64 |
| Domenico Berardi for Lorenzo Insigne | 74 |
| Giacomo Raspadori for Ciro Immobile | 74 |
| Lorenzo Pellegrini for Emerson | 90 |
Cards:
| Nicolò Barella | 26 | Y |
| Rafael Tolói | 74 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Pierluigi Gollini
Goalkeeper
Salvatore Sirigu
Defender
Alessandro Bastoni
Defender
Giorgio Chiellini
Defender
Rafael Tolói
Defender/Midfielder
Cristiano Biraghi
Midfielder
Gaetano Castrovilli
Midfielder
Bryan Cristante
Midfielder
Lorenzo Pellegrini
Midfielder/Forward
Federico Bernardeschi
Forward
Domenico Berardi
Forward
Giacomo Raspadori
1
Bulgaria
Manager: Yasen Petrov
Goals:
| Atanas Iliev | 40 |
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Starting lineup:
Georgi Georgiev
Goalkeeper
Valentin Antov
Defender
Andrea Hristov
Defender
Petko Hristov
Defender
Anton Nedyalkov
Defender
Georgi Kostadinov
Midfielder
(captain)
Petar Vitanov
Midfielder
Dominik Yankov
Midfielder
Kiril Despodov
Midfielder/Forward
Georgi Yomov
Midfielder/Forward
Atanas Iliev
Forward
Substitutions:
| Spas Delev for Georgi Yomov | 46 |
| Ivaylo Chochev for Dominik Yankov | 57 |
| Kaloyan Krastev for Atanas Iliev | 70 |
| Radoslav Kirilov for Kiril Despodov | 74 |
| Kristiyan Malinov for Petar Vitanov | 74 |
Cards:
| Georgi Yomov | 31 | Y |
| Anton Nedyalkov | 86 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Nikolay Mihaylov
Goalkeeper
Daniel Naumov
Defender
Vasil Bozhikov
Defender
Ivan Turitsov
Defender/Midfielder
Kristiyan Malinov
Defender/Midfielder
Dimitar Velkovski
Midfielder
Ivaylo Chochev
Midfielder
Dimitar Iliev
Midfielder
Ilian Iliev
Midfielder/Forward
Kaloyan Krastev
Forward
Spas Delev
Forward
Radoslav Kirilov