Italy v Bulgaria, 06 September 2013
| Score | 1-0 to Italy |
| Referee | Carlos Velasco Carballo |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group B |
| Venue | Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo |
| Attendance | 28,662 |
View Italy v Bulgaria head to head
Kick-off: 8.45pm local
1
Italy
Manager: Cesare Prandelli
Goals:
| Alberto Gilardino | 38 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Gianluigi Buffon
(captain)
Defender
Ignazio Abate
Defender
Luca Antonelli
Defender
Leonardo Bonucci
Defender
Giorgio Chiellini
Midfielder
Antonio Candreva
Midfielder
Daniele De Rossi
Midfielder
Thiago Motta
Forward
Alberto Gilardino
Forward
Lorenzo Insigne
Forward
Andrea Pirlo
Substitutions:
| Davide Astori for Luca Antonelli | 62 |
| Emanuele Giaccherini for Lorenzo Insigne | 64 |
| Christian Maggio for Ignazio Abate | 80 |
Cards:
| Emanuele Giaccherini | 84 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Frederico Marchetti
Goalkeeper
Salvatore Sirigu
Defender
Davide Astori
Defender
Christian Maggio
Defender
Andrea Ranocchia
Defender/Midfielder
Alessandro Florenzi
Midfielder
Alberto Aquilani
Midfielder
Alessandro Diamanti
Midfielder
Stephan El Shaarawy
Midfielder
Emanuele Giaccherini
Midfielder
Marco Verratti
Forward
Manolo Gabbiadini
0
Bulgaria
Manager: Lyuboslav Penev
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Nikolay Mihaylov
Goalkeeper
Nikolay Bodurov
Defender
Veselin Minev
Defender
Yordan Minev
Defender
Stanislav Manolev
Defender/Midfielder
Svetoslav Dyakov
Midfielder
Vladimir Gadzhev
Midfielder
Ivan Ivanov
Midfielder
Ivelin Popov
Midfielder
(captain)
Todor Nedelev
Midfielder/Forward
Alexander Tonev
Midfielder/Forward
Substitutions:
| Georgi Iliev for Stanislav Manolev | 55 |
| Dimitar Rangelov for Alexander Tonev | 59 |
| Spas Delev for Svetoslav Dyakov | 75 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Vladislav Stoyanov
Defender
Alexandar Aleksandrov
Defender
Radoslav Dimitrov
Defender
Iliya Milanov
Defender
Petar Zanev
Midfielder
Emil Gargorov
Midfielder
Yordan Hristov
Midfielder
Georgi Iliev
Midfielder
Hristo Zlatinski
Forward
Spas Delev
Forward
Ventsislav Hristov
Forward
Dimitar Rangelov