Italy v Malta, 11 September 2012
| Score | 2-0 to Italy |
| Referee | Antti Munukka |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group B |
| Venue | Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena |
| Attendance | 18,000 |
View Italy v Malta head to head
Kick-off: 8.45pm local
2
Italy
Manager: Cesare Prandelli
Goals:
| Mattia Destro | 5 |
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| Federico Peluso | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Gianluigi Buffon
(captain)
Defender
Andrea Barzagli
Defender
Leonardo Bonucci
Defender
Mattia Cassani
Defender
Federico Peluso
Midfielder
Alessandro Diamanti
Midfielder
Claudio Marchisio
Midfielder
Antonio Nocerino
Forward
Mattia Destro
Forward
Dani Osvaldo
Forward
Andrea Pirlo
Substitutions:
| Lorenzo Insigne for Alessandro Diamanti | 46 |
| Giampaolo Pazzini for Dani Osvaldo | 69 |
| Sebastian Giovinco for Mattia Destro | 82 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Salvatore Sirigu
Goalkeeper
Emiliano Viviano
Defender
Francesco Acerbi
Defender
Christian Maggio
Defender
Angelo Ogbonna
Midfielder
Emanuele Giaccherini
Midfielder
Andrea Poli
Midfielder
Marco Verratti
Forward
Fabio Borini
Forward
Sebastian Giovinco
Forward
Lorenzo Insigne
Forward
Giampaolo Pazzini
0
Malta
Manager: Pietro Ghedin
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Andrew Hogg
Goalkeeper
Andrei Agius
Defender
Steve Borg
Defender
Luke Dimech
Defender
Alex Muscat
Defender
Edward Herrera
Defender/Midfielder
Roderick Briffa
Midfielder
Gareth Sciberras
Midfielder
Daniel Bogdanović
Forward
Michael Mifsud
Forward
(captain)
André Schembri
Forward
Substitutions:
| Andrew Cohen for Daniel Bogdanović | 69 |
| Ryan Camilleri for Alex Muscat | 86 |
Cards:
| Alex Muscat | 51 | Y |
| André Schembri | 71 | Y |
| Andrew Cohen | 75 | Y |
| Andrew Hogg | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Justin Haber
Defender
Shaun Bajada
Defender
Ryan Camilleri
Defender/Midfielder
Jonathan Caruana
Midfielder
Andrew Cohen
Forward
Etienne Barbara
Forward
Ryan Fenech