| Score | 2-0 to Italy |
| Referee | Urs Schnyder |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group I |
| Venue | Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia |
| Attendance | 18,771 |
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Manager: Luciano Spalletti
| Giacomo Raspadori | 40 |
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| Andrea Cambiaso | 50 |
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| Nicolò Barella for Samuele Ricci | 46 |
| Riccardo Orsolini for Federico Dimarco | 46 |
| Lorenzo Lucca for Mateo Retegui | 71 |
| Daniel Maldini for Giacomo Raspadori | 77 |
| Diego Coppola for Luca Ranieri | 83 |
| Davide Frattesi | 85 | Y |
Manager: Serghei Cleşcenco
| Nichita Moțpan for Stefan Bodișteanu | 58 |
| Sergiu Perciun for Virgiliu Postolachi | 66 |
| Victor Stînă for Mihail Caimacov | 66 |
| Vitalie Damaşcan for Ion Nicolăescu | 72 |
| Cristian Dros for Artur Ioniță | 72 |
| Ion Nicolăescu | 71 | Y |