Malta v Italy, 26 March 2013
| Score | 2-0 to Italy |
| Referee | Serdar Gözübüyük |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group B |
| Venue | National Stadium, Ta'Qali |
| Attendance | 17,011 |
View Malta v Italy head to head
Kick-off: 8.45pm local
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Malta
Manager: Pietro Ghedin
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Justin Haber
Defender
Ryan Camilleri
Defender
Luke Dimech
Defender
Alex Muscat
Defender/Midfielder
Jonathan Caruana
Defender/Midfielder
Clayton Failla
Defender/Midfielder
Edward Herrera
Midfielder
Roderick Briffa
Midfielder
Gareth Sciberras
Forward
Michael Mifsud
(captain)
Forward
André Schembri
Substitutions:
| Andrew Cohen for Clayton Failla | 82 |
| Terence Vella for Michael Mifsud | 88 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Andrew Hogg
Defender
Andrei Agius
Defender
Jacob Borg
Midfielder
Andrew Cohen
Midfielder
Paul Fenech
Midfielder
Rowen Muscat
Forward
Ryan Fenech
Forward
Terence Vella
2
Italy
Manager: Cesare Prandelli
Goals:
| Mario Balotelli | penalty | 8 |
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| Mario Balotelli | 45 |
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Starting lineup:
Gianluigi Buffon
Goalkeeper
(captain)
Ignazio Abate
Defender
Andrea Barzagli
Defender
Leonardo Bonucci
Defender
Mattia De Sciglio
Defender
Stephan El Shaarawy
Midfielder
Emanuele Giaccherini
Midfielder
Claudio Marchisio
Midfielder
Riccardo Montolivo
Midfielder
Mario Balotelli
Forward
Andrea Pirlo
Forward
Substitutions:
| Antonio Candreva for Emanuele Giaccherini | 61 |
| Alessio Cerci for Stephan El Shaarawy | 76 |
| Alberto Gilardino for Mario Balotelli | 86 |
Cards:
| Gianluigi Buffon | 16 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Morgan De Sanctis
Goalkeeper
Salvatore Sirigu
Defender
Luca Antonelli
Defender
Christian Maggio
Defender
Andrea Ranocchia
Defender/Midfielder
Alessandro Florenzi
Midfielder
Antonio Candreva
Midfielder
Alessandro Diamanti
Midfielder
Andrea Poli
Forward
Alessio Cerci
Forward
Alberto Gilardino
Forward
Sebastian Giovinco