Malta v Italy, 26 March 2023
| Score | 2-0 to Italy |
| Referee | Georgi Kabakov |
| Competition | UEFA European Championship Qualifying group C |
| Venue | National Stadium, Ta'Qali |
| Attendance | 16,015 |
View Malta v Italy head to head
Kick-off: 8.45pm local
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Malta
Manager: Michele Marcolini
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Henry Bonello
Defender
Ferdinando Apap
Defender
Steve Borg
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Cain Attard
Defender/Midfielder
Juan Corbalan
Midfielder
Matthew Guillaumier
Midfielder
Nikolai Muscat
Midfielder
Yannick Yankam
Midfielder/Forward
Joseph Mbong
Forward
Jodi Jones
Forward
Alexander Satariano
Substitutions:
| Zach Muscat for Cain Attard | 64 |
| Kyrian Nwoko for Alexander Satariano | 64 |
| Shaun Dimech for Jodi Jones | 76 |
| Teddy Teuma for Nikolai Muscat | 76 |
| James Brown for Ferdinando Apap | 83 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Cain Formosa
Goalkeeper
Matthew Grech
Defender
James Brown
Defender
Karl Micallef
Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Camenzuli
Defender/Midfielder
Zach Muscat
Midfielder
Bjorn Kristensen
Midfielder
Kyrian Nwoko
Midfielder
Brandon Paiber
Midfielder
Teddy Teuma
Midfielder/Forward
Shaun Dimech
Forward
Paul Mbong
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Italy
Manager: Roberto Mancini
Goals:
| Mateo Retegui | 15 |
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| Matthew Guillaumier | own goal | 27 |
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Starting lineup:
Gianluigi Donnarumma
Goalkeeper
(captain)
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
Defender
Emerson
Defender
Alessio Romagnoli
Defender
Giorgio Scalvini
Defender
Bryan Cristante
Midfielder
Matteo Pessina
Midfielder
Sandro Tonali
Midfielder
Wilfried Gnonto
Midfielder/Forward
Matteo Politano
Midfielder/Forward
Mateo Retegui
Forward
Substitutions:
| Vincenzo Grifo for Wilfried Gnonto | 22 |
| Matteo Darmian for Giovanni Di Lorenzo | 46 |
| Gianluca Scamacca for Mateo Retegui | 66 |
| Marco Verratti for Sandro Tonali | 67 |
| Rafael Tolói for Giorgio Scalvini | 83 |
Cards:
| Giovanni Di Lorenzo | 36 | Y |
| Giorgio Scalvini | 54 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Marco Carnesecchi
Goalkeeper
Alex Meret
Defender
Francesco Acerbi
Defender
Matteo Darmian
Defender
Rafael Tolói
Defender/Midfielder
Leonardo Spinazzola
Midfielder
Davide Frattesi
Midfielder
Vincenzo Grifo
Midfielder
Jorginho
Midfielder
Marco Verratti
Forward
Domenico Berardi
Forward
Gianluca Scamacca