⚽️ UEFA Euro 2020 Match-day 1- Previews, Team News, Live Updates, Stats and More

2 - This will be Şenol Güneş’ second major tournament as Turkey head-coach (World Cup or European Championships), 18 years after leading his nation to third place at the 2002 World Cup, their best-ever performance in the competition.

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2020/21 Serie A stats:

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Do not sleep on Italy’s front three.

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Burak Yılmaz in competitive games for Turkey in 2021:

◎ 7 games
◎ 7 shots on target
◎ 4 goals

Will be looking to make his mark at Euro2020.

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EURO 2020 Opening ceremony at the Olimpico in Rome! :heart_eyes:

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3 - Turkey against Italy today is only the third time since 1980 (when Opta has detailed Euros data) that a team has had no shots in the first half of a European Championship game (also Italy v Netherlands in 2000 & Northern Ireland v Poland in 2016).

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Ciro Immobile and Burak Yilmaz have only managed 19 touches combined in the first half.

Burak Yilmaz - 7
Ciro Immobile - 12

Quiet night so far for the strikers at the Stadio Olimpico.

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14 - Italy had 14 more shots than Turkey in the first half (14-0), the biggest shot differential in the first half of a EUROs match since 2004, when Netherlands had 16 and Latvia had one.

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HT | No goals so far!

It was a completely one-sided first half at Stadio Olimpico, with Italy taking 14 shots to Turkey’s 0, but they couldn’t get past Uğurcan Çakır so far.

Can Turkey withstand Italy’s attacks, or will I Azzurri manage to get the win? :thinking:

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HT: Italy 0-0 Turkey

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Chances created in the first half:

:it: Domenico Berardi (4)
:it: Lorenzo Insigne (3)

:tr: Turkey (0)

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Jorginho’s first half by numbers vs. Turkey

48 passes attempted
45 passes completed
9 passes into the final ⅓
5 ball recoveries
2 chances created
1 tackle made
1 interception
0 fouls conceded

In full control of the game.

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GOAL! Turkey 0-1 Italy (Merih Demiral 53’ og).

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This is the first time in European Championship history that the opening goal of the tournament has been an own goal.

Merih Demiral goes into the history books.

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1 - This is the first time in European Championship history that the first goal of the tournament has been an own goal.

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GOAL! Ciro Immobile doubles Italy’s lead!

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Ciro Immobile’s last 4 starts for Italy:

:soccer: vs Northern Ireland
:soccer: vs Lithuania
:soccer: vs Czech Republic
:soccer: vs Turkey

He has now scored 14 goals in an Azzurri shirt - no other active player has scored more.

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For the first time in his international career, Ciro Immobile has scored for Italy at a major tournament.

Italy are looking good.

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3 - Ciro Immobile has scored in three consecutive appearances for Italy for the very first time. His strike against Turkey was his first goal at a major international tournament (World Cup & Euros)

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Ciro Immobile. 2-0.

Italy starting in style :soccer:

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GOAL! A third for Italy.

Insigne puts it away to put the match beyond doubt.

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