Italy - North Macedonia - 5:2. Euro 2024. Match review, statistics

On 17 November, one of the Euro 2024 football matches took place. Italy and North Macedonia met.

Euro-2024

Italy - North Mac edonia - 5:2 (3:0)
Goals: Matteo Darmian (17), Chiesa (41), Chiesa (45+3), G. Raspadori (81), S. El Shaarawy (90+3) - Atanasov (52), Atanasov (74)

Warnings: Dzagnolo (72), Churlinov (79), Ashkovski (81), Ristovski (84), N. Serafimov (87), N. Serafimov (87), Acerbi (89)

Review of the match Italy - North Macedonia:

In a thrilling European Championship qualifying match at the Stadio Olimpico, Italy defeated FYR Macedonia 5-2. Although the score was 3-0 in Italy's favour at half-time, FYR Macedonia showed their resilience and managed to hit the goalpost twice in the second half. The match started with the first goal by Italy's M. Darmian in the 17th minute, which set the tone for the home team's attacks. As the game progressed, Italy continued to put pressure on the FYR Macedonia defence, which led to a penalty miss by Jorginho in the 40th minute. However, Italy quickly made amends, with F. Chiesa scoring in the 41st minute and just before the break in the 45th minute. At halftime, the score was an impressive 3-0 in Italy's favour. However, at the start of the second half FYR Macedonia made three important substitutions: B. Miovski, J. Manev and A. Ademi, who brought fresh energy into the game. Their efforts bore fruit when, in the 52nd minute, J. Atanasov scored a goal for FYR Macedonia, revitalising the match and reducing the deficit to 3-1. Italy reacted quickly, however, making three substitutions in the 62nd minute: F. Chiesa, G. Bonaventura and Giorginho replaced N. Zaniolo, D. Frattesi and B. Cristante. Cristante.

FYR Macedonia also made a substitution in the 64th minute when A. Elezi replaced I. Alimi. The game started to escalate when in the 72nd minute N. Zaniolo received a yellow card for playing the Italian national team. In the 74th minute FYR Macedonia scored the second goal thanks to the fantastic play of J. Atanasov. Both teams showed aggressive play, resulting in yellow cards for FYR Macedonia players D. Ciurlinov, S. Ashkovski, M. Ristovski and B. Milevski. Milevski, as well as Italian F. Acerbi. The climax of the match came in the 81st minute, when Italian G. Raspadori hit the net, increasing the advantage to 4:2. In the last minutes of the game FYR Macedonia received three more yellow cards - N. Serafimov, M. Ristovski and D. Churlinov. When the time was coming to the end of the main time, Italy made the last substitution in the 90th minute: G. Raspadori replaced G. Raspadori was replaced by G. Scamacca. In the final minutes of the match, Italy's S. El Shaarawy scored another goal for his team, sealing an impressive 5-2 victory for Italy. This match showed the strength and determination of both teams, but in the end Italy proved to be the dominant force. Although specific details of the time, date and round of this match are not available, the tense atmosphere at the Stadio Olimpico and the exceptional play of both teams made it an unforgettable match in qualifying for the European Championship.

The following matches await the opponents in the next round: Ukraine vs Italy, North Macedonia vs England.

Statistics of the match Italy vs North Macedonia: