Match summary
Moldova had gone 9 matches without a win before this one. Italy had won 5 matches in a row before this one.
Moldova vs Italy in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Gianluca Mancini's 88th-minute goal decided the match.Italy's goal 1 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-0 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Moldova0W 1D 4L
MoldovaItaly
1Pointsof 1515
3Goals scored18
20Goals conceded5
0Clean sheets3
3Scored in a row5
1Unbeaten in a row5
9Without a win0
9Conceded in a row0
Head to head3 meetings · Sep 2004 – Jun 2025
- Moldova wins
- 0
- Draws
- 0
- Italy wins
- 3
3goals per meeting
0%both teams scored
33%3+ goals
67%won by the host
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 13 earlier results
MoldovaItaly
#5Position#2
1Points4 v 5 games12
-13Goal difference+5
1Scored per game2.6
4.25Conceded per game1.6
#4Form table position#2
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
MoldovaItaly
- Yellow Card · Moldova · Mihail Stefan90+5'
- 90+2'Goal · Italy · Pio Esposito0-2
- 88'Goal · Italy · Gianluca Mancini0-1
- 82'Substitution · Italy · Davide Frattesi · InOut: Mattia Zaccagni
- Substitution · Moldova · Vladimir Fratea · InOut: Ion Nicolaescu75'
- Substitution · Moldova · Ștefan Bodișteanu · InOut: Vadim Rață75'
- 75'Substitution · Italy · Federico Dimarco · InOut: Andrea Cambiaso
- 75'Substitution · Italy · Matteo Politano · InOut: Riccardo Orsolini
- 65'Substitution · Italy · Pio Esposito · InOut: Giacomo Raspadori
- 65'Substitution · Italy · Mateo Retegui · InOut: Gianluca Scamacca
- Substitution · Moldova · Victor Bogaciuc · InOut: Sergiu Perciun61'
- Substitution · Moldova · Vitalie Damașcan · InOut: Virgiliu Postolachi55'
- Substitution · Moldova · Stefan Bîtca · InOut: Oleg Reabciuk55'
- Yellow Card · Moldova · Ioan-Calin Revenco28'
- Yellow Card · Moldova · Daniel Dumbrăvanu2'
Match Statistics
Match stats
MoldovaItaly
23%Ball Possession77%
3Shots Total28
1Shots On Target9
1Corners13
13Fouls8
3Yellow Cards0
1Offsides1
8Saves1
224Passes714
1Shots Off Target11
55Attacks163
21Dangerous Attacks104
1Shots Inside Box22
2Shots Outside Box6
0Goals2
8Free Kicks13
1Shots Blocked8
5Substitutions5
0Hit Woodwork1
9Tackles4
0Assists2
147Accurate Passes635
5Total Crosses55
1Accurate Crosses20
13Interceptions7
35Duels Won43
1Big Chances Created3
1Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
5-3-2 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 31(35%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.9 | 55' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(75%) | 2 | 3/4 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(93%) | 1 | 2/6 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(63%) | 1 | 3/8 | |
| 6.7 | 35' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(57%) | 3 | 4/9 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 28(68%) | - | 4/9 | |
| 6.6 | 34' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(78%) | 2 | 4/7 | |
| 6.6 | 75' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(67%) | - | 2/7 | |
| 6.5 | 56' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 11(70%) | - | 3/8 | |
| 6.5 | 61' | 0 | 0 | - | 13(75%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.5 | 75' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 15(64%) | - | 5/7 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 18(67%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.5 | 15' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 7(29%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.4 | 29' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(89%) | - | - | |
| 6.2 | 15' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(57%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(76%) | - | 1/5 |
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