Spain U21 vs Italy U21: UEFA U21 Championship Clash

Spain U21

1–1Match Finished

HT 0–0

Italy U21

Match Summary

In a thrilling UEFA U21 Championship match on June 17, 2025, Spain U21 triumphed over Italy U21 with a final score of 2-1. The game unfolded with Spain dominating possession and creating numerous chances, ultimately leading to their victory. Italy fought hard but fell short, unable to equalize despite a late surge. The match highlighted the skills of both teams' young players, providing a glimpse of the future of football.

Match Events

40'Daniele Ghilardi Foul Italy U21
53'Jesús Rodríguez (Raúl Moro) Spain U21
57'Jacopo Fazzini Argument Italy U21
59'N. Pisilli (D. Ghilardi) Italy U21
65'Jesús Rodríguez (Javi Guerra) Spain U21
66'Pablo Marín (Diego López) Spain U21
67'Marc Pubill Foul Spain U21
73'J. Fazzini (C. Casadei) Italy U21
74'Marc Pubill (Pablo Torre) Spain U21
74'Alberto Moleiro (Juanlu Sánchez) Spain U21
74'G. Ambrosino (W. Gnonto) Italy U21
80'Roberto Fernández Foul Spain U21
84'G. Guarino (L. Pirola) Italy U21
84'R. Turicchia (M. Ruggeri) Italy U21
90'Raúl Moro (César Tárrega) Spain U21
90'N. Pisilli (M. Prati) Italy U21

Statistics

Spain U21		Italy U21
2	Shots on Goal	4
3	Shots off Goal	4
9	Total Shots	9
4	Blocked Shots	1
5	Shots insidebox	5
4	Shots outsidebox	4
15	Fouls	11
3	Corner Kicks	2
1	Offsides	3
44%	Ball Possession	56%
2	Yellow Cards	2
	Red Cards
3	Goalkeeper Saves	1
406	Total passes	530
346	Passes accurate	477
85%	Passes %	90%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Spain U21 4-2-3-1

23Pablo Cuñat

12Andrés García

4Rafa Marín

20Alberto Moleiro

19Roberto Fernández

23 Pablo Cuñat G
2 Marc Pubill D
4 Rafa Marín D
15 Juanma Herzog D
12 Andrés García D
14 Mikel Jauregizar M
21 Pablo Marín M
11 Raúl Moro M
20 Alberto Moleiro M
17 Jesús Rodríguez M
19 Roberto Fernández F

Substitutes

5 César Tárrega D
10 Pablo Torre M
16 Juanlu Sánchez M
7 Diego López F
6 Javi Guerra M
13 Aitor Fraga G
1 Alejandro Iturbe G
3 Cristhian Mosquera D
9 Mateo Joseph F
8 Beñat Turrientes M
22 Hugo Bueno D

Coach: Santiago Denia Sánchez

Italy U21 3-4-2-1

12G. Zacchi

19G. Guarino

15D. Coppola

6D. Ghilardi

16R. Turicchia

23A. Bianco

18I. Doumbia

13M. Kayode

21J. Fazzini

20N. Pisilli

9G. Ambrosino

12 G. Zacchi G
6 D. Ghilardi D
15 D. Coppola D
19 G. Guarino D
13 M. Kayode M
18 I. Doumbia M
23 A. Bianco M
16 R. Turicchia M
20 N. Pisilli F
21 J. Fazzini F
9 G. Ambrosino F

Substitutes

4 M. Prati M
5 L. Pirola D
3 M. Ruggeri M
10 W. Gnonto F
8 C. Casadei M
17 L. Koleosho F
14 G. Fabbian M
2 M. Zanotti D
1 S. Desplanches G
22 J. Sassi G
11 T. Baldanzi M
7 C. Ndour M

Coach: Carmine Nunziata

Player Stats

Top Rated: Diego Coppola (highest match rating)

Spain U21

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Pablo Cuñat	G	90'	—	0	7
Marc Pubill	D	74'	—	0	6.9
Rafa Marín	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Juanma Herzog	D	90'	—	0	6.6
Andrés García	D	90'	—	0	6.3
Mikel Jauregizar	M	90'	—	0	6.9
Pablo Marín	M	66'	—	0	6.3
Raúl Moro	M	89'	—	1	7.2
Alberto Moleiro	M	74'	—	0	6.5
Jesús Rodriguez	M	65'	1	0	7.5
Roberto Fernández	F	90'	—	0	6.6
Javier Guerra sub	M	25'	—	0	6.6
Diego López sub	F	24'	—	0	6.6
Pablo Torre sub	M	16'	—	0	6.3
Juanlu Sánchez sub	M	16'	—	0	6.6
César Tárrega sub	D	1'	—	0	—
Alejandro Iturbe sub	G	—	—	—	—
Aitor Fraga sub	G	—	—	—	—
Cristhian Mosquera sub	D	—	—	—	—
Hugo Bueno sub	D	—	—	—	—
Beñat Turrientes sub	M	—	—	—	—
Mateo Joseph sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Pablo Cuñat	—	46/–/36%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Marc Pubill	—	52/3/47%	4	5/9	1/2	–/2	1/0
Rafa Marín	–/1	64/–/60%	1	4/6	—	1/–	0/0
Juanma Herzog	—	41/–/37%	—	1/1	—	—	0/0
Andrés García	–/1	22/1/20%	2	3/7	–/3	—	0/0
Mikel Jauregizar	—	43/–/34%	6	11/18	–/1	4/3	0/0
Pablo Marín	–/1	22/–/19%	1	2/7	—	1/1	0/0
Raúl Moro	—	27/1/20%	—	5/10	5/7	–/1	0/0
Alberto Moleiro	—	27/–/25%	—	3/9	3/5	–/1	0/0
Jesús Rodriguez	1/1	13/–/11%	2	6/12	3/5	1/3	0/0
Roberto Fernández	1/1	16/–/12%	1	5/15	–/1	1/3	1/0
Javier Guerra	—	6/2/6%	1	2/5	1/1	—	0/0
Diego López	—	5/–/3%	—	1/2	1/1	—	0/0
Pablo Torre	—	8/–/5%	—	1/5	–/1	1/1	0/0
Juanlu Sánchez	—	14/–/11%	—	2/2	1/1	1/–	0/0
César Tárrega	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Alejandro Iturbe	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Aitor Fraga	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Cristhian Mosquera	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Hugo Bueno	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Beñat Turrientes	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mateo Joseph	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Italy U21

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Gioele Zacchi	G	90'	—	0	6.5
Daniele Ghilardi	D	90'	—	1	7.3
Diego Coppola ★ Top Rated	D	90'	—	0	7.7
Gabriele Guarino	D	84'	—	0	6.7
Michael Kayode	M	90'	—	0	6.7
Issa Doumbia	M	90'	—	0	6.9
Alessandro Bianco	M	90'	—	0	7
Riccardo Turicchia	M	84'	—	0	6.9
Niccolò Pisilli	F	89'	1	0	7.5
Jacopo Fazzini	F	73'	—	0	6.9
Giuseppe Ambrosino	F	74'	—	0	6.9
Cesare Casadei sub	M	17'	—	0	6.9
Wilfried Gnonto sub	F	16'	—	0	6.3
Lorenzo Pirola sub	D	10'	—	0	6.9
Matteo Ruggeri sub	M	10'	—	0	7.2
Matteo Prati sub	M	1'	—	0	—
Sebastiano Desplanches sub	G	—	—	—	—
Jacopo Sassi sub	G	—	—	—	—
Mattia Zanotti sub	D	—	—	—	—
Cher Ndour sub	M	—	—	—	—
Tommaso Baldanzi sub	M	—	—	—	—
Giovanni Fabbian sub	M	—	—	—	—
Luca Koleosho sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Gioele Zacchi	—	14/–/11%	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Daniele Ghilardi	–/1	56/1/48%	3	8/12	—	3/1	1/0
Diego Coppola	—	96/–/90%	2	5/8	—	—	0/0
Gabriele Guarino	—	75/1/71%	1	5/11	—	—	0/0
Michael Kayode	1/1	28/–/26%	2	3/9	1/4	—	0/0
Issa Doumbia	–/1	46/1/44%	2	4/10	—	–/3	0/0
Alessandro Bianco	—	64/–/59%	3	8/12	—	4/3	0/0
Riccardo Turicchia	1/1	27/1/20%	1	1/3	–/1	—	0/0
Niccolò Pisilli	1/3	40/–/33%	—	5/12	2/4	2/2	0/0
Jacopo Fazzini	1/1	45/2/38%	3	9/18	3/8	3/1	1/0
Giuseppe Ambrosino	—	13/1/13%	—	2/3	1/1	1/–	0/0
Cesare Casadei	—	4/–/2%	1	2/4	—	1/1	0/0
Wilfried Gnonto	—	6/–/6%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Lorenzo Pirola	—	9/–/9%	—	2/2	—	1/–	0/0
Matteo Ruggeri	—	6/1/6%	3	3/4	—	—	0/0
Matteo Prati	—	1/–/1%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Sebastiano Desplanches	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jacopo Sassi	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mattia Zanotti	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Cher Ndour	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Tommaso Baldanzi	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Giovanni Fabbian	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Luca Koleosho	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: UEFA U21 Championship
Round: Group Stage - 9
Venue: CITY ARENA – Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava
Referee: Nick Walsh