Updated 5 October 2026, after full time.
Italy 3-1 Turkey in the UEFA Nations League at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna on 5 October 2026. Scorers: Riccardo Calafiori, Pio Esposito, Gianluca Scamacca for Italy; Aral Şimşir for Turkey. In their last 3 meetings, Italy have won 2, Turkey 0, with 1 draw.
Italy 3-1 Turkey was the final score in the UEFA Nations League on Monday 5 October 2026 at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara. Scorers: Riccardo Calafiori, Pio Esposito, Gianluca Scamacca for Italy; Aral Şimşir for Turkey. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Italy vs Turkey was played at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in Bologna on Monday 5 October 2026, the home ground of Italy, which holds 36,532 people. It finished Italy 3-1 Turkey in the UEFA Nations League, with kick-off at 19:45 UK time.
Italy have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 9 and conceding 5, with results reading W L W D W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 3-1 win at home to Turkey in the UEFA Nations League on 5 October.
Turkey have won 1, drawn 0 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 13, with results reading W L L L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-3 defeat away to Italy in the UEFA Nations League on 5 October.
Across the last 3 meetings Italy have won 2, Turkey have won 0 and 1 was drawn, with Italy scoring 7 goals to Turkey's 3. The most recent was Turkey 1-4 Italy on 28 September 2026 in the UEFA Nations League.
Pio Esposito leads Italy with 6 goals across their last 10 games, 0.6 a game, the most of any Italy player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Italy player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Barış Alper Yılmaz leads Turkey with 4 goals across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Turkey player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Turkey player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Szymon Marciniak refereed Italy vs Turkey, averaging 23.0 fouls and 2.0 yellow cards per game across 3 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | UEFA Nations League | Turkey vs Italy | 1-4 |
| 4 Jun 2024 | Friendly International | Italy vs Turkey | 0-0 |
| 29 Mar 2022 | Friendly International | Turkey vs Italy | 2-3 |
| Stat | Italy | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 45% | 55% |
| Shots | 15 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 5 |
| Corners | 3 | 9 |
| Fouls | 11 | 9 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Tackles | 19 | 12 |
| Passes | 451 | 554 |
Italy: G. Scamacca 26', R. Calafiori 64', P. Esposito 87'. Turkey: A. Şimşir 61'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2 | 13 of 54 |
| Goals against | 1.3 | 30 of 54 |
| Shots | 16 | 9 of 54 |
| Shots on target | 5.5 | 11 of 54 |
| Fouls | 13.5 | 17 of 54 |
| Tackles | 15.8 | 18 of 54 |
| Passes | 482 | 26 of 54 |
| Corners | 3.3 | 38 of 54 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.5 | 46 of 54 |
| Goals against | 2.8 | 51 of 54 |
| Shots | 16 | 10 of 54 |
| Shots on target | 4.8 | 21 of 54 |
| Fouls | 11.8 | 25 of 54 |
| Tackles | 15.8 | 19 of 54 |
| Passes | 483 | 25 of 54 |
| Corners | 6.3 | 7 of 54 |