11.51pm – Italy-Venezuela ends 2-1
11.48pm – Three minutes of added time
It’s the 90th minute: the referee grants 3 minutes of added time.
11.44pm – Retegui leaves the pitch
After 87 minutes of play and two goals, Spalletti sends Retegui off the pitch. Raspadori comes in instead of him.
11.38pm – Retegui scores a double in the 80th minute!
A good move by Italy ends with Retegui’s second goal which gives the Azzurri the lead again. The assist comes from Jorginho.
11.34pm – Zaniolo tries from distance
Just over two minutes after entering the pitch, Zaniolo immediately tries a long-range shot with his left foot: Romo stretches and extends beyond the post.
11.31pm – Another substitution
It’s the 73rd minute and Spalletti changes again: Zaniolo comes on in place of Cambiaso.
11.23pm – Triple change for Spalletti
In the 65th minute Locatelli, Frattesi and Chiesa leave, Jorginho, Pellegrini and Zaccagni enter the field.
11.21pm – Donnarumma and Scalvini reject Cadiz
Venezuela’s new substitute, Cadiz, immediately threatened in the 63rd minute but his two attempts were blocked first by Donnarumma and then by Scalvini.
11.18pm – Rondon still dangerous
The Venezuelan striker rushes towards Donnarumma’s goal, trying to head the ball. Di Lorenzo marked him but it was the Italian number one who came out a little imprecisely and a rebound was about to mock Italy again.
11.15pm – Sinner number 10
Meanwhile, in the stands, FIGC president Gabriele Gravina gave a blue shirt to Jannik Sinner, today a spectator of Italy-Venezuela and tomorrow on the court for his debut at the Miami Open against Vavassori.
11.13pm – Back to 4-3-3
Spalletti returns to “his” formation after the initial 3-4-2-1. Barella in midfield immediately tries to set up but the aggressive pressing of the opponents and the Azzurri’s inaccuracies do not always make the verticalisations fluid.
11.03pm – The second half begins
Spalletti changes immediately: Barella comes on in place of Bonaventura.
10.47pm – End of the first half
After a minute of injury time granted by the referee, the first half of Italy-Venezuela ends with the result 1-1. Machis responds to Retegui’s flick after Bonaventura’s error.
10.43pm – Machis equalizes after two minutes
Just two minutes after the opening goal, Italy conceded the equalizer. Bonaventura’s back pass was fatal and he provided a precise assist for Machis who displaced Donnarumma with a low shot.
10.40pm – Retegui scores in the 40th minute
Venezuela loses the ball in their own backcourt and Italy immediately takes advantage: Locatelli triggers Cambiaso who in turn finds Retegui who crosses the shot and beats Romo. Italy ahead.
10.36pm – Cambiaso from a corner
Cambiaso again (in the 33rd minute), this time from the flag. His shot from the corner is straight into the goal but Romo is not surprised.
10.34pm – Azzurri inaccurate
Cambiaso’s cross doesn’t reach Bonaventura: the Juventus player’s cross is too high. The ball gets lost beyond the baseline and Venezuela restarts from Romo.
10.19pm – Rondon one step away from scoring!
Rondon just a whisker away from making it 1-0. Vinotinto’s number 23 again makes himself very dangerous in the area and, forgotten by the Azzurri defence, is reached by Machis’s precise cross which however does not impact with precision and ends up just wide of the post.
10.16pm – Sinner at the stadium
This football event was expected and he did not miss it: Jannik Sinner went to see the national team on the eve of his debut in the Masters 1000 in Miami. The world number 3 arrived around the 15th minute and after greeting the entire Italian delegation in the stands he sat down next to president Gravina.
10.14pm – Chiesa’s conclusion in the 13th minute
Federico Chiesa tries close to the quarter of an hour of play: he shoots towards the far post, but the ball only grazes the post to Romo’s left.
10.05pm – Donnarumma saves the penalty!
Everything happens in the very early stages of the friendly match and Donnarumma is immediately the protagonist with the save on Rondon from eleven metres: Gigio throws himself to his left and responds to Batista’s attacker. On the rebound, Savarino is the first to reach the ball but sends it high. It remains at 0-0.
10.02pm – Penalty for Venezuela in the 2nd minute!
Immediate penalty kick for Venezuela! In the 2nd minute Buongiorno fouls Rondon in the area and the referee immediately awards the shot from eleven metres.
Italy-Venezuela begins at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.
9.59pm – The memory of Joe Barone
A minute of silence is observed in memory of Joe Barone, general director of Fiorentina who passed away on 19 March at the age of 57.
9.58pm – Teams on the field
Spalletti and Batista’s teams are on the pitch: it’s time for the national anthems.
9.20pm – Venezuela’s official lineup
(4-2-3-1) Romo; Ferraresi, Angel, Osorio, Navarro; Spring, Martinez; Machis, Casseres, Savarino; Rondon
9.15pm – Italy’s official lineup
(3-4-2-1) Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Scalvini; Cambiaso, Udogie, Locatelli, Bonaventura; Frattesi, Church; Retegui
6.50pm – Spalletti’s 5 rules
Sacrifices on the pitch and good conduct off it. No “small hours” or excesses. Luciano Spalletti in this national interlude has returned to the rules that he wants to be respected in training camp by every element: «For me, footballers are special creatures, but I want special responses from them», said the coach.
6.40pm – The probable lineup
Italy should take the field like this, with a 3-4-2-1: Donnarumma; Scalvini, Good morning, Bastoni; Cambiaso, Jorginho, Barella, Udogie; Frattesi, Church; Retegui.
6.30pm – Where to watch Italy-Venezuela on TV
Spalletti’s first national team of 2024, the year of the European Championship, takes to the field in Fort Lauderdale (at 10pm Italian time). The meeting is friendly but the test will be useful for trying out new solutions which could be useful to the coach in view of the big summer match.
2024-03-21 22:18:45
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