Itália triumphed over Arménia in a win on Thursday, 1x3, in a match relating to the Grp.J of Euro (Q).
Alex Karapetyan opened the score with 11 minutes on the clock, with a right-foot strike inside the box. After 28 minutes, Andrea Belotti struck for Itália, with a right-foot shot, laid on by Emerson Palmieri. With 45 minutes already played, Arménia saw Alex Karapetyan get sent off due to accumulation of yellows.
With 61 minutes on the clock, key moment of the game, when Lorenzo Pellegrini came on. In the 77th minute, midfielder scored the second goal for italianos, through a header inside the penalty area, with Leonardo Bonucci making the assist. In an unlucky moment Aram Hayrapetyan scored an own goal in the 80th minute.
In the next fixture, Itália visit Finlândia, whilst Arménia will play at home against Bósnia.
| Arménia | Itália | |||
| 8 | 2 | Shots | 4 | 7 |
2 | Shots on target | 2 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Total Tackles | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | Tackles Won | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 8 | Ball steals | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 31 | Total Passes | 109 | 7 |
| 8 | 20 | Passes Completed | 97 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | Saves | 2 | 8 |
3 | Fouls Committed | 3 | ||
3 | Fouls Suffered | 3 |
