Italy vs Türkiye — match summary
Europe · UEFA Nations League · kick-off 6 Oct 2026 01:45
Full time · score 3-1
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Italy 47 · Türkiye 39
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Italy 60 · Türkiye 48
Shots on target 6-5 · corners 3-9 · possession 45-55
NextGOAL tip: Under 3.25 · 2 stars
Italy and Türkiye meet again in the UEFA Nations League, with their most recent meeting last September ending in a 4-1 win for Italy, and before that Italy also won 3-0 and 2-3 in the two meetings. This time Türkiye must again play away, but the condition of the two teams is quite different from then. Italy have just finished their last two matches unbeaten, but before that they had a 0-2 defeat in this competition, while Türkiye are on a three-match losing run in the same competition after a 0-3 defeat in their latest match. Türkiye's defence concedes goals in the opening phase more often than at other times, while Italy tend to finish games by scoring in the closing stages. If Italy score first from early pressure, Türkiye, who are conceding easily, may have to open up and trade blows, which would change the game from both sides sitting back and waiting into one where Italy control the tempo and find finishing chances from the gaps the opponent leaves.