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ITALY vs. PARAGUAY
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 DHL Cape Town Stadium

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
ITALY
1 – 1
PARAGUAY
✦ REFEREE: B Archundia Tellez
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 39' ⚽ Antolin Alcaraz
  • 45' •
  • 59' •
  • 60' •
  • 63' ⚽ Daniele De Rossi
  • 69' •
  • 72' •
  • 76' •
▶ MATCH STATS
ITA 57% POSSESSION 43% PAR
ITA 10 SHOTS 7 PAR
ITA 5 SHOTS ON TARGET 1 PAR
ITA 15 FOULS 14 PAR
ITA 0 SAVES 4 PAR
ITA 0 RED CARDS 0 PAR
▶ LINE-UPS
ITALY
STARTING XI
  1. GKGianluigi Buffon
  2. DFGiorgio Chiellini
  3. DFFabio Cannavaro
  4. DFDomenico Criscito
  5. DFGianluca Zambrotta
  6. MFClaudio Marchisio
  7. MFRiccardo Montolivo
  8. MFDaniele De Rossi⚽
  9. FWAlberto Gilardino
  10. MFVincenzo Iaquinta
  11. MFSimone Pepe
SUBSTITUTES
  • Antonio Di Natale▲ 72'
  • Federico Marchetti▲ 45'
  • Mauro Camoranesi▲ 59'
PARAGUAY
STARTING XI
  1. GKJusto Villar
  2. DFAntolin Alcaraz⚽
  3. DFPaulo da Silva
  4. DFClaudio Morel Rodríguez
  5. DFCarlos Bonet
  6. MFCristian Riveros
  7. MFVictor Cáceres
  8. MFAureliano Torres
  9. MFEnrique Vera
  10. FWLucas Barrios
  11. FWNelson Haedo Valdez
SUBSTITUTES
  • Óscar Cardozo▲ 76'
  • Roque Santa Cruz▲ 69'
  • Jonathan Santana▲ 60'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

ITALY
Gli Azzurri
EST. 1898
VS
PARAGUAY
La Albirroja
EST. 1906
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›

📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

▶ ITALY
▶ PARAGUAY
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