The European champions were surprisingly held at home in their latest FIFA World Cup qualifier.
Marco Verratti and Gianluigi Donnarumma played the full 90 minutes.
ITALY - BULGARIA : 1-1 (1-1)
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Europe - Group C - Matchday 4
Artemio Franchi (Florence)
Goals: Chiesa (16'); Iliev (36')
ITALY: Donnarumma, Bonucci, Acerbi, Emerson (L. Pellegrini, 90+1'), Florenzi (Toloi, 64'), Verratti, Jorginho, Barella (Cristante, 63'), Immobile (Raspadori, 75'), Insigne (Berardi, 74'), Chiesa. Coach: R. Mancini.
BULGARIA: Georgiev, Nedyalkov, P. Hristov, Antov, A. Hristov, Kostadinov, Vitanov (Malinov, 75'), Yomov (Delev, 46'), Yankov (Chochev, 57'), Despodov (Kirilov, 75'), Iliev (Krastev, 70'). Coach: Y. Petrov.