Verratti and Italy defeat Finland
Led by Marco Verratti in midfield, Italy defeated Finland 2-0 on Saturday in Udine, on the opening day of qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2020 in Group J.
ITALY 2-0 FINLAND (H-T: 1-0)
UEFA Euro 2020 - Group J qualifiers
Friuli (Udine)
Goals: Barella 7', Kean 74'.
ITALY: Donnarumma - Piccini, Bonucci, Chiellini, Biraghi (Spinazzola, 90') - Verratti (Zaniolo, 85'), Jorginho, Barella - Kean, Immobile (Quagliarella, 80'), Bernardeschi. Coach: Roberto Mancini.
FINLAND: Hradecky - Granlund (Soiri, 90'), Toivio, Arajuuri, Väisänen, Pirinen - Lod, Sparv, Hamalainen (Lappalainen, 70'), G.Kamara – Pukki (Karjalainen, 83'). Coach: Markku Kanerva.