Italy 2-0 Greece: Chelsea’s Jorginho scores as Italy secure Euro 2020 spot

Italy secured their place at next year’s Euro 2020 finals by beating Greece 2-0 in Rome.

After a goalless first half, Chelsea midfielder Jorginho opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Andreas Bouchalakis’ handball.

Substitute Federico Bernardeschi added a late second with a dipping effort from distance.

The win means Italy top Group J with 21 points, an unassailable 11 points clear of third-placed Armenia.

Greece needed to win to keep their own qualification hopes alive but they rarely threatened.

Italy had been booed off at half-time after failing to manage a single shot on target but they were much improved after the break, with Jorginho’s opener visibly relaxing his team-mates.

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Match ends, Italy 2, Greece 0.

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Second Half ends, Italy 2, Greece 0.

Attempt missed. Zeca (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.

Corner, Greece. Conceded by Danilo D’Ambrosio.

Attempt blocked. Anastasios Donis (Greece) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zeca.

Danilo D’Ambrosio (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Anastasios Donis (Greece).

Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Konstantinos Stafylidis.

Substitution

Substitution, Italy. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Nicolò Barella.

Offside, Italy. Federico Bernardeschi tries a through ball, but Marco Verratti is caught offside.

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Alexandros Paschalakis.

Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi with a through ball.

Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).

Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Bonucci.

Attempt blocked. Danilo D’Ambrosio (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.

Attempt blocked. Jorginho (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Dimitrios Kourbelis.

Attempt blocked. Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Verratti.

Substitution

Substitution, Greece. Petros Mantalos replaces Anastasios Bakasetas.

Substitution

Substitution, Italy. Andrea Belotti replaces Ciro Immobile.

Goal!

Goal! Italy 2, Greece 0. Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leonardo Bonucci.

Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).

Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Substitution, Greece. Dimitrios Giannoulis replaces Andreas Bouchalakis.

Foul by Danilo D’Ambrosio (Italy).

Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Attempt missed. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andreas Bouchalakis with a headed pass following a corner.

Corner, Greece. Conceded by Ciro Immobile.

Attempt blocked. Andreas Bouchalakis (Greece) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Stafylidis with a cross.

Corner, Greece. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.

Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi following a corner.

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Konstantinos Stafylidis.

Substitution

Substitution, Greece. Anastasios Donis replaces Efthymios Koulouris.

Corner, Greece. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.

Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Stafylidis (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitris Limnios.

Goal!

Goal! Italy 1, Greece 0. Jorginho (Italy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

Booking

Andreas Bouchalakis (Greece) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.

Penalty conceded by Andreas Bouchalakis (Greece) with a hand ball in the penalty area.

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