Italy defeats Turkey 3‑1 as Scamacca, Calafiori, Esposito score
ROME (Interstat) — Italy defeated Turkey 3-1 on Monday, using three goals to secure the result. Gianluca Scamacca opened the scoring in the 26th minute. A. Simsir scored for Turkey in the 61st. Riccardo Calafiori restored Italy’s lead in the 64th, and Francesco Esposito added the final goal in the 87th. Turkey’s Eren Elmali played 90 minutes and provided an assist, while Italy’s Alessandro Romano also played 90 minutes and recorded an assist. Nicolo Barella added an assist. Scamacca was booked in the 42nd, Ruggeri in the 47th, Turkey’s Celik in the 55th and Bardakci in the 81st. Italy improved to 1-0-1 in the competition and across all competitions. Turkey fell to 0-2 in the competition and across all competitions. Earlier this season, Turkey lost at Belgium and Italy drew at France. Italy used five substitutes, and Turkey also used five substitutes.