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Italy U-20 0-2 Nigeria U-20 - May 24, 2023 / U-20 World Cup 2023

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U-20 World Cup 2023 - Round 2 - Group D

Estadio Malvinas Argentinas - Mendoza - Argentina

May 24, 2023

5 701

Italy U-20

Italy

0 - 2

Nigeria U-20

Nigeria

61'

Salim Fago Lawal (header) Assist by Umeh Umeh Emmanuel

90+5'

Sunday Jude (left foot) Assist by Chijoke Aniagboso

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42' - Yellow card Benjamin Fredrick

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46' - Substitution Samson Lawalis substituted by Tochukwu Nadi photo Umeh Umeh Emmanuel

46' - Substitution Ibrahim Beji Muhammadis substituted by Umeh Umeh Emmanuel

51' - Substitution Samuel Giovaneis substituted by Riccardo Turicchia51

59' - Substitution Giacomo Faticantiis substituted by Francesco Pio Esposito photo Daniele Montevago

59' - Substitution Simone Pafundiis substituted by Daniele Montevago photo Luca Lipani

59' - Substitution Giuseppe Ambrosinois substituted by Luca Lipani59

61' - Goal Salim Fago Lawal

63' - Substitution Salim Fago Lawalis substituted by Rilwanu Sarki

67' - Substitution Victor Eletuis substituted by Joshua John

87' - Substitution Matteo Pratiis substituted by Niccolò Pisilli87

95' - Goal Sunday Jude

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Italy U-20

0 - 2

Nigeria U-20

Italy U-20 Nigeria U-20

Team line-ups

Italy U-20

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

9Ambrosino59

Giuseppe Ambrosino

Italy

B.date10/09/2003

Age19 years

H1m87

positionStriker

20Pafundi59

Simone Pafundi

Italy

B.date14/03/2006

Age17 years

positionOffensive Midfielder

10Baldanzi

Tommaso Baldanzi

Italy

B.date23/03/2003

Age20 years

H1m70

positionPlaymaker

16Faticanti59

Giacomo Faticanti

Italy

B.date31/07/2004

Age18 years

positionDefensive Midfielder

4Prati87

Matteo Prati

Italy

B.date28/12/2003

Age19 years

H1m85

positionCentre Midfield

8Casadei

Cesare Casadei

Italy

B.date10/01/2003

Age20 years

H1m85

positionCentre Midfield

6Giovane51

Samuel Giovane

Italy

B.date28/03/2003

Age20 years

H1m81

positionCentre Midfield

5Ghilardi

Daniele Ghilardi

Italy

B.date06/01/2003

Age20 years

positionCentral defender

14Guarino

Gabriele Guarino

Italy

B.date14/04/2004

Age19 years

positionCentral defender

2Zanotti

Mattia Zanotti

Italy

B.date11/01/2003

Age20 years

H1m77

positionRight full-back

1Desplanches

Sebastiano Desplanches

Italy

B.date11/03/2003

Age20 years

H1m89

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Sebastiano Desplanches		20	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Daniele Ghilardi		20	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	D	Gabriele Guarino		19	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
2	D	Mattia Zanotti		20	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	M	Giacomo Faticanti	59	18	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	M	Matteo Prati	87	19	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	D	Samuel Giovane	51	20	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Cesare Casadei		20	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	F	Simone Pafundi	59	17	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	M	Tommaso Baldanzi		20	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Giuseppe Ambrosino	59	19	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

19.3 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Nigeria U-20

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

9Lawal6163

Salim Fago Lawal

Nigeria

B.date15/01/2003

Age20 years

H1m71

positionForward

15Jude95

Sunday Jude

Nigeria

B.date04/10/2004

Age18 years

H1m74

positionLeft Winger

18S. Lawal46

Samson Lawal

Nigeria

B.date25/04/2004

Age19 years

H1m71

positionOffensive Midfielder

11Muhammad46

Ibrahim Beji Muhammad

Nigeria

B.date03/02/2004

Age19 years

H1m80

positionRight Winger

4Daga

Daniel Daga

Nigeria

B.date10/01/2007

Age16 years

H1m68

positionCentre Midfield

10Eletu67

Victor Eletu

Nigeria

B.date01/04/2005

Age18 years

positionDefensive Midfielder

3Agbalaka

Solomon Agbalaka

Nigeria

B.date09/11/2003

Age19 years

H1m85

positionLeft full-back

5Ogwuche

Abel Ogwuche

Nigeria

B.date06/07/2003

Age19 years

positionDefender

12Fredrick42

Benjamin Fredrick

Nigeria

B.date28/05/2005

Age17 years

H1m87

positionCentral defender

6Bameyi

Daniel Bameyi

Nigeria

B.date04/01/2006

Age17 years

H1m69

positionCentral defender

21Aniagboso

Chijoke Aniagboso

Nigeria

B.date15/04/2004

Age19 years

H1m80

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
21	G	Chijoke Aniagboso		19	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Abel Ogwuche		19	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	D	Daniel Bameyi		17	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	D	Benjamin Fredrick	42	17	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Solomon Agbalaka		19	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	M	Victor Eletu	67	18	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	M	Daniel Daga		16	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	M	Samson Lawal	46	19	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Salim Fago Lawal	6163	20	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	M	Ibrahim Beji Muhammad	46	19	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	M	Sunday Jude	95	18	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

18.3 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
12	G	Gioele Zacchi		19
21	G	Jacopo Sassi		19
13	D	Filippo Fiumanò		20
15	D	Alessandro Fontanarosa		20
3	D	Riccardo Turicchia	51	20	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	M	Luca Lipani	59	18	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Niccolò Pisilli	87	18	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	M	Duccio Degli Innocenti		20
11	F	Daniele Montevago	59	20	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	F	Francesco Pio Esposito	59	17	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
16	G	John Audu Utoblo		19
1	G	Nathaniel Nwosu		17
2	D	Chimezie Njoku		18
13	D	Israel Domingo		19
8	M	Tochukwu Nadi	46	19	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	M	Ibrahim Abdullahi		17
20	M	Joshua John	67	19	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	F	Rilwanu Sarki	63	19	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	F	Umeh Umeh Emmanuel	46	18	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	F	Kehinde Ibrahim		17

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Samuel Giovane

Riccardo Turicchia

OUT

Giuseppe Ambrosino

Francesco Pio Esposito

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Victor Eletu

Tochukwu Nadi

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Carmine Nunziata

Success rate in this team:

50 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

63 %

Nunziata vs Nigeria U-20

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on May 24, 2023

Nunziata vs Bosso

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on May 24, 2023

Manager

Age

Match num

Ladan Bosso

Success rate in this team:

88 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

40 %

Bosso vs Italy U-20

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on May 24, 2023

Bosso vs Nunziata

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on May 24, 2023

Referee

Piero Maza

0 victory	0 draw	1 loss	Italy U-201 match	General total	Nigeria U-201 match	1 victory	0 draw	0 loss
0 victory	0 draw	1 loss	Italy U-201 match	Season total	Nigeria U-201 match	1 victory	0 draw	0 loss
Latest figure on May 24, 2023					Latest figure on May 24, 2023

Videos

Comments

Key figures

It's the first time in his career that Sunday Jude scores at least 1 goals during the same game in his professional career

It's the first time since the 30/05/2019 (New Zealand U-20 vs Uruguay U-20) that a game ends with 0-2 in U-20 World Cup

It's the first time in his career that Salim Fago Lawal scores at least 1 goals during the same game in his professional career

General ranking

+1	1	Nigeria U-20	6 pts	2 rd
+1	2	Brazil U-20	3 pts	2 rd
-2	3	Italy U-20	3 pts	2 rd
	4	Dominican Republic U-20	0 pt	2 rd

General ranking

+1	1	Nigeria U-20	6 pts	2 rd
+1	2	Brazil U-20	3 pts	2 rd
-2	3	Italy U-20	3 pts	2 rd
	4	Dominican Republic U-20	0 pt	2 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Neutral ground

VEcuador U-20 0-1 Italy26/05/2019

DItaly 0-0 Japan U-2029/05/2019

VItaly 4-2 Mali U-2007/06/2019

LUkraine U-20 1-0 Italy11/06/2019

LItaly 0-1 Ecuador U-2014/06/2019

VItaly 3-2 Brazil U-2021/05/2023

Overall

DItaly 0-0 Japan U-2029/05/2019

VItaly 1-0 Poland U-2002/06/2019

VItaly 4-2 Mali U-2007/06/2019

LUkraine U-20 1-0 Italy11/06/2019

LItaly 0-1 Ecuador U-2014/06/2019

VItaly 3-2 Brazil U-2021/05/2023

Current form

Neutral ground

LSenegal U-20 1-0 Nigeria19/02/2023

VMozambique U-20 0-2 Nigeria25/02/2023

VUganda U-20 0-1 Nigeria02/03/2023

VGambia U-20 0-1 Nigeria06/03/2023

VTunisia U-20 0-4 Nigeria10/03/2023

VNigeria 2-1 Dominican Republic U-2021/05/2023

Overall

VNigeria 1-0 Egypt U-2022/02/2023

VMozambique U-20 0-2 Nigeria25/02/2023

VUganda U-20 0-1 Nigeria02/03/2023

VGambia U-20 0-1 Nigeria06/03/2023

VTunisia U-20 0-4 Nigeria10/03/2023

VNigeria 2-1 Dominican Republic U-2021/05/2023

Running streaks

	Neutral ground	Total
Winning streak	1	1
Unbeaten streak	1	1
Drawless streak	4	5
Scoring streak	1	1
Conceding streak	4	4

Running streaks

	Neutral ground	Total
Winning streak	5	6
Unbeaten streak	5	6
Drawless streak	7	8
Scoring streak	5	6
Conceding streak	1	1

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

General ranking (Competition total)

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

1	Number of games (Competition total)	1
1	Victories (Competition total)	1
0	Draws (Competition total)	0
0	Losses (Competition total)	0

Goals

3	Goals scored (Competition total)	2
2	Goals conceded (Competition total)	1
3	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	2
2	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1

Betting aid

1	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	1
0	Clean sheets (Competition total)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	0
1	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	1

Bookings

2	Yellow cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0

Key players

Cesare Casadei	2 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	1 goal	Samson Lawal
Cesare Casadei	2 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	1 goal	Samson Lawal
Cesare Casadei	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)		-
Cesare Casadei	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)		-
Cesare Casadei	1 assist	Player with most assists (Competition total)		-
Cesare Casadei	1 assist	Player with most assists (Home / Away)		-
Cesare Casadei	2 goals, 1 assist during the last match	The fittest player	1 goal during the last match	Samson Lawal