Live: Italy v Uruguay

Sports Desk, andReuters
Published : 24 June 2014, 04:04 PM
Updated : 24 June 2014, 06:28 PM

Final score: Italy 0 - 1 Uruguay

Goal scorer: (URU) Diego Godin 81'

Italy are eliminated and goes out of the competition in the first round for the second successive time.

90+6'     The referee blows the final whistle.

90+5'      Suarez tries his luck from way out. Goes wide.

90+1'     Uruguay booking! Yellow card for Muslera.

90+1'     Five minutes of added time signaled by the fourth official.

89'     Cavani sends it through to Suarez. He has one defender on him. Takes his time. Infact, does too much. Suarez failed to patch it through to the center. An opportunity slips away for Uruguay.

81'     GOOOOAAAAAALLL!!! URUGUAY LEAD!! DIEGO GODIN! Godin heads home to give the South Americans the advantage with less than 10 minutes of regulation time to be played. Assisted by Ramirez.

80'     Luis Suarez is penalized by a free-kick for pushing Giorgio Chiellini. TV replays show there was more to the push. Chiellini, the victim, runs to the referee to show a bite mark on the shoulder! The referee is not interested.

75'     Italy substitution. Marco Varetti off, Thiago Motta on. Varetti has a cramp.

72'     With a man down Italy still look organised. Uruguay press on to no avail.

71'     Italy substitution. Ciro Immobile off, Antonion Cassano on.

Uruguay's Diego Godin (top L) heads the ball to score against Italy during their 2014 World Cup Group D soccer match at the Dunas arena in Natal, June 24, 2014. Photo: Reuters

66'     SUPER SAVE BY BUFFON!! A blocked Cavani-shot is picked up by Suarez. He pokes it homeward but Buffon saved the day as he palms it away for a corner.

65'     PIRLO!! Shoots high and wide!

63'     Uruguay substitution. Stuani in, Pereira out.

60'     MARCHISIO SENT OFF!!! IT’S A STRAIGHT RED! Claudio Marchisio is shown a straight red card for the foul by the referee!

59'     Claudio Marchisio commits a rough foul on Egidio Arevalo.

58'     BIG CHANCE!! Uruguay’s Cristian Rodriguez has a great chance to score but somehow manages to miss the target!

56'     Ciro Immobile from Italy makes a dangerous foul on Diego Godin. Gets away with it.

55'     Edinson Cavani from Uruguay tries to head the ball to a team mate, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.

Italy's Claudio Marchisio (R) reacts after referee Marco Rodriguez of Mexico (L) shows him a red card during their 2014 World Cup Group D soccer match against Uruguay at the Dunas arena in Natal, June 24, 2014. Photo: Reuters

53'     Mattia De Sciglio is penalised for pushing Jose Gimenez.

49'     Mattia De Sciglio from Italy tries to send the ball into the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent.

47'     Second booking of the match. Egidio Arevalo is cautioned with a yellow card.

46'     Uruguay substitution. Nicolas Lodeiro is leaving the field to be replaced by Maximiliano Pereira in a tactical substitution.

46'     Italy substitution. Mario Balotelli is injured and has been replaced by Marco Parolo.

46'     Uruguay get the second half underway.

Half-time

45+3'     The referee blows for half-time.

45+1'     The fourth official shows there are two minutes of time to be added.

45'     Italy have been disciplined at the back. Uruguay are having a very difficult time trying to break the Azzuri defence down.

39'     Luis Suarez from Uruguay takes away the legs of Andrea Pirlo and it's a free kick. Claudio Marchisio puts in a cross. Alvaro Pereira relieves the pressure with a clearance.

England's Adam Lallana (C) is shown the yellow card by referee Djamel Haimoudi of Algeria for committing a foul on Costa Rica's Bryan Ruiz (2nd R) during their 2014 World Cup Group D soccer match at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte June 24, 2014. Photo: Reuters

34'     GREAT PASSAGE OF PLAY BY URUGUAY! Suarez takes in a good ball but is interrupted by Buffon who leaps to clutch on to the ball.

33'     Nicolas Lodeiro shoots and hits the target, but the keeper has it covered.

32'     Luis Suarez from Uruguay directs a ball squarely in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.

29'     IMMOBBIIILLEE!!! POOR FINISH! He sends a deflected cross nowhere from front of goal!

27'     Italy’s Immobile moves into space to send it wide to Balotelli. Balotelli fires wide.

22'     First booking of the match. Mario Balotelli jumps too high up for the ball to hit the Italiian defender with his thigh, but no contact with ball. Reckless challenge! The Ac Milan forward is cautioned with a yellow.

20'    The Azzuri are probing around midfield. The four-time champions are yet to have clear chances so far.

11'     Pirlo takes a free-kick. Italy’s Balotelli is brought down in the 30-yards area. Pirlo gets the free kick over the wall but Urugauay galkeeper palms it away for a corner.

8'     Uruguay’s Alvaro Gonzalez involved in a spell of attacks. He finally heads straight to the Italy keeper Buffon.

4'     Marco Verratti from Italy takes away the legs of Edinson Cavani and it's a free kick

1'     Italy kick-off the first half here at the Estádio Arena das Dunas.

Lineup:

Italy: 1-Gianluigi Buffon; 2-Mattia De Sciglio, 19-Leonardo Bonucci, 4-Matteo Darmian, 15-Andrea Barzagli, 3-Giorgio Chiellini; 23-Marco Verratti, 21-Andrea Pirlo, 8-Claudio Marchisio; 17-Ciro Immobile, 9-Mario Balotelli

Uruguay's Edinson Cavani gestures during their 2014 World Cup Group D soccer match against Italy at the Dunas arena in Natal, June 24, 2014. Photo: Reuters

Substitutes: 5-Thiago Motta, 6-Antonio Candreva, 7-Ignazio Abate, 10-Antonio Cassano, 11-Alessio Cerci, 12-Salvatore Sirigu, 13-Mattia Perin, 14-Alberto Aquilani, 16-Daniele De Rossi, 18-Marco Parolo, 20-Gabriel Paletta, 22-Lorenzo Insigne

Uruguay: 1-Fernando Muslera; 6-Alvaro Pereira, 3-Diego Godin, 13-Jose Maria Gimenez, 22-Martin Caceres; 20-Alvaro Gonzalez, 17-Egidio Arevalo Rios, 7-Cristian Rodriguez, 14-Nicolas Lodeiro; 9-Luis Suarez, 21-Edinson Cavani

Substitutes: 2-Diego Lugano, 4-Jorge Fucile, 5-Walter Gargano, 8-Abel Hernandez, 10-Diego Forlan, 11-Christian Stuani, 12-Rodrigo Munoz, 15-Diego Perez, 16-Maximiliano Pereira, 18-Gaston Ramirez, 19-Sebastian Coates, 23-Martin Silva

Referee: Marco Rodriguez (Mexico)
 


Oscar Tabarez has named an unchanged side for Uruguay.

Italy's Leonardo Bonucci (L) hugs Uruguay's Fernando Muslera after missing a chance to score during their 2014 World Cup Group D soccer match at theDunas arena in Natal, June 24, 2014. Photo: Reuters

Uruguayan team news: Captain Diego Lugano is still an injury doubt, as Uruguay look set to field an unchanged team.

Italian team news: Daniele De Rossi is set to miss today's game with a calf injury.

Ahead of tonight's game, Uruguay's Diego Godin has stated it is disrespectful to suggest that Uruguay are overly reliant upon Luis Suarez (quotes via FootballItalia):

“Italy and Uruguay are similar from a certain point of view, in that both are limited. We don’t know how to win unless it’s in a dramatic way. There is a lot of anticipation, we are excited for this match. We are not just Suarez and ten other players, it would be a strong mark of disrespect to say that about our group. Behind him there is a strong team and we showed that against England.”

Oscar Tabarez has named an unchanged side for Uruguay.

Uruguayan team news: Captain Diego Lugano is still an injury doubt, as Uruguay look set to field an unchanged team.

A picture of the Estádio Arena das Dunas in Natal, where the game is being played. Courtesy: Stadium Guide

Italian team news: Daniele De Rossi is set to miss today's game with a calf injury.

Prandelli has opted to play a 3-5-2, with Ciro Immobile set to partner Mario Balotelli up front:
Due to their superior goal difference, Italy only need a draw today to qualify for the knockout stages.

Italy, due to their superior goal difference, need only a draw to qualify for the next round. On the contrary, Uruguay are in a must-win situation.

Both teams have won one of their matches, against England, who are already eliminated from the competition. However the former champions have both lost to Costa Rica, who have already qualified for the last 16, to be level on points.

Italy and Uruguay face-off in the Group C clash at the Estádio Arena das Dunas in Natal.