Italy vs MaltaL Domenico Berardi brace fires Azzurris to dominant win

Italy vs Malta: Italy claimed a dominant Malta on Saturday at Stadio San Nicola. Giacomo Bonaventura opened the scoring for Luciano Spalletti’s side with his first goal for his nation at the age of 34. Domenico Berardi scored a superb goal on the stroke of halftime to increase Italy’s lead. Berardi scored his second and Italy’s third goal soon after the hour mark in the second half, with Davide Frattesi adding a late fourth.

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Italy vs Malta XI

Italy XI –

Donnarumma; Darmian, Mancini, Bastoni, Dimarco; Barella, Locatelli, Bonaventura; Berardi, Raspadori, Kean

Subs: Vicario, Meret, Di Loreenzo, Biraghi, Udogie, Scamacca, Aceerbi, Cristante, Frattesi, Scalvini, Orsolini, El Shaarawy

Malta XI –

Bonello; Apap, Pepe, Z Muscat; J Mbong, Kristensen, Guillaumier, Yankam, Camenzuli; P Mbong, Montebello

Subs: Al-Tumi, Galea, Attard, J Borg, Shaw, S Pisani, Degabriele, Paiber, Satariano, Corbolan, Nwoko, N Muscat

The reigning Euro winners will play two games this international break and before facing the Three Lions at the weekend, they will meet Malta at home. They started the qualifying campaign with a 2-1 loss to England. Spalletti’s side have taken seven points and are second in the table after four games. The Azzurri played out a 1-1 away draw to North Macedonia.

"Happiness is thinking about those that work abroad, that had to leave Italy at 15 years old and didn't have money to make it to the end of the month and now, every time Italy plays they're infront of the TV hoping that we win to feel less far away" 💙

-Luciano Spalletti via… pic.twitter.com/MXVFU38Z56
— Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) October 10, 2023

In their most recent outing, they beat Ukraine 2-1 to earn three points to claim second spot in Group C. Davide Frattesi scored a brace before pulling one back through Andriy Yarmolenko. Italy are only ahead of Ukraine and North Macedonia on goal difference with one game in hand. With the victory against Malta, they would look to reach double figures in the table.

On the other hand, Malta have nothing to lose from the event as they have been eliminated from the race to Germany. The visiting side lost their last five games and the bottom spot in the table. They have two wins this year and it came in international friendlies against Luxembourg and Gibraltar. Michele Marcolini’s side suffered 15th successive defeat in Euro qualifiers and they have never beaten Italy in any of their previous 18 meetings.

Italy form:
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Malta form:

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Italy Team News

Gianluca Scamacca and Federico Chiesa are recovering from their injuries.
Mattia Zaccagni and Ciro Immobile are also sidelined from the home game.
Uncapped Lazio goalkeeper Ivan Provedel also pulled out of the squad.
Frattesi is likely to earn another start after scoring a brace against Ukraine.

Malta Team News

Reims star Teddy Teuma is out of selection alongside Jodi Jones due to injury.
Steve Borg will serve the suspension after booking for the third time against North Macedonia.

Italy vs Malta LIVE: When and where to watch the live streaming of EURO Qualifiers matches?

When will Italy vs Malta kick off in the Leagues Cup? – Date
ITA vs MAL match will be played on 15th October 2023.

What time will Italy vs Malta kick-off? Time
ITA vs MAL match will kick off at 12:15 AM IST.

Where will Italy vs Malta be played? – Venue
The game will kick off at Stadio San Nicola.

EURO Qualifiers LIVE: When and where to watch the live streaming?

How do I watch live streaming of Italy vs Malta?
The match will be available to watch live on the official Sony Liv App. EURO Qualifiers 2024 will also be live-streamed on Sony Liv. Indian fans can stream the match live on with a premium subscription.

Which TV Channel will telecast France vs Malta live?

The broadcasting rights for the EURO Qualifiers 2024 will be available on Sony Sports Network. You can enjoy the streaming of the game on the digital platform at any time and from anywhere. The digital platform that will be streaming the channel live is the Apple TV App. You subscribe to the Sony Liv and enjoy the streaming of the fixtures.