Euro 2020 : Italy defeats Finland 2-1
TAMPERE, Sep. 8, 2019 (AMP) — Europe 2020 (Qualifiers) : Italy defeated Finland by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 0-0), in a Euro group stage game on Sunday night at the Tampere Stadium.
The result put the Italians top of Group J with 18 points. Finland is second with 12 points. In their next game, Italy will meet Greece at the Tampere Stadium on October 12, while Finland will face Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Fixtures and Results : Group J
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Overview
Finland at the Euro
- Never qualified
- 14 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
Italy at the Euro
- 1 title (1968)
- 9 appearances (first in 1968)
- 15 participations in the qualifications (first in 1964)
- Statistics: Champions (1968) Runners-up (2000, 2012) Fourth Place (1980)
Finland
1:2
Italy
1:2 (0:0)
- 8 September 2019
- 20:45
- Tampere
Group J
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Italy | 18 |
| Finland | 12 |
 Armenia | 9 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 |
 Greece | 5 |
 Liechtenstein | 1 |
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