Italy should already have been well in control at half-time but found Ukraine goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov in fine form
Italy's head coach Roberto Mancini looks on prior to the friendly football match Italy vs Ukraine on October 10, 2018 at the Luigi-Ferraris stadium in Genoa. Pic/AFP
Italy boss Roberto Mancini admitted his team must be more clinical after allowing Ukraine to fight back and earn a 1-1 draw on an emotional night at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
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Italy should already have been well in control at half-time but found Ukraine goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov in fine form. Somewhat ironically, it took a fumble by Pyatov early in the second half for the Azzurri to finally break the deadlock when Federico Bernardeschi's speculative 20-yard shot squirmed over the line.
Ukraine, though, hit back and were level just after the hour when Ruslan Malinovsky hooked the ball in following a corner. The Azzurri are now winless in the last five home matches.
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