Fabio Quagliarella made history with a brace of penalties, as Italy demolished 10-man Liechtenstein 6-0 with Marco Verratti, Stefano Sensi, Moise Kean and Leonardo Pavoletti on target.
2020 EURO qualification
6-0
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17' GOAL! Italy 1-0 Liechtenstein (Sensi)
GOOOAAAALLLL!! ITALY FINALLY BREAK THE DEADLOCK! Spinazzola is able to speed past Sele out on the wing and floats in a delightful ball towards the Liechtenstein box, where Sensi rises highest to power his header past Benjamin Buchel for his first-ever international goal in only his second appearance for the Azzurri! It’s 1-0 to Italy, and more goals are to be expected at the Ennio Tardini!
32' GOAL! Italy 2-0 Liechtenstein (Verratti)
GOOOOAAALLL!! VERRATTI SCORES A BEAUTY TO MAKE IT 2-0!! The Paris Saint-Germain playmaker’s pass is initially cut out before he receives the loose ball and jinks his way past three Liechtenstein defenders in the box to curl a stunner past the flailing Benjamin Buchel!
35' Penalty Goal! Italy 3-0 Liechtenstein (Quagliarella)
GOOOAAALLL!! IT’S NOW 3-0 TO ITALY! Quagliarella makes no mistake from 12 yards out as he powers his spot-kick down the middle for his ninth goal in 28 appearances for the Azzurri!
48' Penalty Goal! Italy 4-0 Liechtenstein (Quagliarella)
GOOOOAAALLL!! QUAGLIARELLA NOW MAKES IT 4-0 TO THE AZZURRI! It’s now 10 goals in 28 caps for the evergreen striker who powers his penalty into Benjamin Buchel’s top right-hand corner!
69' GOAL! Italy 5-0 Liechtenstein (Kean)
GOOOAAAALLLL!! KEAN MAKES IT 5-0 TO THE AZZURRI! The Juventus wonderkid scores his second international goal in as many games following more good work by Spinazzola, who floats the ball across the six-yard box towards Quagliarella, and the forward is able to head it on to Kean in the six-yard box for the winger to poke it home from close-range!
76' GOAL! Italy 6-0 Liechtenstein (Pavoletti)
Goal! Italy 6, Liechtenstein 0. Leonardo Pavoletti (Italy) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
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Fabio Quagliarella became the oldest goalscorer in his country's history as Italy romped to a 6-0 win over 10-man Liechtenstein in Euro 2020 qualifying.
Aged 36 years and 54 days, Quagliarella scored two first-half penalties and was later substituted to a standing ovation having marked his first competitive start since October 2009 in style.
It was a night of milestones in Parma, Stefano Sensi getting his first international goal in only his second appearance to open the scoring, and Marco Verratti netting his first for Italy in over six years.
Liechtenstein's Daniel Kaufmann was sent off just before half-time when conceding Quagliarella's second penalty, with Juventus star Moise Kean scoring for a second successive game before substitute Leonardo Pavoletti notched a debut goal.
Line-ups
Italy XI: Bonucci, Quagliarella, S. Sirigu, Verratti, Jorginho, Spinazzola, Romagnoli, Politano, S.Sensi, Gianluca Mancini, M.Kean
Subs: Immobile, Pavoletti, Biraghi, A. Cragno, A.Izzo, B. Cristante, V. Grifo, Bernardeschi, Barella, Lasagna, G. Donnarumma, Nicolò Zaniolo
Liechtenstein XI: B. Büchel, M. Polverino, D. Kaufmann, N. Hasler, S. Wieser, S. Wolfinger, A. Sele, D. Salanović, M. Göppel, S. Kühne, J. Hofer
Subs: Martin Büchel, M. Rechsteiner, S. Yildiz, F. Eberle, D. Brändle, P. Ospelt, A. Malin, L. Meier, R. Gubser, T. Hobi, A. Majer, N. Frick