After winning a throw-in deep in Italy's half, Greece likely have just this one chance left to get on the scoresheet.
90'
There will be three minutes of added time.
88'
Italy win a late corner, but plenty of their players stay back with no intent on losing any part of their 2-0 lead.
87'
N. Zaniolo enters the game and replaces N. Barella.
A change in midfield for the Italians with Barella the player withdrawn for Zaniolo.
84'
Barring a late goal, Italy will have beaten tonight's opponents across both qualifying matches to the tune of a combined 5-0 scoreline.
81'
Italy have two consecutive shots blocked by the Greek defence with Jorginho and D'Ambrosio the players denied.
79'
A. Belotti enters the game and replaces C. Immobile.
P. Mantalos enters the game and replaces A. Bakasetas.
A change up front for Italy as Belotti replaces Immobile.
Greece make their final substitution with Bakasetas replaced by Mandalos.
78'
F. Bernardeschi has scored a goal for Italy! Assist by L. Bonucci.
GOOALLL!!!! ITALY DOUBLE THEIR LEAD! Bernardeschi was never closed down on the edge of the penalty area, and the midfielder fizzed a low, left-footed shot straight into the bottom-left corner of goal! Paschalakis tried to stretch for it but came up just short. Italy 2-0 Greece
Hardly a highlight-reel assist from Bonucci, with the pass being a simple one to Bernardeschi on the edge of the box, but the defender will certainly take it!
77'
Greece are still defending with every man deep in their own half, despite already being a goal down.
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75'
D. Giannoulis enters the game and replaces A. Bouchalakis.
Another change from Greece now as Bouchalakis is withdrawn for Giannoulis.
73'
After a quick counter, Bonnucci was forced to concede a corner. Can Greece find a leveller?
69'
Unsurprisingly, it looks like we're in store for plenty of substitutions in the next few minutes as several players start their warm-up.
67'
A. Donis enters the game and replaces E. Koulouris.
Greece make their first substitution as Koulouris is replaced by Donis in attack.
65'
Limnios goes on a surging run through the midfield, with a nutmeg thrown in for flavour, before he laying the ball off to Koulouris on the left. The former has pretty inarguably been Greece's brightest spark in this match.
63'
Penalty goal scored by Jorginho for Italy!
GOOALLL!!!!! ITALY TAKE THE LEAD! Jorginho stepped up from the spot and, with a hop, skip, and jump, hit his right-footed shot into the bottom left corner of goal with Paschalakis diving the wrong way! Italy 1-0 Greece
62'
A. Bouchalakis gets yellow.
PENALTY! Bouchalakis blocked a shot in the penalty area with his arm, and the referee immediately pointed to the spot! The defender gets shown yellow for his troubles as well.
57'
Bernardeschi is played in behind the defence with a perfectly weighted lofted ball, but the winger attempts a tight-angled volley that skews well wide of goal.
54'
Bernardeschi and Immobile try a one-two on the edge of the box, but the return pass is cut out by the Greek defence and cleared upfield.
52'
Plenty of misplaced and intercepted passes in midfield at the moment... from both sides.
50'
The Greek defence is penned back as Italy have basically been in a continual state of attack since the start of the second half.
48'
Bernardeschi finds space on the edge of penalty area and fires a wild shot into the stand. Italy's search for a shot on target continues.
46'
The referee's whistle sounds once more, and this match is back under way!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: Italy 0-0 Greece
45'
There will be one minute of added time.
44'
Italy will have a corner with just a minute of the opening 45 to play. Can they find the opener here?
43'
Spinazzola takes a half-hearted attempt from the edge of the penalty area that soars wide-right of goal. That never troubled Paschalakis.
42'
The game is really opening up as we head towards half-time, with Limnios driving into the penalty area before the ball is passed out of play by the defence for safety.
39'
F. Bernardeschi enters the game and replaces F. Chiesa.
Here's the change as Bernardeschi does indeed enter the fray with a grimacing Chiesa making way.
38'
It looks as though Italy are about to make an early change with Bernardeschi warming up vigorously.
36'
A sloppy clearance from Donnarumma gives Greece a throw-in in an advanced position. Can the visitors make it count?
34'
Greece are playing an increasingly packed midfield that Italy are having difficulty playing their way through at the moment.
32'
Spinazzola makes a run just a touch to early down the left, and is called for offside.
29'
Italy are piling on the pressure as they play around the Greek penalty area, but they have yet to find a way through.
27'
E. Koulouris gets yellow.
Koulouris picks up Greece's second yellow card of the day after a foul on Jorginho.
26'
Insigne takes a shot as he turns on the edge of the box, and his effort soars well over the crossbar. Mancini, the Italian coach, shakes his head from his technical area.
25'
Immobile tries to force a shot from outside the penalty area, but it's blocked as soon as it leaves his foot.
20'
Paschalakis launches off his line early to clear a lofted ball that had been played over the top by Italy. Good reaction from the 'keeper.
18'
Italy are passing the ball along their backline as they look for a way to move forward.
16'
Jorginho commits a foul on Kourbelis, and the former will have to be careful as a yellow card today would result in a suspension for the Chelsea man.
14'
P. Hatzidiakos gets yellow.
D'Ambrosio takes a throw-in, and will seemingly attempt to play on.
Hatzidiakos is shown yellow on his full debut, having dragged Immobile down in midfield.
11'
Italy are down to 10 men at the moment - D'Ambrosio is limping just off the edge of the pitch. It looks like the medical staff are trying to convince him to not chance it.
9'
Chiesa wriggles into the box and just misses the pass to Immobile. That looked dangerous for a second!
7'
Stafylidis is staying infield, tight to Siovas which is giving Chiesa lots of room to roam on the right wing.
5'
There are no Italian players in the box to receive a fantastic cross in from Chiesa who had found space down the right.
4'
A ball is lofted into the box with Insigne giving chase, but the pass is a little heavy and rolls out for a goal-kick.
2'
For those interested, the hosts are wearing all green, while Greece don an all-white strip.
1'
Referee Sergey Karasev blows his whistle, and this match is under way!
Hello, and welcome to our live coverage of this European Championship Qualifier match between Italy and Greece!
Now, let’s take a look at the team news!
Italy (4-3-3): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Danilo D’Ambrosio, Leonardo Bonucci, Francesco Acerbi, Leonardo Spinazzola; Nicolo Barella, Jorginho, Marco Verratti; Federico Chiesa, Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne.
Italy substitutes: Stephan El Shaarawy, Salvatore Sirigu, Bryan Cristante, Andrea Belotti, Armando Izzo, Cristiano Biraghi, Federico Bernardeschi, Vincenzo Grifo, Alessio Romagnoli, Gianluca Mancini, Nicolo Zaniolo, Alex Meret.
Both sides are out on the pitch as the national anthems ring around the stadium. Not long to go now!
It will definitely be interesting to see how these sides approach the second half. Italy, of course, have already been forced into a change, but you'd have to imagine they will bring on another attacking threat to try and secure their seventh consecutive win in Group J. As for Greece, they may stick with the status quo for now, but will likely need fresh legs in midfield at some point to keep frustrating Italy in that area of the pitch.
That will do it for our live coverage of this European Championship Qualifier between Italy and Greece! We hope you enjoyed following along, and will join us again soon!
As for what's coming next for these sides, Italy have already secured their spot in Euro 2020, but will look to continue their casual march through Group J when they face minnows Liechtenstein. Greece, on the other hand, desperately need a win against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday to keep their slim European hopes alive.
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