Hayrapetyan has taken to sending his goal-kicks as far up the field as he can in an attempt to get his team-mates in on goal. This time he picks out Mkhitaryan, but his control lets him down so Italy have chance to clear the danger.
89'
Armenia's passing has been sloppy in the last few minutes and they're playing themselves into trouble as they are still struggling to get out of their own half.
87'
Hambardzumyan finds himself in some space down the right and puts a very deep cross into the box as he tries to pick out Babayan at the far post. He overhits his pass though and it goes straight out of play.
85'
Armenia have all of their players back in their own half and just can't seem to get on the ball at the minute as Italy pass it around confidently in midfield.
83'
K. Lasagna enters the game and replaces F. Bernardeschi.
Italy make their final change as well and it's Bernardeschi that comes off to be replaced by Lasagna.
82'
E. Babayan enters the game and replaces G. Ghazaryan.
Final roll of the dice for Armenia now and it's Ghazaryan that makes way as he's replaced by Babayan.
80'
A. Hayrapetyan is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
Sensi was being closed down quickly by his defender but he had chance to touch the ball into Belotti's path to set up the goal.
BELOTTI MAKES IT THREE! He latches onto Sensi's pass and turns past his defender with the ball before cutting back inside to get his shot away. He hits it low and it bounces off the near post, onto the goalkeeper's back and over the line. 3-1 Italy!
79'
Italy look very comfortable on the ball after taking the lead and are once again on the attack after winning back possession.
77'
L. Pellegrini has scored a goal for Italy! Assist by L. Bonucci.
Bonucci was given too much time on the ball on the right wing and had time to get his head up and pick out Pellegrini with a brilliant cross.
ITALY HAVE THE LEAD! Pellegrini pulls away from his defender as he drifts towards the near post to get on the end of Bonucci's cross. He glances his header past Hayrapetyan and into the far netting. 2-1 Italy!
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72'
Armenia are still getting upfield and creating chances for themselves despite being a man down. Adamyan is given some space down the left wing and squares a good cross into the box, but it's cleared by Romagnoli.
70'
Pellegrini is the one standing over the free-kick he won and his effort comes close. He curls his shot up and over the wall but there's not enough dip on it to get it back under the crossbar.
69'
S. Sensi enters the game and replaces N. Barella.
The second change of the game for Italy sees Sensi come onto the field in place of Barella.
68'
Italy have a free-kick in a dangerous position on the edge of the box now after Calisir catches Pellegrini with a late challenge.
66'
Hovhannisyan makes a brilliant run down the left, holding off two Italy defenders to get into the final third. He picks out Mkhitaryan on the edge of the box with his cross and the captain's first-time shot is blocked.
63'
Bernardeschi is being given a lot of space on the edge of the box and he chips the ball up towards the far post. Three of his team-mates are there waiting, but Calisir reacts first to clear the danger.
61'
L. Pellegrini enters the game and replaces F. Chiesa.
Mancini makes his first change of the game now and he brings on Lorenzo Pellegrini for Chiesa.
59'
N. Barella gets yellow.
Mkhitaryan has just made a brilliant run to the edge of the box from his own side and Barella stopped him by clipping the back of his heels. He gets a yellow card for the challenge.
57'
R. Hovsepyan enters the game and replaces A. Grigoryan.
S. Adamyan enters the game and replaces T. Barseghyan.
Double change for Armenia now. The first player to make way is Grigoryan and he's replaced by Hovsepyan.
Barseghyan is the other player to make way and Adamyan comes on in his place.
55'
Barseghyan does really well to keep hold of the ball on the edge of the box after he's closed down by two Italy defenders. He lays it off to Mkhitaryan who's in more room and the captain has a shot which he claims hits an arm, but the referee waves the claim away.
53'
Italy are once again patiently playing out from the back but are struggling to get in behind Armenia when they move out of their own half due to how compact the home side are.
51'
Armenia's passing has been sloppy so far since the start of the second half and they're inviting more pressure onto themselves as they can't keep hold of the ball for long enough to go on the attack.
49'
Verratti whips the free-kick into the far post from the left wing and Belotti leaps to reach it. He hits the post and it's bundled over the line by one of the defenders, but the referee's whistle had already gone as the ball had gone out.
48'
T. Barseghyan gets yellow.
Barseghyan gets an early yellow card in the second half after catching Chiesa with a high challenge.
47'
Chiesa has switched over the left at the start of the second half and puts a good cross into the middle where Belotti rises to meet it. There's no power on his header though and it's a comfortable save for the keeper.
46'
Italy get the game back underway for the second half!
45' +4
HALF-TIME: ARMENIA 1-1 ITALY.
45' +1
A. Karapetyan gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
KARAPETIAN IS OFF! He jumps with Bonucci in an aerial challenge to try and win the ball but catches the Italy captain with his elbow on the way down. The referee is quickly across to show him his second yellow card and sends the goal scorer off. Armenia down to 10!
45'
Bonucci drifts forward into midfield and tries to switch play out to Chiesa on the right wing. He overhits the pass though and sends it straight out of play for a goal-kick.
43'
Armenia finally manage to get the ball out of their own half after having to sit back and defend since conceding the goal. Italy are closing them down quicker now though and they can't hold onto possession for long.
38'
Italy are slowing down the pace of their attacks now a little bit as they try to find a way through Armenia's defence. The home side are happy to sit back and give them more space in midfield to tighten up at the back.
36'
Emerson is causing Armenia a lot of problems down the left and is putting some good crosses into the box, similar to the one from which Italy scored. Belotti is waiting at the far post again, but Haroyan gets ahead of him to put it out.
34'
Italy have a free-kick in a good position on the left wing now after Mkhitaryan brings down Barella. Nothing comes of it though and Armenia come away with the ball.
32'
Italy are starting to look a lot more dangerous now and are putting more pressure on Armenia than at the start of the game as they are moving the ball around quicker than before.
30'
Mkhitaryan weaves his way past four Italy defenders as he tries to get into the box but is fouled by Jorginho. It runs to Barseghyan though who takes the shot first time, but it's a wild effort that flies well wide of the target.
28'
A. Belotti has scored a goal for Italy! Assist by Emerson.
Emerson did really well to pull away from his defender on the left and he fizzes a wonderful cross into a dangerous area in the six-yard box which makes it difficult for the defenders.
BELOTTI TAPS ITALY LEVEL! The cross by Emerson into the box was put into a very dangerous area and Belotti was waiting at the far post to tap the ball into the back of the net from close range.
26'
M. Verratti gets yellow.
G. Ghazaryan gets yellow.
A. Karapetyan gets yellow.
Ghazaryan is the other player to pick up a yellow card after that coming together by both sides. It's unnecessary as he wasn't originally involved but he talked himself into the booking.
Verratti also receives a yellow card for his reaction to the challenges and that means that he'll miss the next match for Italy as that's his second booking in the qualifiers.
Karapetian is the first player to receive a yellow card in the game for the challenges he made on Verratti.
25'
Tempers are starting to boil over now after a couple of challenges on Verratti from Karapetian. Players from both sides are getting involved and the captains have to come across to try and calm down their players.
22'
Belotti can't get his feet sorted out quickly enough to have a shot and touches it onto Chiesa who is waiting to his left. He hits his shot first time, but it's a tame effort and it's a comfortable low saw for the keeper.
18'
Italy are starting to find their rhythm now and are putting more pressure on Armenia in the final third. Emerson gets high up the left wing and whips a brilliant cross into the middle of the box, but Haroyan reaches it first.
15'
Italy go on the attack now and Barella puts a brilliant cross into the middle of the six-yard box. He's looking for Belotti, but Calisir gets across well to put it out for a corner.
13'
Jorginho's frustration is already getting the better of him after he gives away a cheap free-kick on the left and reacts angrily to Karapetian, who he took down.
11'
A. Karapetyan has scored a goal for Armenia! Assist by T. Barseghyan.
KARAPETIAN PUTS ARMENIA AHEAD! The home side break on the counter-attack very quickly with Barseghyan leading the charge through the middle. He plays it to Karapetian who very confidently fires his shot past Donnarumma and into the far side of the net. 1-0 Armenia!
Bareghyan was being closed down by two Italian defenders and did well to lay the ball off to Karapetian who had more space to get his shot away.
10'
Italy have the chance to break now and are patiently trying to build up an attack from the back, but they're being closed down by Armenia very quickly.
8'
Italy don't clear their lines properly and Haroyan puts the ball back into the box to pick out Karapetian who nods it down to Grigoryan. The midfielder takes the shot first time but it's wild and goes out for a throw-in.
6'
Armenia are causing Italy some problems early on as they continue to push forward into the final third. Mkhitaryan puts another good cross into the box, but this time it's cut out by Bonucci.
4'
Mkhitaryan makes a good run down the right and spots Karapetian pulling away from his defender at the far post. He picks out the forward with his cross and he hits the shot first time, but it's straight at Donnarumma.
2'
Armenia are keeping the ball well in the opening couple of minutes of the game and have had a couple of opportunities to put crosses into the box, but they've been blocked by Florenzi.
1'
Karapetian gets the game underway for Armenia!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Euro 2020 Qualifier between Armenia and Italy at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium!
Italy have made a perfect start to their qualifying campaign, winning all four of their games so far and conceding just one goal in that period. They are the favourites to qualify and currently top their group as they try to bounce back from the disappointment of missing out on the 2018 World Cup. They face Armenia today who are looking to play in the European Championships for the first time in their history. They lost their first two games, but are looking for their third consecutive win in qualifying today.
ARMENIA SUBS: Artur Miranyan, Edgar Babayan, Hayk Ishkhanyan, Taron Voskanyan, Anatoli Aivazov, Arsen Beglaryan, Arman Hovhannisyan, Petros Avetisyan, Sargis Adamyan, Rumyan Hovsepyan, Erik Vardanyan, Artak Yedigaryan.
ITALY STARTING XI (4-3-3): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Alessandro Florenzi, Leonardo Bonucci, Alessio Romagnoli, Emerson; Marco Verratti, Jorginho, Nicolo Barella; Federico Chiesa, Andrea Belotti, Federico Bernardeschi.
ITALY SUBS: Salvatore Sirigu, Stefano Sensi, Sandro Tonali, Kevin Lasagna, Gianluca Mancini, Pierluigi Gollini, Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Francesco Acerbi, Luca Pellegrini, Stephan El Shaarawy, Armando Izzo.
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away.
Mancini will be happy with how his side reacted to going behind but will be hoping they can make a quicker start to the second half than the first. They do have a man advantage now though and he will want to use that to get the win and carry on their perfect run in qualifiers. Armenia's job is much harder now, especially without their goalscorer who had some good chances, but they've looked good when they have got forward and will be hoping to get another goal on the counter.
So, Italy maintain their perfect start to qualifying after winning all five of their games so far. They top the Group J table and will be hoping to carry on this run when they face Finland on Sunday. Armenia remain in third for now following that loss but will be hoping they can get back on track with a win they face Bosnia and Herzegovina next time out.
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