Turkey vs Italy Competition – Nations League Stadium: Yüzüncü Yil Atatürk Stadyumu Date: 28th September 2026 Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT
Turkey host Italy at the Yüzüncü Yil Atatürk Stadyumu on Monday, both sides looking to respond after opening defeats in Group 1. Turkey’s run has been mixed, losing 1-0 at home to France in their Nations League opener. Before that, a 3-2 home win over USA had followed a 1-0 home defeat to Paraguay, with those two results either side of a 2-0 away loss at Australia. Further back, a 2-1 away win at Venezuela opened the sample. Across these five matches Turkey have taken two wins and three losses, with the France game their most recent setback.
Italy’s sequence has been solid barring the odd result, losing 2-0 at home to Belgium in their Nations League opener. Before that, back-to-back away wins over Greece (1-0) and Luxembourg (1-0) had kept the run going, while further back a penalty shootout exit against Bosnia & Herzegovina followed a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes. Earlier in this run, Italy beat Northern Ireland 2-0 at home to open the sample. Across these five matches Italy have taken three wins and two losses, with the Bosnia shootout their toughest moment.
Italy hold the edge in this fixture, winning two of the last five meetings to Turkey’s none, with three draws completing the sample. The most recent meeting finished goalless at home to Italy in June 2024, following a 3-2 away win for Italy in March 2022. Yüzüncü Yil Atatürk Stadyumu hasn’t hosted this fixture before in the sample, though Italy have otherwise been unbeaten throughout, also winning 3-0 away in 2021 and drawing 1-1 in both 2006 and 2002.
Both sides sit in the bottom half of Group 1 without a point after opening-day defeats, with Turkey third and Italy fourth on goal difference. A win at Yüzüncü Yil Atatürk Stadyumu would lift the winner to three points and out of the bottom two.
Turkey’s home meeting with Italy will be shown domestically on atv and Digiturk Play, with Italian coverage on RAI 1 and RaiPlay. UK viewers can catch it on Amazon Prime Video, and it’s also available in the US via fuboTV and ViX.
Possible Lineups
Turkey
3-4-2-1
HOMEItaly
4-3-3
AWAYTurkey — Form
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Competition | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✕ | Turkey | 0-1 | France | Nations League | 25.09.26 |
| ✓ | Turkey | 3-2 | USA | World Cup | 26.06.26 |
| ✕ | Turkey | 0-1 | Paraguay | World Cup | 20.06.26 |
| ✕ | Australia | 2-0 | Turkey | World Cup | 14.06.26 |
| ✓ | Venezuela | 1-2 | Turkey | Friendly International | 06.06.26 |
Italy — Form
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Competition | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✕ | Italy | 0-2 | Belgium | Nations League | 25.09.26 |
| ✓ | Greece | 0-1 | Italy | Friendly International | 07.06.26 |
| ✓ | Luxembourg | 0-1 | Italy | Friendly International | 03.06.26 |
| ✕ | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1-1 | Italy | World Cup | 31.03.26 |
| ✓ | Italy | 2-0 | Northern Ireland | World Cup | 26.03.26 |
Head-to-Head
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Competition | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 0-0 | Turkey | Friendly International | 04.06.24 |
| Turkey | 2-3 | Italy | Friendly International | 29.03.22 |
| Turkey | 0-3 | Italy | Euro | 11.06.21 |
| Italy | 1-1 | Turkey | Friendly International | 15.11.06 |
| Italy | 1-1 | Turkey | Friendly International | 20.11.02 |
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Table
Group 1 Standings
| Pos. | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Form |
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| 1 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 2 | France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 3 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 4 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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