The Moldova strikers have done a lot of defending today, they have been sat in their own half for much of the game and haven't had any support up top when they do manage to get on the ball.
87'
Italy are still finding space behind the Moldova defence, who have been sitting very high all game and it has allowed the pacey Italian attackers space to exploit this.
85'
The game is a little scrappy now, with both teams struggling to keep the ball and not trying to open each other up, with Italy happy to see the game out in midfield.
83'
Nice spell of possession here for Moldova, but they just can't make any progress in the Italy half of the pitch as the hosts are pushing so high and forcing the mistake.
81'
We are into the final 10 minutes of the game now, can Italy make it seven before the full time whistle? Or will Moldova be able to pull one back?
79'
N. Milinceanu enters the game and replaces I. Nicolăescu.
Moldova substitution now, with Nicolaescu coming off the pitch and he has been replaced by Milinceanu.
78'
Not too far away! Emerson steps up to take a free-kick, but it flies just wide of the bottom right-hand corner of the net.
77'
V. Raţă gets yellow.
Rata is booked for a clear foul on Lasagna as the striker raced through on goal. Italy now have a free-kick in a very good shooting position.
75'
K. Lasagna enters the game and replaces F. Caputo.
M. Kean enters the game and replaces D. Berardi.
The other change sees Caputo replaced by Lasagna.
A double substitution for Italy now, with Berardi replaced by Kean.
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74'
Moldova look like they just want to hear the final whistle now, there are some tired legs out there and the Italians are bringing some more fresh legs on soon.
72'
D. Berardi has scored a goal for Italy! Assist by V. Grifo.
Grifo could've gone for goal himself, but it would've been a very tight angle and Berardi was in a much better position, so the newly introduced substitute opted to pass to his team-mate.
GOOOAAALLL! Berardi makes it 6-0! Grifo races down the left wing after being released in behind the Moldova defence, he then looks up and squares the ball to Berardi in the penalty area, who was unmarked and he slots it past Namasco and into the back of the net.
68'
S. Sensi enters the game and replaces G. Bonaventura.
The final change sees Bonaventura come off and he has been replaced by Sensi.
67'
Emerson enters the game and replaces C. Biraghi.
A. Cragno enters the game and replaces S. Sirigu.
V. Grifo enters the game and replaces S. El Shaarawy.
The skipper El Shaarawy is off, with Grifo coming onto the pitch.
There is a change in goal for Italy, with Sirigu replaced by Cragno between the sticks.
66'
Here come the Italian substitutions, the first sees Biraghi replaced by Emerson.
65'
It was around this time in the first half, 20 minutes in, that Italy started to dominate the game and look dangerous in attack. Will they score some more in this second period?
63'
The game has settled down in the last few minutes, with both teams battling for possession in the middle of the pitch and no chances or opportunities in the final third.
61'
It looks like Italy are getting some changes prepared on the sidelines now, they are yet to introduce any new players, whilst Moldova have made five changes so far.
59'
The chances are starting to add up for Italy now, they look very good in front of goal and eager to extend their lead even further.
48'
Italy win a couple of corners at the start of the second half, but Moldova manage to defend them well and clear the danger.
46'
S. Namaşco enters the game and replaces A. Koşelev.
O. Reabciuk enters the game and replaces D. Marandici.
V. Mudrac enters the game and replaces A. Crăciun.
E. Cociuc enters the game and replaces A. Suvorov.
The second half is under way!
Another substitution sees Suvorov replaced by Cociuc.
Craciun has been brought off and Mudrac is on in his place.
The final change sees Marandici replaced by Reabciuk.
Moldova have made four changes ahead of the second half, the first sees Koselev replaced by Namasco.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: ITALY 5-0 MOLDOVA
45' +1
S. El Shaarawy has scored a goal for Italy! Assist by M. Lazzari.
GOOOAAALLL! El Shaarawy makes it 5-0 just before the break! Lazzari is played through down the right-wing and he chips the keeper from a tight angle, it doesn't quite have enough pace or direction on it, so El Shaarawy dives in at the far post and powers it into the back of the net.
Lazzari almost scored himself, but was put off slightly by Koselev racing off his line to meet him and his looping shot wasn't going to make it, so El Shaarawy made sure.
45'
There will be a minimum of one minute added time played at the end of the first half.
43'
Mancini will be very happy with his sides performance in their first half, will they be able to keep it up and score a few more in the second half?
41'
Late push towards goal here by Moldova, they have managed to keep hold of the ball and work their way up the pitch, but their end product is poor and Sirigu in the Italy goal comfortably gathers.
39'
There's not long left to play at the Artemio Franchi Stadium before the end of the first half now, will we see any more goals before the half-time whistle?
37'
V. Posmac is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
GOOOAAALLL! It's 4-0! An unfortunate own goal by Posmac as he tried to clear the danger. A deep ball came over the top of the Moldova defence and Caputo controlled it, but just before he went to strike it, Posmac tried to smash it behind his goal, but he gets it all wrong and it flies past his own keeper and into the back of the net.
32'
We're past the half an hour mark now and it's Italy who lead 3-0 in Florence and it has been a dominant performance by the hosts. Moldova are struggling to get a touch on the ball at the moment.
30'
S. El Shaarawy has scored a goal for Italy! Assist by B. Cristante.
GOOOAAALLL! Italy have a third, it's 3-0! The Italians have had a lot of joy in behind Moldova and they managed to exploit them again there, with El Shawaary sprinting through on goal and then poking the ball past Koselev from a tight angle.
Cristante with a superb lofted ball into the penalty area towards the skipper, who controlled the ball, beat the keeper and then fired the ball into the back of the net.
29'
A. Epureanu enters the game and replaces C. Carp.
Here is the Moldova substitution, with Carp the man coming off and he has been replaced by Epureanu.
28'
It looks like Moldova are about to make their first change of the game here, perhaps an injury picked up, or just a tactical change as the visitors have struggled to get onto the ball in the last 10 minutes or so.
26'
Almost! Berardi goes so close to getting on the end of a chipped ball into the penalty area, it was just too high for the winger and Koselev came off his line and gathered.
25'
It's going to be very difficult for Moldova to get back into the game now, they are dropping deeper and deeper into their own half, soaking up the pressure.
23'
F. Caputo has scored a goal for Italy! Assist by C. Biraghi.
Goal Francesco Caputo
Biraghi managed to cut out two or three Moldova players with his pass through the defence and it was perfectly timed for Caputo to run onto and he made no mistakes with the finish.
20'
It's all Italy now, they are pressing forward in search of a second goal to double their lead just moments after going ahead in the first half.
18'
B. Cristante has scored a goal for Italy! Assist by G. Bonaventura.
Lovely ball into the box by Bonaventura, spotting the early run of Crisante at the near post, who then beat his marker and slotted home with the header.
GOOOAAALLL! Italy take the lead, it's 1-0! Bonaventura whips in the resulting corner following the El Shaarawy chance and Cristante meets it at the near post and he powers it past Koselev, who seemed to be caught be surprise as he gets a hand to it, but cannot stop the ball from crossing the line.
17'
Bonaventura goes for goal with a wild strike from around 30 yards out, however, his strike is poor and the ball flies well over the Moldova crossbar.
15'
Moldova will be happy with their start so far, they have stopped Italy from creating any chances so far and they have had the best opportunity of the game so far.
11'
Italy are dominating the possession charts, but Moldova are playing a good high pressing game and it is keeping the Italians out of the danger zone, whilst also looking threatening on the break.
9'
Both teams have important Nations League games following this match and it will be a vital warm-up match ahead of the competitive fixtures.
5'
Moldova win the first corner of the game, after a lovely quick counter, however, the ball is played to the edge of the penalty area to Platica, who drills his shot well wide of the Italy goal.
3'
C. Carp gets yellow.
A yellow card has been shown very early on here, after Carp dived into a sliding challenge with Locatelli and caught the midfielder high on the leg. A poor and dangerous challenge to make.
2'
Italy have started on the front foot as expected here, they are pressed the visitors high straight from the kick-off and forced the error which handed them possession.
1'
We're under way!
Hello and welcome to our live match commentary of the international friendly between Italy and Moldova at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence.
Italy are unbeaten in two years at international level, with their last defeat coming against Portugal in the previous edition of the Nations League. They beat the Netherlands 1-0 last time out to sit top in their group.
ITALY (4-3-3): Salvatore Sirigu; Manuel Lazzari, Gianluca Mancini, Francesco Acerbi, Cristiano Biraghi; Manuel Locatelli, Bryan Crisante, Giacomo Bonaventura; Domenico Berardi, Francesco Caputo, Stephan El Shaarawy.
MOLDOVA SUBS: Petru Racu, Nicolai Cebotari, Eugeniu Cociuc, Victor Mudrac, Stanislav Namasco, Oleg Reabciuk, Alexandru Epureanu, Dinu Graur, Nicolae Milinceanu, Mihail Caimacov.
MOLDOVA (3-5-1-1): Alexei Koselev; Veaceslav Posmac, Artur Craciun, Igor Armas; Sergiu Platica, Vadim Rata, Catalin Carp, Artur Ionita, Denis Marandici; Alexandru Suvorov, Ion Nicolaescu.
The teams are out on the pitch and kick-off is just a few minutes away, stay tuned for all of the match action!
Meanwhile Moldova have contrasting fortunes, they are without a victory in over a year and their previous fixture against Slovenia ended in a 1-0 defeat, which leaves them bottom of their Nations League group.
It will be interesting to see if Italy continue to play with the same high press and intensity in the second half, they will want to score a few more goals and gain even more confidence ahead of the Nations League games in a few days time.
That's all from us today folks, we hope you enjoyed the game!
Both teams will now turn their attentions to the Nations League, with important games coming up over the next week. Italy face Poland on Sunday, before welcoming Netherlands on Wednesday. Whilst Moldova have games against Greece and Slovenia.
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