Most Popular Sports
All Sports
Show All

Good evening and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE commentary of Azerbaijan and Italy. Team news is coming right up - kick-off is at 5pm.

Euro Qualifying / Matchday 9
Baku Olympic Stadium / 10.10.2015
Live
Live Updates
The Editorial Team

Updated 10/10/2015 at 17:50 GMT


FT
Live comment icon
FULL-TIME! Italy have qualified, they win by 3-1.
90'+2
.. they're just waiting on the referee to blow his whistle.
90'+1
Italy are on their way to Paris...
90'
Live comment icon
Three additional minutes are to be played.
89'
Live comment icon
Azerbaijan
AZERBAIJAN SUB: Third and final sub for the hosts. Mirzabekov replaces Ismayilov.
88'
Live comment icon
Italy
WOODWORK! Giovinco is denied once again as his free-kick strikes the crossbar! Wonderful effort.
87'
Live comment icon
Azerbaijan
RED CARD! Last man Mori is shown a straight red card for pulling back Giovinco. Azerbaijan are down to 10 men.
85'
Five minutes remain - Italy are back defending in numbers but the hosts don't looking threatening.
83'
Italy
Pelle almost latches onto an ambitious lobbed pass from Mandziuk but it's just too long.
82'
80'
Italy
We're into the final 10 minutes of the match now. Not too much is happening which will suit Italy nicely. Antonio Conte is bound to be pleased with this second-half performance.
78'
Italy are happy to allow the hosts to have the ball. Azerbaijan have certainly looked decent in attack but their defensive display has ultimately cost them this evening.
77'
Live comment icon
Italy
ITALY SUB: The goal-scorer Eder is taken off and is replaced by Sebastian Giovinco.
76'
Azerbaijan
The resultant corner doesn't come to anything. Less than 15 minutes to play.
75'
Live comment icon
Azerbaijan
JUST WIDE! Amirqulieyev is allowed time to line up a shot at goal and the effort is deflected agonisingly wide of the post. That's the closest the hosts have came since their goal.
73'
Live comment icon
Azerbaijan
HOME SUB: Tugrul Erat replaces Yeini.
72'
Live comment icon
Italy
ITALY SUB: Alessandro Florenzi is on in place of Shaarawy - that is Italy's first change.
71'
Azerbaijan
The hosts have the ball, the fans are still making plenty of noise but the belief has been drained from their team.
70'
Italy
Pelle finds Eder with a lovely pass and, full of confidence, the Sampdoria forward goes for goal but Medvedev is equal to the shot.
69'
SAVE! Nazarov, who has been a constant threat this evening, tries his luck from distance but it's comfortable for Buffon.