Federico Chiesa's goals helped Italy to victory over North Macedonia. Italy broke the deadlock after 17 minutes when an unmarked Matteo Darmian headed in a corner at the back post. After 40 minutes, Italy had a chance to extend their advantage from the penalty spot after Nikola Serafimov's handball but Jorginho's attempt was saved by Dimitrievski. North Macedonia got back into the match after 52 minutes when Jani Atanasov nodded in a close-range cross before scoring his second with a deflected long-range shot in the 74th. "The second goal was a big deflection, it was casual, so that changes the psychological aspects of the match," Spalletti said.
