18 mins: Italy win a corner on the right. Giugliano goes over to take it and does a short one but Portugal snuff it out.
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Key events
16 mins: The free-kick is lumped into the box and Morais fails to deal with it, hindered by a teammate getting in the way, and then stumbles backward and falls over her own defender lying on the ground. Not her best couple of moments.
14 mins: Di Guglielmo goes down after clashing with Diana Pinto when challenging for a header. Italy seem to think it is a foul but there is nothing to it. Even so, the referee gives a free-kick.
12 mins: It should be said that there is plenty of noise inside the ground. They just something to shout about now …
10 mins: Giugliano sends in a cross for Girelli to attack but a Portuguese defenders blocks her route to goal, sending the ball behind in the process. Italy want a corner but the referee incorrectly awards a goal kick. Italy are starting to look the stronger team here.
8 mins: Girelli is afford space around 20 yards from goal, so she gets the ball out of her feet and takes aim, forcing Morais to produce a fine fingertip save.
6 mins: Portugal press high and win the ball back. A pass is sent out to Borges in the mask on the right but her cross is blocked in the middle.
4 mins: Neither side has managed to string a few passes together yet. All a bit scrappy.
Portugal do manage a break through Diana Silva, who sends it out to Marchao on the left but her cross drifts out for a goalkeeper.
2 mins: Caruso is left on the deck after a robust challenge from T Pinto. Looks like the Italian her the turf hard. She eventually gets up a little gingerly.
Kick off
Peep! Peep! Peep! Here we go!
The teams are in the tunnel with the mascots in depressingly corporate kits.
Portugal are warming up in shirts with ‘DIOGO J’ on the back following the death of Diogo Jota last week.
Aston Villa are set to sign the England goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck from Barcelona, the Guardian understands, after the Spanish women’s league champions announced they have reached an agreement with the player to terminate her contract.
The former Manchester City shot-stopper Roebuck spent one season with Barcelona, playing twice in the league, but is understood to have been seeking a move in order to secure more regular first-team football and Aston Villa may even confirm her arrival within the next 48 hours.
Roebuck is not part of England’s squad at this summer’s European Championship but she does have 11 senior international caps for the Lionesses, having made her England debut in 2018. She is 25 years old and the WSL club Villa believe she still has the best years of her career ahead of her.
Tom Garry was at the early kick-off in this group.
Getting to know you …
Starting lineups
Portugal (3-5-2): Morais; Gomes, C Costa, F Pinto; Borges, Norton, T Pinto, Nazareth, Marchao; Capeta, Di Silva
Subs: Pereira, Cota-Yarde, Amado, Alves, Seica, Jacinto, J Silva, Do Silva, Faria, Correira, Fonesca, Encarnacao
Italy (3-4-3): Giuliani; Lenzini, Salvai, Linari; Di Guiglielmo, Giugliano, Severini, Boattin; Caruso, Girelli, Cantore
Subs: Baldi, Durante, Oliviero, Schatzer, Piemonte, Bonansea, Piga, Bergamacschi, Serturini, Goldoni, Greggi, Cambiaghi
Preamble
After Spain’s victory over Belgium, Portugal need a victory here – and a point at the very least - to give themselves a chance of progression. They lost to Spain in the opener, although the emotional nature of the game after Diogo Jota’s death provides a caveat.
Italy, on the other hand, could confirm a spot in the knockout stages. An Arianna Caruso goal against Belgium was enough to get them off the mark with three points and they will be confident of adding to it here.
Kick-off: 8pm BST, 9pm CET
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