Italy came back from behind to beat the United States 2-1 in Confederations Cup Group B this Monday.
It was an eventful first half at Pretoria’s Loftus Versfeld stadium, where the USA went a man down when Ricardo Clark received a red card for a foul on Gennaro Gattuso in the 33rd minute.
But eight minutes later, Giorgio Chiellini brought down Jozy Altidore with a penalty as result. The experienced Landon Donovan converted the opportunity.
Italy were much stronger after the interval however, and got the equaliser through Giuseppe Rossi in the 58th minute. The Villarreal forward had replaced Gattuso a minute earlier.
And in minute 72, Daniele De Rossi’s strike from outside the penalty area even handed the ‘Azzurri’ a 2-1 lead. In added time, Rossi smashed home another for 3-1.
Italy lead this group as Marcello Lippi’s men have a better goal record than Brazil, who beat Egypt 4-3 in their opening game.
