Insigne has a chance to make it 3-1, but he shoots wide of the target following a quick break.
FULL-TIME: ITALY 2-1 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA.
90' +2
E. Džeko gets yellow.
Dzeko gives away a foul on the edge of the Italy box and this could be the chance the hosts need to see the game out.
Dzeko is shown a yellow card for the foul. He's let his frustration get the better of him here.
90' +1
The game enters the first of four minutes of added time, but is there going to be an equaliser for the visitors?
89'
Italy are on the move again through Insigne, who plays in Emerson on the overlap, but his cross is blocked.
88'
Bosnia-Herzegovina will be devastated! They've battled so hard throughout the match and deserve at least a point, but this is Italy's experience shining through.
86'
M. Verratti has scored a goal for Italy! Assist by L. Insigne.
GOAAAAAL! VERRATTI SCORES! ITALY LEAD 2-1! Bosnia-Herzegovina suffer late heartbreak! The midfielder has space inside the box, but no time. He gets his head up, picks his spot and curls a right-footed shot past the imperious Sehic and into the bottom-right corner!
Insigne saw Verratti in space and his ball had to be perfect, which it is.
85'
De Sciglio is next to send another speculative long range shot towards goal, but it's weak and on the ground, which is easy for Sehic to save.
84'
Jorginho tries to test Sehic with a powerful right-footed shot from distance, but it doesn't have the swerve needed to really trouble the keeper and he claims the ball easily.
81'
A. Belotti enters the game and replaces F. Bernardeschi.
G. Cimirot enters the game and replaces A. Gojak.
Mancini opts for extra firepower up front and brings on Belotti for Bernardeschi.
Gojak's game is over as he comes off for Cimirot.
80'
Pjanic finds Todorovic in space on the flank, but the right-back tries to be too skillful and he loses the ball in the process.
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78'
Jorginho spreads play wide to Insigne, who passes back inside to Verratti for a give-and-go, but the return ball isn't accurate and the move breaks down.
75'
The second half has been far better from an Italy point of view. They've equalised, found the target three times - once more than the first half - and generally seem more passionate.
72'
B. Nastić enters the game and replaces E. Ćivić.
It's game over for Civic as Nastic comes on to replace him.
66'
M. De Sciglio enters the game and replaces G. Mancini.
Italy make another change, taking off Mancini for the attack-minded right-back De Sciglio.
65'
Insigne cuts inside, spots Chiesa making a run to the far post and picks him out with a lovely pass, but the substitute's touch is poor and he can't make the most of the opportunity.
64'
After a hectic spell, Italy manage to regain a little control over the game and they're passing the ball around carefully, trying to slow the tempo down.
62'
E. Sarić gets yellow.
Bosnia-Herzegovina are putting pressure on Italy, but the hosts receive a welcome free-kick following a foul from Saric. He's shown a yellow card as a result.
59'
Dzeko manages to squeeze his way past two Italian defenders with some fancy footwork, but his shot is blocked. Italy are falling apart defensively at the moment!
56'
Saric tries his luck from outside the area, but his left-footed shot rolls just wide of the right-hand post as Bosnia-Herzegovina send another warning Italy's way.
51'
Sirigu survives a moment of madness to give away a throw! He rushes off his line to make a tackle on Dzeko and has no other option but to put the ball out!
49'
L. Insigne has scored a goal for Italy! Assist by F. Bernardeschi.
Insigne gets the plaudits, but Bernardeschi's vision to spot him in space is superb.
GOAAAAL! ITALY EQUALISE! What a hit from Insigne! Bernardeschi delivers a corner to Insigne - who's completely unmarked outside the box - and he puts his right foot through the ball and absolutely rifles it into the bottom-left corner! What a stunning volley!
47'
Chiesa is straight into the action, trying to find space for a cross out wide, but it's blocked.
46'
F. Chiesa enters the game and replaces F. Quagliarella.
Italy restart the game with their unbeaten record in Group J under threat.
Mancini had to change something and he does, bringing off Quagliarella for Chiesa. This means Bernardeschi will play centrally.
45'
HALF-TIME: ITALY 0-1 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA.
44'
E. Ćivić gets yellow.
Civic is shown a yellow card for a late tackle on Verratti.
43'
M. Bešić gets yellow.
Bernardeschi is the next to test Sehic with a curling left-footed shot from outside the box, but it's not particularly dangerous and the keeper saves with relative ease.
Besic is shown a yellow card for a bad foul on Bernardeschi.
38'
This is not the game Italy expected! Bosnia-Herzegovina are showing that they're clearly not here to be pushed around. They've created the better chances throughout the first half and they deserve their lead.
36'
Chiellini nearly finds an equaliser at the near post following a fantastic pass from Insigne, but Sehic is too quick for the veteran centre-back and claims the ball before Chiellini can get a touch on it.
32'
E. Džeko has scored a goal for Bosnia-Herzegovina! Assist by E. Višća.
GOAL!!! BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA LEAD 1-0 IN ITALY! What a move! They counter with such speed! Dzeko gets the goal, but all he has to do is tap in Visca's cross from less than a couple of yards out. The real architecht of the move is Besic, whose incisive flick sends Visca through and creates the chance to cross.
Visca's cross was so enticing for Dzeko and it put the chance on a plate for him, but he's got to thank Besic - it's his backheel flick that creates drags the Italian defenders out of position and creates the space for the cross.
31'
Insigne tries to dribble his way into the area, but he's met with a sea of white Bosnia-Herzegovina shirts and the move breaks down.
29'
Bernardeschi tries to pick out Quagliarella with a lofted throughball over the Bosnia-Herzegovina defence, but Sehic is alert and comes off his line to sweep up the danger.
27'
It's all Bosnia-Herzegovina at the minute, but Dzeko is offside when Civic plays him in, so Italy receive a free-kick and a chance to relieve some of this relentless pressure.
26'
Besic sees Sirigu off his line and opts for a speculative effort from distance, but it's wasteful. The shot is off target and Italy can reset with a goal-kick.
24'
Besic nearly sends Visca in behind the defence with a pass from inside his own half, but it's cut out for a throw.
22'
Here come Bosnia-Herzegovina again, trying to find a key breakthrough. Pjanic spreads play wide to Todorovic, but he attempts an ambitious long range shot and it's easy for Sirigu to claim.
20'
Bosnia-Herzegovina are turning the screw at the moment as Gojak now sees a header from the centre of the box blocked from a Pjanic corner!
16'
Visca gets to the byline - collecting a throughball from Besic - but his touch lets him down in a great position and Italy receive the goal-kick.
14'
Jorginho gets yellow.
Jorginho is shown an early yellow card for holding Pjanic back after his mazey run created some space to attack.
13'
Besic nearly puts his goalkeeper in trouble with a very poor backpass, but Sehic manages to deal with the threat.
12'
Emerson tries to find Insigne with a pass inside after an excellent one-two on the left flank, but his attempt isn't accurate.
8'
Dzeko does well to win a loose ball off Bonucci after a lazy header from Chiellini, but the referee whistles for a free-kick against the Bosnia-Herzegovina captain.
7'
Chiellini finds Emerson in behind with a well-timed throughball, but the left-back's cutback can't find a team-mate waiting in the area as Bosnia-Herzegovina defend well.
5'
Bicakcic has a chance to test Sirigu in goal, but he heads wide from Pjanic's cross following a corner.
4'
Bonucci tries to find Insigne - who's in acres of space out on the left - with a long pass, but he's offside.
3'
Quagliarella hits one from outside the area and it sails just narrowly wide of the left-hand post. This is an excellent start from the hosts!
2'
Bosnia-Herzegovina are trying to play out from the back, but the Italians are pressing aggressively and the visitors are struggling as a result.
1'
Bosnia-Herzegovina get the game underway.
Quagliarella is nearly in behind early on, but he's flagged for offside after some pressing.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the European Championship Group J qualifier between Italy and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Bosnia-Herzegovina are still in touch with the top two teams in their qualifying group - despite a surprise defeat to second-placed Finland on Saturday - but a record of one win, one draw and one loss needs to improve. A tough test against group leaders Italy awaits - the Azzurri are three points clear at the top with three wins out of three against Finland, Liechtenstein and Greece without having conceded.
ITALY XI (4-3-3): Salvatore Sirigu; Gianluca Mancini, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Emerson Palmieri; Nicolo Barella, Jorginho, Marco Verratti; Federico Bernardeschi, Fabio Quagliarella, Lorenzo Insigne.
SUBS: Stephan El Shaarawy, Federico Chiesa, Ciro Immobile, Alessio Cragno, Alessio Romagnoli, Andrea Belotti, Pierluigi Gollini, Stefano Sensi, Mattia De Sciglio, Alessandro Florenzi, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Bryan Cristante.
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA XI (4-3-3): Ibrahim Sehic; Darko Todorovic, Ermin Bicakcic, Ervin Zukanovic, Eldar Civic; Muhamed Besic, Miralem Pjanic, Elvis Saric; Edin Visca, Edin Dzeko, Amer Gojak.
SUBS: Riad Bajic, Vladan Kovacevic, Smail Prevljak, Deni Milosevic, Mario Vrancic, Kenan Piric, Goran Zakaric, Bojan Nastic, Haris Duljevic, Samir Memisevic, Toni Sunjic, Gojko Cimirot.
The teams are out, the anthems are underway and we’re moments away from kick-off.
Italy need to improve after the break, that much is a given. It's the final pass that's let them down in the first half. They've had seven shots - the same number as Bosnia-Herzegovina - but they've mostly been tame efforts from outside the box. Although they've dominated possession, they've never really had control of the game and the visitors look threatening every time they break forward. Mancini needs to react.
The win means Italy are in the driving seat and stay top of Group J on 12 points, three points clear of second-placed Finland, who beat Liechtenstein 2-0 today. For Bosnia-Herzegovina, the loss will be difficult to take and it leaves them with a massive uphill battle to secure a spot at Euro 2020 - they're fifth and five points behind Finland. The journey resumes in September, with Italy travelling to Armenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina hosting Liechtenstein in what could prove to be their final chance.
That's all from Italy's late 2-1 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina. Thanks for staying with us and, until next time, goodbye!
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