Bosnia equalized with a 79th-minute Tabakovic goal after Donnarumma's save from Dzeko. Italy had everything to do, under siege and down to ten men after Bastoni's red card in the crucial World Cup qualifying match.
At half-time, Palestra took to the field in place of Politano, then Esposito and Cristante replaced Kean and Locatelli
THE FIRST HALF – Italy lined up with the same formation seen on Thursday in the 2-0 win over Northern Ireland, a 3-5-2 . The first shot on target came from Bosnia, with Demirović coming down in the 7th minute and firing a right-footed shot from twenty meters out, blocked in two stages by Donnarumma. But the Azzurri struck with their first attempt: in the 15th minute, the home side paid the price for an unwatchable build-up from deep, with a back pass to goalkeeper Vasilj who misplaced the ball forward and fed Barella, who did well to pass it to the left for the unmarked Kean, whose right-footed shot from the edge of the box made it 0-1 .
Bosnia's response came from their star player, Džeko, who fired from more or less the same position as Kean but sent the ball over (18'). Two minutes later, Donnarumma was forced into a powerful save from Bašić's powerful right-footed shot following a corner . The hosts returned in the 23rd minute, with Dedić's left-footed shot being deflected out for a corner by Locatelli. Katić, completely alone, failed to apply any power to the deflection, which Donnarumma easily saved.
Italy came back in the 25th minute, when Retegui turned and fired a low shot from the edge of the box, finding Vasilj this time. In the 35th minute, a pass from midfield found Memić in the box, who dived and headed over. It was a thrilling header. But even more thrilling was Demirović's aerial turn in the 38th minute, following a left-footed ball from Dedić: Donnarumma was standing still, and the deflection went just wide to his right .
Italy were down to ten men with four minutes left: Memić was launched on the left, but Bastoni slid in and met him with a clean sweep as the full-back headed for goal . Referee Turpin, also at the "request" of the home crowd and players, deemed it a clear scoring opportunity and issued a straight red card amid protests from the Azzurri. Gattuso, even before the free kick, covered himself and removed Retegui for Gatti. On the kick, Donnarumma saved Katić's header at the far post. Just as three minutes of injury time began, Dedić's cross passed into the six-yard box without a deflection. Shortly thereafter, Memić headed over Politano, but it went wide.