J. Italiano works hard in Grazer AK’s heavy defeat

J. Italiano played the full 90 minutes for Grazer AK as Sturm Graz secured a 6–1 Bundesliga win at Stadion Graz-Liebenau. The visitors held 45 per cent possession and briefly led 1–0, but Sturm turned the match around to lead 3–1 at half-time before adding three more goals after the break. Italiano finished without a goal or assist and recorded one shot, three tackles, one blocked tackle and four duels won from 11 contests. He completed 15 passes and drew one foul, while Grazer AK managed 12 shots compared with Sturm’s 24 and posted an expected-goals figure of 0.62 against 3.47 for the hosts. The result leaves Italiano and Grazer AK on the wrong end of a six-goal margin despite their early advantage.