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Football: Belotti, Locatelli give Italy 2-0 win in Bulgaria

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Italy kept their World Cup qualifying campaign on track with a 2-0 Group C win over Bulgaria who fell to their second consecutive defeat on Sunday.

Andrea Belotti got the first goal from the penalty spot just before the break with Manuel Locatelli sealing the win with his first 'Azzurri' goal with eight minutes to go.Roberto Mancini's side had won their opener 2-0 against Northern Ireland in Parma on Thursday with Bulgaria losing 3-1 at home against Switzerland.

Italy were without defender Giorgio Chiellini with forwards Domenico Berardi and Francesco Caputo also ruled out.Advertisement Yasen Petrov's home side provided tougher opposition than the one that conceded three goals in the first quarter of an hour against the Swiss. But the breakthrough came when Belotti went down under a Daniel Dimov challenge as he ran to connect with Lorenzo Insigne's through ball.The Torino forward missed a chance for a second midway through the second half with a lob hitting the post and sending the rebound over.

 

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