Türkiye’s senior national football team will face Italy away in its fourth UEFA Nations League A, Group 1 match on Monday, October 5, 2026. The match at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara in Bologna will kick off at 9:45 p.m. Türkiye time and 8:45 p.m. local time in Italy. The Turkish Football Federation and Anadolu Agency said the game will be broadcast live on ATV.
Szymon Marciniak appointed referee
Polish referee Szymon Marciniak will take charge of the match. Tomasz Listkiewicz and Adam Kupsik will serve as assistant referees, with Karol Arys as the fourth official. A TFF notice published on October 3 confirmed the date, time, city and venue. The federation also issued transport, entry and security information for Turkish supporters traveling to Bologna.
Villa Cassarini has been designated as the meeting point for visiting supporters and will be available from 3 p.m. local time. The gates at Renato Dall’Ara will open at 6:45 p.m., while an organized fan walk is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. These arrangements concern supporters attending in person; the key broadcast time for viewers in Türkiye is 9:45 p.m.
Türkiye seeking first points
Türkiye has lost its first three matches in the group. The national team was beaten 1-0 by France in Kocaeli, 4-1 by Italy in Bursa and 3-0 by Belgium in Liège. Italy followed its win in Türkiye with a 1-1 away draw against France and a 2-0 home defeat to Belgium. In the other Group 1 fixture at the same kickoff time, France will host Belgium in Paris.
The match in Bologna will be the second meeting between Türkiye and Italy within a short period after their game in Bursa at the end of September. Türkiye will complete its group schedule in November with an away match against France and a home fixture against Belgium in İzmir. After beginning the campaign without a point, the Bologna match represents Türkiye’s next opportunity to change its group record.
Arda Güler and Barış Alper Yılmaz suspended
Arda Güler and Barış Alper Yılmaz are unavailable after receiving cards in the Belgium match that triggered suspensions. The TFF said both players were granted permission to leave the national-team camp. Final decisions on the squad and starting lineup will be made by the coaching staff, and no selection should be treated as confirmed before the official lineups are published.
Türkiye’s squad includes goalkeepers Altay Bayındır, Muhammed Şengezer, Okan Kocuk and Uğurcan Çakır. The remaining defenders, midfielders and forwards continue their preparations. Italy’s squad includes players such as Gianluigi Donnarumma, Alessandro Bastoni, Federico Dimarco, Moise Kean and Giacomo Raspadori.
Verified fixture details
Because the match has not yet been played, no score is included in this report. The verified fixture details are: Italy versus Türkiye, Monday, October 5, 2026, 9:45 p.m. Türkiye time, UEFA Nations League A Group 1, Stadio Renato Dall’Ara in Bologna. The final result and official statistics will be checked against federation and UEFA records after the match.
Broadcast and follow-up
The match will be shown live on ATV in Türkiye. The broadcast information is consistent across Anadolu Agency and federation-linked reports. Supporters should follow official channels for any last-minute schedule or access update. The 8:45 p.m. time in the TFF’s local supporter notice corresponds to 9:45 p.m. in Türkiye because of the one-hour time difference.
No score should appear in fixture coverage before the game is completed. A separate post-match report will rely on the official final result, referee record and verified match statistics.
