There will be three minutes added on at the end of this match.
89'
S. Zaza enters the game and replaces C. Immobile.
Immobile receives a loud ovation as well as he slowly makes his way off, with Simone Zaza entering the fray.
88'
N. Sansone enters the game and replaces A. Belotti.
Belotti goes off to quite the applause as he's replaced by Nicola Sansone.
86'
STAT: Germany have a losing record in 34 all-time matches against Italy (W9, D10, L15).
84'
İ. Gündoğan gets yellow.
Gundogan is booked for simulation as he goes down a bit theatrically inside the area in search of a penalty.
82'
OFF THE POST! Was that the chance for Italy?! Belotti gets on the end of another delightful build-up, turning and firing from inside the area. He has Leno beaten, but his effort smacks up against the far post and stays out!
80'
Zaza is up and ready on the Italy touchline, receiving instructions as he appears set to play a part in the final 10 minutes. His last taste of action against Germany was forgettable, as he skied his penalty against them in the shootout in this summer's Euro quarter-final. He will be keen to make amends tonight if the opportunity presents itself.
78'
Approaching the final 10 minutes now and there's no telling which way this will go. Germany have continued to fade in this second half, with this becoming close to one-way traffic in favour of the Azzurri, yet the hosts haven't been able to find their way beyond Leno.
76'
STAT: Italy have won just two of their last nine friendly matches, against Scotland and Finland (D3, L4).
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74'
INCHES WIDE! Immobile continues to be a real thorn in the side of this German defence with his seemingly bottomless tank! Again he's sent forward down the left, this time taking matters into his own hands as he bursts into the area and switches onto his right, but bends an effort agonisingly wide of the far post!
72'
SMART SAVE! That's the best chance of the night for Italy, who continue to knock at the door of Germany! Immobile is sprung into acres of space on the left, and he picks out a desirable pull-back for Bernardeschi, but the striker's first-time effort is saved smartly by Leno who got down to his left in a hurry!
70'
M. Götze enters the game and replaces J. Weigl.
Another German change here and it's Mario Gotze who comes on to provide a bit of star power, replacing Weigl.
69'
Bernardeschi's first touch sees him line-up a free-kick from the right flank, and he manages to pick out the head of Immobile at the far post, but the striker's header from a tight angle is straight into the arms of Leno.
68'
F. Bernardeschi enters the game and replaces Éder.
A third change for the Italians here as Fiorentina striker Federico Bernardeschi replaces Eder.
66'
Germany have dropped noticeably deeper in defence in this second half, biding their time between opportunities to counter. The difference now is that when they do get forward, they aren't looking all that threatening. Goretzka was their brightest attacker, but he's no longer out there.
64'
STAT: The last meeting between the two teams in Italy was exactly three years ago, on November 15, 2013. Also at San Siro, the match ended 1-1 as Ignazio Abate cancelled out Mats Hummels’ opener.
62'
OFFSIDE! Italy's free-kick comes to nothing and Germany break with pace the other way. Kimmich's cross is met at the near post by Volland, who pokes it through the legs of the keeper, but the flag goes up! Inches offside, but it's the right decision in the end.
61'
J. Tah gets yellow.
Tah is beaten for pace a second time since coming on, and this time the foul does go against him as he trips up Eder on the edge of the box, before being issued the game's first yellow card.
60'
K. Volland enters the game and replaces T. Müller.
S. Gnabry enters the game and replaces L. Goretzka.
Muller is replaced by Kevin Volland.
Serge Gnabry, fresh off his three-goal outing against San Marino, comes on to replace Goretzka.
58'
Germany have been very much second best since the restart. This is a match with nothing at stake, with many of their stars are rested, and it's starting to show, as both the intensity and quality fizzles out a bit from Die Mannschaft, who look set to make another change or two.
56'
PENALTY APPEALS DENIED! That's an absolutely expert turn from Belotti, who somehow squeezes his way through two German defenders and fends them off as he runs through into the area. He looks poised to shoot, before going to ground in a heap! There's no reason for him to go to ground there if he wasn't fouled, but the referee waves away claims after taking a few seconds to ponder his decision!
54'
Very accomplished and assured start to this second half from the Azzurri, who remain in the ascendency. Belotti and Immobile have seen their roles with the national team expand a great deal under Ventura, and they have flourished as a result. They are looking like a very bright partnership.
52'
STAT: Germany have won five successive matches without conceding (outscoring opponents 18-0), since their 2-0 defeat to France in the Euro Cup semi-final.
50'
Decent hit! Plenty of power behind this long-range strike from Belotti, but the swerve is wrong in the end as it bends high and wide of the top corner - but that certainly gave Leno something to think about.
48'
Bright start to the second half from Italy, that sees them pin Germany in at the back. The work ethic of Immobile and Belotti causes one or two problems, but a stray pass from Parolo helps at least temporarily relieve the pressure, before Immobile does well to win a corner.
46'
D. Astori enters the game and replaces A. Romagnoli.
J. Tah enters the game and replaces M. Hummels.
G. Donnarumma enters the game and replaces G. Buffon.
A change in goal for the Italians at the break, as Milan teenager Gianluigi Donnarumma replaces veteran Buffon.
Low made one change for Germany, bringing Jonathan Tah on in place of Hummels in defence.
Back underway in Milan!
Ventura also brings Davide Astori on for Romagnoli.
45'
HALF-TIME: ITALY 0-0 GERMANY.
43'
TERRIFIC BLOCK! Zappacosta provides excellent cover for Buffon, who was beaten there by a Muller shot from the edge of the box, getting his body in front of the ball to turn it away! That may have been going just wide, but he really couldn't take any chances.
41'
STAT: Germany last won a match on Italian soil in April 1929. They are winless in six trips there since (D1, L5).
39'
Approaching the final five minutes of the first half and it remains scoreless. There hasn't been a whole wealth of saves for either keeper to make, despite it being a very open and exciting half of football. Still time to change it, however, and Italy will try and do so as they win a throw very high up the pitch.
37'
Italy are trying to replicate Germany's approach and press high up the pitch to make life difficult on the visitors, but they aren't experiencing the same degree of success, with Low's side ruthlessly efficient with their passing to work their way out from the back.
35'
Germany are looking very comfortable as they pass it around in midfield, but Italy are remaining well-organised in defence and that's helped at least frustrate the visitors in their attempts to negotiate passage through on goal.
33'
It's been some time since Italy's last chance, yet the back and forth has continued throughout - only the last handful of foray's into attack for the Azzurri have resulted in very little, and it's seen the momentum shift over to the visitors as a result, as we approach the last 10 minutes of the first half.
31'
STAT: Ciro Immobile has four goals in his last four games for Italy. He had scored just one in his previous 15.
29'
TIDY ONE-TWO! Incisive ball forward from Weigl to pick out Gundogan, who then works a delightful one-two with Goretzka. The Schalke man dinks the return pass over the top, but Buffon reads it exceptionally as he gets off his line to collect in the nick of time!
27'
German players have been allowed to roam, and it's caused Italy one or two problems when they do. Muller whips in a tidy delivery from the right, which just gets beyond Gerhardt at the near post, but Gundogan nearly arrives to bundle it home at the far stick, but Buffon claims it at the vital moment!
25'
A rare burst of pace from Immobile, not known to be the fastest player, but he has enough speed to burn here to negotiate the beating of Hummels following a lovely throughball from De Rossi. The striker gets it all wrong in the end, however, opting for power over placement in the shot, and lashing it wide as a result.
23'
Sensing their national side is in need of a boost, chants of "Italia, Italia, Italia" break out across the stadium. It catches on quickly, making for a deafening roar inside San Siro, and it does its part, sending a jolt of life into the Italian side that sees Immobile get forward on the right flank and win the hosts a corner.
21'
STAT: The last two friendlies between these nations each ended 1-1, with Germany opening the scoring on both occasions.
19'
DECENT EFFORT! Goretzka again who tests Buffon, lining up a strike from 25 yards following some clever passing from Germany on the fringes of attack. The Schalke man tries to pick out the far, bottom corner from range, but in the end it's a rather routine save for Buffon.
17'
The hosts are starting to get a bit too casual in possession in their own end and Germany, sending their focus may be waning, are starting to press high up. It's seen them win the ball back in some prominent areas and keep the pressure on for a prolonged spell here, with the Azzurri struggling to find a way out from the back.
15'
Italy started the match on the front foot, but it's Germany who are growing into it now, starting to enjoy the better of play. The match remains wonderfully stretched, despite both sides suggesting they were going to pack the midfield with bodies based on their initial team sheets.
13'
NEARLY THROUGH! This frantic back and forth continues in Milan, making for some excellent viewing. Back the other way come Germany and a brilliantly weighted pass from Gundogan sends Goretzka in, but the attacker is denied by Buffon from in close!
11'
STAT: Germany have a goal differential of minus-nine against Italy all-time. Only against England (minus-26) do they have worse.
9'
FIRST REAL CHANCE! Delightful build-up play from the Italians, as Immobile produces a terrific flick on to send Eder through on the right. The striker lacks support at first, but he's able to pull it back for Immobile atop the area, who subsequently hammers the ball across the face of goal, where Belotti nearly gets the touch required to turn it in!
7'
Important cover! Good work from Mustafi, who gets onto the flank in a hurry to close down on Darmian and prevent him from getting his cross through, after the full-back was sprung into acres of space by Belotti.
5'
It's worth noting that tonight is actually a special occasion in Milan as video replays will be used to aid with refereeing decisions. The video replays can be used to help the referees with goals, penalties awarded, red cards and cases of mistaken identity. It will be interesting to see if this comes into play at all.
3'
There's an exciting pace to this match in the early going, with both sides keen to push the pace. The hope is for this sort of approach to carry on throughout, considering what's at stake, and there's every reason to believe it will be given the youthful squads picked by the two coaches.
1'
AND WE'RE OFF! Belatedly underway here in Milan, with kick-off about seven minutes behind schedule, but Germany have finally got the match started.
Hello and welcome to Milan for live coverage from San Siro as Italy and Germany square off in a battle of two European heavyweights.
It may be classified as a friendly, but revenge will be on the mind of the Italians tonight following their defeat to Germany in penalties in the quarter-final of this summer’s Euro Cup.
In what was one of the matches of the tournament, Jonas Hector finally sent Die Mannschaft through to the semi-finals after a thrilling nine-round shootout, featuring seven missed penalties, remaining delicately balanced on a knife’s edge.
Germany went on to lose to hosts France in the next round, while it proved to be the final match in charge of Italy for Antonio Conte, who went to Stamford Bridge in search of a new challenge.
It’s been something of an adjustment period for the Azzurri under new boss Giampiero Ventura, but they’re hitting their stride in front of goal, while everything has remained relatively status quo for the Germans who are back to their dominant selves.
Ventura makes four changes to the Italy side from the 4-0 win over Liechtenstein. Daniele Rugani earns just his second cap, while Matteo Darmian, Marco Parolo and Eder also come into the team, the latter of which is set to lead the line, flanked by Ciro Immobile and Andrea Belotti. Dropping to the bench are Mattia de Sciglio, Marco Verratti, Antonio Candreva and Giacomo Bonaventura.
Joachim Low has rotated his squad a great deal following their lopsided victory over San Marino, bringing eight new faces into the starting XI. Bernd Leno, Benedikt Howedes, Shkodran Mustafi, Sebastian Rudy, Julian Weigl and Leon Goretzka come into the side, as does Wolfsburg's Yannick Gerhardt, who makes his senior debut.
Nothing to separate these sides after 45 minutes in Milan. Goretzka came closest for Germany, twice calling Buffon into action, while the trio of Belotti, Eder and Immobile have looked bright at times for Italy, but have been lacking consistency. Still everything to play for at San Siro!
Kevin Volland had a goal disallowed at one end and Andrea Belotti hit the post at the rematch of this Euro 2016 quarter-final ends scoreless in Milan.
That's all for our live coverage from San Siro, thanks for following along. Goodbye!
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