Preliminary player ratings Italy 0-1 Uruguay.

0-1 81' Diego Godín h. (Gastón Ramírez). Ref: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) 3,91. Sent off: 59' Claudio Marchisio. Att: 39.706 (Arena das Dunas, Natal).

Italy: Gianluigi Buffon 7,07 - Mattia De Sciglio 5,45, Giorgio Chiellini 6,22, Matteo Darmian 5,50, Andrea Barzagli 6,06, Leonardo Bonucci 5,86, Claudio Marchisio 5,21, Andrea Pirlo 6,02, Marco Verratti 6,63 (75' Thiago Motta 5,31), Mario Balotelli 4,56 (46' Marco Parolo 5,63), Ciro Immobile 5,02 (71' Antonio Cassano 5,43). - coach: Cesare Prandelli 4,67. = average: 5,71 [disappointing]
 
Uruguay: Fernando Muslera 6,24 - Diego Godín 7,53, José Giménez 6,80, Martín Cáceres 6,27, Álvaro Pereira 5,74 (62' Christian Stuani 5,73), Cristian Rodríguez 6,10 (78' Gastón Ramírez), Nicolás Lodeiro 5,75 (46' Maxi Pereira 6,04), Egidio Arévalo Ríos 6,11, Álvaro González 6,20, Luis Suárez 5,21, Edinson Cavani 5,99. - coach: Oscar Tabárez 6,19. = average: 6,13 [solid]