Italy coach Roberto Donadoni had chosen Panucci ahead of Massimo Oddo at right-back and Gianluca Zambrotta instead of Fabio Grosso on the left.

BBC: Scotland 1-2 Italy

Oddo crossed from a similar position soon afterwards and, when the ball was not cleared properly, Fiore forced Maik Taylor into a brilliant save with a powerful shot from 20 yards.

BBC: NI beaten by Italy