UEFA Nations League

FT Friday, September 25, 2026
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Italy LWLWW 0
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Olimpico · 47,155 att. · FS2

Match Report

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Roberto Mancini's second Italy spell ends with defeat to Belgium

Roberto Mancini's second spell in charge of Italy ended in a chastening 2-0 Nations League defeat in Rome as Belgium earned a deserved win.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
5
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
8
Corner Kicks
4
6
Saves
6
44.1
Possession
55.9
19
SHOTS
21
8
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
408
Accurate Passes
539
464
Passes
590
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
10
17
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.5
41
Long Balls
35
19
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
5
6
Effective Tackles
4
11
Tackles
11
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
9
Interceptions
7
15
Effective Clearances
19
15
Clearances
19

Head to Head

ITA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ITA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 6Diego CoppolaCD-L
  3. 23Gianluca ManciniCD-R
  4. 5Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 22Giovanni Di LorenzoRB
  6. 4Alessandro RomanoCM
  7. 8Sandro TonaliLM
  8. 18Nicolò BarellaRM
  9. 7Pio EspositoF
  10. 21Nicolò CambiaghiLF
  11. 9Moise KeanRF

BEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Senne LammensG
  2. 4Brandon MecheleCD-L
  3. 15Nathan NgoyCD-R
  4. 5Maxim De CuyperLB
  5. 21Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 7Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 23Nicolas RaskinRM
  9. 17Charles De KetelaereF
  10. 10Mika GodtsAM-L
  11. 19Diego MoreiraAM-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Italy 0, Belgium 1. Mika Godts (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a fast break.
  2. 25' Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 29' Diego Moreira (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 58' Substitution, Belgium. Hans Vanaken replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  5. 58' Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Diego Moreira.
  6. 63' Gianluca Mancini (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 65' Substitution, Italy. Giorgio Scalvini replaces Diego Coppola.
  8. 65' Substitution, Italy. Daniel Maldini replaces Francesco Pio Esposito.
  9. 65' Substitution, Italy. Davide Frattesi replaces Alessandro Romano.
  10. 69' Goal! Italy 0, Belgium 2. Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere following a fast break.
  11. 74' Substitution, Belgium. Roméo Lavia replaces Nicolas Raskin.
  12. 80' Roméo Lavia (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 80' Substitution, Italy. Issa Doumbia replaces Nicolò Barella.
  14. 80' Substitution, Italy. Mohamed Alì Zoma replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
  15. 83' Substitution, Belgium. Matias Fernandez-Pardo replaces Mika Godts.
  16. 84' Substitution, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
  17. 89' Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+1' Daniel Maldini (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 90'+4' Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90'+4' Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.

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