Italy vs Belgium, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

· UEFA Nations League

Italy

FT
0 - 2

Belgium

20': Mika Godts
69': Dodi Lukébakio

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

Italy's Italian headcoach Roberto Mancini reacts during the UEFA Nations League (League A, Group 1) football match between Italy and Belgium
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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.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy).
1': Brandon Mechele (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
6': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Belgium).
7': Attempt saved. Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.
7': Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium).
7': Moise Kean (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Offside, Italy. Francesco Pio Esposito is caught offside.
11': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
13': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
13': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Nicolò Barella.
15': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Francesco Pio Esposito.
18': Attempt saved. Moise Kean (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Senne Lammens (Belgium). Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
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.
23': Attempt saved. Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
23': Attempt saved. Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy).
24': Attempt missed. Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
25': Moise Kean (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
25': Nicolas Raskin (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.
27': Attempt missed. Diego Moreira (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mika Godts.
28': Attempt saved. Mika Godts (Belgium) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
28': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
29': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
29': Attempt blocked. Timothy Castagne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
29': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Brandon Mechele (Belgium).
29': Diego Moreira (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.
30': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
31': Attempt missed. Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
32': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Italy).
32': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Romano (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
35': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Brandon Mechele.
36': Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi with a cross.
36': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
36': Mika Godts (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt saved. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Italy) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Senne Lammens (Belgium). Assisted by Gianluca Mancini.
41': Attempt missed. Alessandro Romano (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi.
42': Attempt blocked. Mika Godts (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
42': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
43': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
44': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Francesco Pio Esposito.
44': Attempt missed. Nathan Ngoy (Belgium) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Diego Coppola.
45'+2': First Half ends, Italy 0, Belgium 1.
45': Second Half begins Italy 0, Belgium 1.
47': Attempt saved. Moise Kean (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Senne Lammens (Belgium). Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi with a cross.
47': Attempt missed. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
48': Foul by Nicolas Raskin (Belgium).
48': Sandro Tonali (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Attempt saved. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Senne Lammens (Belgium). Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
50': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Mancini (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Francesco Pio Esposito.
51': Brandon Mechele (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Moise Kean (Italy).
51': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy).
52': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
52': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt saved. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Senne Lammens (Belgium). Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi with a cross.
53': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
53': Nathan Ngoy (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy).
53': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
54': Attempt blocked. Diego Moreira (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mika Godts.
55': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere.
56': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Nathan Ngoy.
57': Attempt saved. Gianluca Mancini (Italy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Senne Lammens (Belgium). Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross.
58': Substitution, Belgium. Hans Vanaken replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
58': Substitution, Belgium. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Diego Moreira.
59': Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Moise Kean (Italy).
59': Foul by Nathan Ngoy (Belgium).
59': Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Romano.
62': Brandon Mechele (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy).
63': Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Italy).
63': Gianluca Mancini (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Nathan Ngoy (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Italy).
65': Substitution, Italy. Giorgio Scalvini replaces Diego Coppola.
65': Substitution, Italy. Daniel Maldini replaces Francesco Pio Esposito.
65': Substitution, Italy. Davide Frattesi replaces Alessandro Romano.
67': Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
67': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
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.
72': Handball by Daniel Maldini (Italy).
73': Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Giorgio Scalvini (Italy).
74': Substitution, Belgium. Roméo Lavia replaces Nicolas Raskin.
80': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Belgium).
80': Davide Frattesi (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Roméo Lavia (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Substitution, Italy. Issa Doumbia replaces Nicolò Barella.
80': Substitution, Italy. Mohamed Alì Zoma replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
82': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Brandon Mechele.
83': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Italy) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Maldini with a cross following a corner.
83': Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Issa Doumbia following a corner.
83': Substitution, Belgium. Matias Fernandez-Pardo replaces Mika Godts.
84': Substitution, Belgium. Romelu Lukaku replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
87': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
87': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
87': Attempt missed. Giorgio Scalvini (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.
89': Foul by Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Belgium).
89': Davide Frattesi (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gianluca Mancini with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Foul by Daniel Maldini (Italy).
90'+1': Daniel Maldini (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Hans Vanaken (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+3': Foul by Hans Vanaken (Belgium).
90'+3': Davide Frattesi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Italy 0, Belgium 2.
90'+4': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
0': Match ends, Italy 0, Belgium 2.

Statistics

BEL		ITA
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

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 47,155

UEFA Nations League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	France	4	+5	10
2	Italy	4	+3	7
3	Belgium	4	+1	6
4	Türkiye	4	-9	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Italy (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
6	Diego Coppola
23	Gianluca Mancini
5	Riccardo Calafiori
22	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
4	Alessandro Romano
8	Sandro Tonali
18	Nicolò Barella
7	Pio Esposito
21	Nicolò Cambiaghi
9	Moise Kean

Italy Substitutes:

Davide Frattesi, Rolando Mandragora, Honest Ahanor, Giorgio Scalvini, Gianluca Scamacca, Michael Kayode, Daniel Maldini, Giacomo Raspadori, Marco Carnesecchi, Guglielmo Vicario, Mohamed Alì Zoma, Issa Doumbia.

Belgium (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Senne Lammens (GK)
4	Brandon Mechele
15	Nathan Ngoy
5	Maxim De Cuyper
21	Timothy Castagne
7	Kevin De Bruyne
8	Youri Tielemans
23	Nicolas Raskin
17	Charles De Ketelaere
10	Mika Godts
19	Diego Moreira

Belgium Substitutes:

Mandela Keita, Zeno Debast, Romeo Lavia, Joaquin Seys, Matias Fernandez-Pardo, Maarten Vandevoordt, Arthur Theate, Loïs Openda, Romelu Lukaku, Dodi Lukébakio, Jari De Busser, Hans Vanaken.

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