Italy won and convinced in Udine against Israel. Luciano Spalletti’s national team beat Ran Ben Simon’s team 4-1 and consolidated its first place in group A2 of the Nations League. The match was decided by Retegui’s goal from the spot, Frattesi’s and Di Lorenzo’s brace, captain for the occasion as Donnarumma left room for Vicario between the posts. In the middle, a goal directly from a corner by Abu Fani which had to be canceled out due to Baltaxa’s charge on Vicario.
At the end of the match, this is Luciano Spalletti’s analysis: “You play to do your best and you work seriously on what you’ve seen. You have to be good and a little lucky to see these guys grow, but Italy will always have 20 players ready to play this type of match with humility and suffering. Then if you see a good game it’s nice and it wasn’t easy. The midfielders are the ones who always put things right, we have them very strong We are waiting for Barella who will need to be given some space because he is really strong and we will need to find a solution to make them coexist.”
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LEAGUE A, GROUP 2
Italy 10 points
France 9
Belgium 4
Israel 0