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Italy

0 — 2 Sep 26, 2026 · 12:15 AM IST

Belgium

UEFA Nations League A Grp. 1 · Round 1

Venue Stadio Olimpico, Roma

Referee Daniel Siebert

Attendance 47,155

Player of the Match Kevin De Bruyne 8.5 58' played

Match Events

20' Away ⚽ Mika Godts — 0-1

25' Away Nicolas Raskin

29' Away Diego Moreira

HT

58' Away ↔ Hans Vanaken → Kevin De Bruyne

58' Away ↔ Dodi Lukébakio → Diego Moreira

63' Home Gianluca Mancini

65' Home ↔ Giorgio Scalvini → Diego Coppola

65' Home ↔ Davide Frattesi → Alessandro Romano

65' Home ↔ Daniel Maldini → Francesco Pio Esposito

69' Away ⚽ Dodi Lukébakio — 0-2

74' Away ↔ Roméo Lavia → Nicolas Raskin

80' Home ↔ Issa Doumbia → Nicolò Barella

80' Home ↔ Mohamed Alì Zoma → Nicolò Cambiaghi

80' Away Roméo Lavia

83' Away ↔ Matias Fernandez-Pardo → Mika Godts

83' Away ↔ Romelu Lukaku → Charles De Ketelaere

89' Away Matias Fernandez-Pardo

90 + 2' Home Daniel Maldini

90 + 4' Home Gianluigi Donnarumma

90 + 4' Away Romelu Lukaku

FT

Match Stats

56 44

Ball possession

1.70 2.76

Expected goals (xG)

21 19

Total shots

6 8

Shots on target

34 25

Touches in opposition box

4 5

Big chances

4 4

Big chances missed

537 (91%) 407 (88%)

Accurate passes

3 5

Yellow cards

4 8

Corners

Lineups

Italy (4-3-3)

Coach: Roberto Mancini

Starting XI

1 Gianluigi Donnarumma 7.5

22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo 6.1

23 Gianluca Mancini 6.4

6 Diego Coppola 6.9

5 Riccardo Calafiori 6.9

18 Nicolò Barella 7.4

4 Alessandro Romano 6.6

8 Sandro Tonali 6.5

9 Moise Kean 6.8

7 Francesco Pio Esposito 6.1

21 Nicolò Cambiaghi 7.4

Substitutes

19 Giorgio Scalvini 6.9

16 Davide Frattesi 6.6

20 Daniel Maldini 6.4

15 Issa Doumbia 6.5

17 Mohamed Alì Zoma 5.9

14 Guglielmo Vicario

12 Marco Carnesecchi

3 Honest Ahanor

2 Michael Kayode

13 Rolando Mandragora

10 Giacomo Raspadori

11 Gianluca Scamacca

Belgium (4-1-4-1)

Coach: Mark van Bommel

Starting XI

1 Senne Lammens 8.3

21 Timothy Castagne 6.9

15 Nathan Ngoy 6.9

4 Brandon Mechele 6.8

5 Maxim De Cuyper 7.5

23 Nicolas Raskin 6.6

19 Diego Moreira 6.7

7 Kevin De Bruyne 8.5

8 Youri Tielemans 7.1

10 Mika Godts 8.1

17 Charles De Ketelaere 8.2

Substitutes

20 Hans Vanaken 6.6

14 Dodi Lukébakio 7.7

6 Roméo Lavia 6.2

22 Matias Fernandez-Pardo

9 Romelu Lukaku

13 Jari De Busser

12 Maarten Vandevoordt

3 Arthur Theate

18 Joaquin Seys

2 Zeno Debast

16 Mandela Keita

11 Loïs Openda