UEFA Nations League | League A Matchday 1 | 2026-09-26 03:45 JST
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20' M. Godts 69' D. Lukebakio
Match summary Italy took on Belgium in the UEFA Nations League League A Matchday 1 on September 26. Belgium won 2-0 without conceding. Belgium led 1-0 at half-time. They added 1 more after the break to pull clear.
Belgium's scorers: M. Godts and D. Lukebakio. Assists: Belgium – K. De Bruyne and C. De Ketelaere.
Italy had more possession (56% to 44%) and more shots (21 to 19), but Belgium were more efficient and took the win. Belgium scored 2 from 8 shots on target. Yellow cards: Italy 3, Belgium 5 in a heated match.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Lammens 5 Cuyper 4 Mech ele 15 Ngoy 21 Cast agn 8 Tielema 23 Raskin 10 Godts 7 Bruyne 19 Moreira 17 Ketelae
1.7 Expected goals (xG) 2.76
0.66 Goals prevented (xG) 0.66
View as table Italy Stat Belgium Formation 4-2-3-1 56% Possession 44% 1.7 Expected goals (xG) 2.76 21 Shots 19 6 Shots on target 8 10 Shots off target 5 5 Blocked shots 6 14 Shots inside the box 11 7 Shots outside the box 8 4 Corner kicks 8 1 Offsides 0 12 Fouls 11 590 Passes 463 537 Accurate passes 407 91% Pass accuracy 88% 6 Goalkeeper saves 6 0.66 Goals prevented (xG) 0.66 3 Yellow cards 5 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert, Germany
Player stats Italy Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK G. Donnarumma 0 21(81%) 0 1 0 7.2 90 1(1) DF G. Di Lorenzo 0 1 55(87%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 90 1 7(2) DF G. Mancini 1 1 0 74(94%) 0 1 0 1 6.3 90 2 4(1) DF D. Coppola 0 2 1 57(90%) 0 0 0 7.2 65 1 11(8) DF R. Calafiori 2 0 1 1 64(98%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 3 2(1) MF N. Barella 1 0 2(67%) 2 1 62(93%) 0 0 0 2 8 80 2 1 9(6) MF A. Romano 1 0 1 2 35(95%) 0 0 0 6.6 65 1 1 3(1) MF S. Tonali 0 48(92%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.3 90 2(1) FW M. Keane 5 2 0 2(67%) 15(75%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.9 90 10(6) FW F. Esposito 3 2 0 9(69%) 0 0 0 3 1 6.2 65 1 9(3) FW N. Cambiaghi 1 1 0 1(100%) 1 33(97%) 0 0 0 1 2 7.2 80 4 1 6(4) DF G. Scalvini 1 0 1(100%) 1 31(91%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 25 5(4) MF D. Frattesi 1 0 2 5(83%) 0 0 0 3 6.6 25 2 6(5) FW D. Maldini 0 1(50%) 1 13(87%) 0 1 0 2 6.6 25 1 4(2) MF I. Doumbia 0 1(100%) 8(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 10 1 1 3(1) FW M. Zoma 0 7(88%) 0 0 0 6.2 10 2(None) GK M. Carnesecchi 0 0 0 0 GK G. Vicario 0 0 0 0 DF M. Kayode 0 0 0 0 DF H. Ahanor 0 0 0 0 MF R. Mandragora 0 0 0 0 FW G. Raspadori 0 0 0 0 FW G. Scamacca 0 0 0 0
Belgium Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK S. Lammens 0 27(71%) 0 0 0 8.9 90 DF T. Castagne 0 28(82%) 0 0 0 2 6.6 90 2 3(1) DF N. Ngoy 1 0 1 60(95%) 0 0 0 1 2 7.5 90 1 6(3) DF B. Mechele 0 1 3 54(90%) 0 0 0 1 3 7.3 90 1 10(5) DF M. De Cuyper 1 0 1(33%) 1 39(93%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 2 8(3) MF Nicolas Raskin 2 1 0 31(97%) 0 1 0 1 6.6 74 1 4(None) MF Y. Tielemans 1 0 1 2 26(81%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.3 90 2 7(4) MF Diego Moreira 1 0 19(90%) 0 1 0 6 58 1 1(None) MF K. De Bruyne 2 2 0 1(100%) 30(94%) 1 0 0 1 7.2 58 5 1 2(1) MF M. Godts 2 2 1 2(50%) 27(79%) 0 0 0 1 8.2 83 2 10(3) FW C. De Ketelaere 2 2 0 2(50%) 1 18(82%) 1 0 0 3 7.2 83 4 1 14(8) MF H. Vanaken 0 1(100%) 16(89%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 32 6(3) FW D. Lukebakio 1 1 1 3 12(100%) 0 0 0 1 8.2 32 4(4) MF R. Lavia 0 1 16(94%) 0 1 0 1 6.3 16 1 4(1) FW M. Fernandez-Pardo 0 1 3(75%) 0 1 0 1 6.3 11 2(1) FW R. Lukaku 0 1 1(50%) 0 1 0 6.5 10 3(1) GK M. Vandevoordt 0 0 0 0 GK J. De Busser 0 0 0 0 DF J. Seys 0 0 0 0 DF Z. Debast 0 0 0 0 DF A. Theate 0 0 0 0 MF M. Keita 0 0 0 0 FW L. Openda 0 0 0 0
Lineups Italy Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 G. Donnarumma Starter DF 22 G. Di Lorenzo Starter DF 23 G. Mancini Starter DF 6 D. Coppola Starter DF 5 R. Calafiori Starter MF 18 N. Barella Starter MF 4 A. Romano Starter MF 8 S. Tonali Starter FW 9 M. Keane Starter FW 7 F. Esposito Starter FW 21 N. Cambiaghi Bench DF 19 G. Scalvini Bench MF 16 D. Frattesi Bench MF 15 I. Doumbia Bench FW 20 D. Maldini Bench FW 17 M. Zoma
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 M. Carnesecchi Bench GK 14 G. Vicario Bench DF 2 M. Kayode Bench DF 3 H. Ahanor Bench MF 13 R. Mandragora Bench FW 10 G. Raspadori Bench FW 11 G. Scamacca
Belgium Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 S. Lammens Starter DF 21 T. Castagne Starter DF 15 N. Ngoy Starter DF 4 B. Mechele Starter DF 5 M. De Cuyper Starter MF 23 N. Raskin Starter MF 8 Y. Tielemans Starter MF 19 Diego Moreira Starter MF 7 K. De Bruyne Starter MF 10 M. Godts Starter FW 17 C. De Ketelaere Bench MF 20 H. Vanaken Bench MF 6 R. Lavia Bench FW 9 R. Lukaku Bench FW 22 M. Fernandez-Pardo Bench FW 14 D. Lukebakio
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 M. Vandevoordt Bench GK 13 J. De Busser Bench DF 3 A. Theate Bench DF 2 Z. Debast Bench DF 18 J. Seys Bench MF 16 M. Keita Bench FW 11 L. Openda
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 20' Belgium ⚽ Goal M. Godts 0-1 1H 25' Belgium 🟨 Yellow card Nicolas Raskin 1H 29' Belgium 🟨 Yellow card Diego Moreira 2H 13' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT K. De Bruyne → IN H. Vanaken 2H 13' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT Diego Moreira → IN D. Lukebakio 2H 18' Italy 🟨 Yellow card G. Mancini 2H 20' Italy 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Coppola → IN G. Scalvini 2H 20' Italy 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Romano → IN D. Frattesi 2H 20' Italy 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Esposito → IN D. Maldini 2H 24' Belgium ⚽ Goal D. Lukebakio 0-2 2H 29' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Raskin → IN R. Lavia 2H 35' Belgium 🟨 Yellow card R. Lavia 2H 35' Italy 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Barella → IN I. Doumbia 2H 35' Italy 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Cambiaghi → IN M. Zoma 2H 38' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT C. De Ketelaere → IN R. Lukaku 2H 38' Belgium 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Godts → IN M. Fernandez-Pardo 2H 44' Belgium 🟨 Yellow card M. Fernandez-Pardo 2H 45+4' Italy 🟨 Yellow card G. Donnarumma 2H 45+1' Italy 🟨 Yellow card D. Maldini 2H 45+4' Belgium 🟨 Yellow card R. Lukaku
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