Italians beat Turkey in UEFA Nations League match

In one of the top matches of Monday, October 5, in the football League of Nations, the Italians beat the team of Turkey. The match in Bologna ended with the score 3: 1, reports sb.by.

The meeting turned out to be in many ways equal, which was eloquently reflected in the statistics (possession of the ball - 47% by 53%, blows - 15:13, in goal - 6:5). But at the same time, the wards of Roberto Mancini were much better in the final phase of the attacks, thanks to which they tipped the scales in their direction.

The hosts of the field scored Gianluca Scamacca (26th minute), Riccardo Calafiori (64) and Francesco Pio Esposito (87), and the guests authored the only goal was Aral Shimshir (61).

Squadra Azzurra extended the winless streak to three meetings (two wins, one draw). And the Turkish team from the start of the tournament did not score a single point.

The group table looks like this: 1. France - 10 points (4 meetings). 2. Italy 7 (4). 3. Belgium - 6 (4). 4. Turkey is 0 (4).

The results of all matches Monday, October 5, in the UEFA Nations League: Italy – Turkey – 3:1, France – Belgium – 4:1, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Poland – 1:0, Romania – Sweden – 0:1, Northern Ireland – Georgia – 0:0, Ukraine – Hungary – 1:2, Cyprus – Latvia – 2:1, Montenegro – Armenia – 0:0.

The national team of Belarus in this draw LN was defeated by the Albanians (0: 2), shared points with the Finns (0: 0) and defeated the team of San Marino (4: 0). Later there will be repeated fights against these squads. The Finns will play on October 6, San Marino on November 12 and Albania on November 15. Group C1's standings now look like this: 1. Finland - 7 points (3 matches). Albania 6 (3). 3. Belarus - 4 (3). San Marino - 0 (3).

In the UEFA Nations League 2024/2025, the Belarusians scored seven points and took third place in Group C3, behind Northern Ireland (11 points) and Bulgaria (9), but ahead of Luxembourg (3). The current winner of the LN is the team of Portugal, which in the final match of the last draw took over the Spaniards - 3: 2 (after a penalty shootout).