ITALY BEAT HUNGARY 2-1-SEALED 1ST POSITION IN TABLE OF UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE | sportyneawz
ITALY BEAT HUNGARY 2-1-Sealed 1st position IN table of UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE | sportyneawz
Two first-half goals helped Italy get back to
winning ways with a home victory against Hungary.
First-half goals from Nicolò Barella and
Lorenzo Pellegrini set Italy on their way to a narrow victory at home to
Hungary in Cesena.
Key moments:
· 30' Barella opens scoring with fine strike
· 45' Pellegrini doubles lead
· 55' Politano thumps crossbar
· 61' Mancini slices cross into own net
Match
in brief: Italy edge to Hunger Hungary win
Both keepers were forced into smart stops in
the first half-hour, Dénes Dibusz pushing away Gianluca Mancini's header before
Gianluigi Donnarumma thwarted Hungary's Roland Salli.
But the
deadlock was broken in style when Leonardo Spinazzola rolled the ball across
the edge of the area to Barella, whose shot was too powerful for Dibusz to keep
out.
Politano
struck the crossbar early in the second half, but when Italy did find the net
for the third time, it was at the wrong end as Mancini diverted Attila Fiola's
cross into his own goal. There was to be no further score as Italy claimed
their first win of this UEFA Nations League campaign.
Pellegrini
almost set up Wilfried Gnonto for a second, but moments later scored himself,
turning in Matteo Politano's pass.
Italy deservedly earned the three points after a good performance
against a strong Hungary side in Cesena. The Azzurri were brilliant at times,
building very good attacking moves with quick passes between the forwards.
Roberto Mancini's men seemed to be in complete control after the goals
from Barella and Pellegrini, going close to a third when Politano hit the bar.
Hungary, however, never gave up and forced Italy to hold on for the final
whistle following the other Mancini's unfortunate own goal.
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Reaction
Roberto Mancini, Italy
coach: "We
played a good game, especially in the first half. Their goal, however, created
us some fear and pressure in a game we should have won by a bigger margin. Both
teams were a bit tired at the end."
Marco Rossi, Hungary
coach: "In
the second half the team played better. We lost but we must be aware of who we
are: we cannot think of coming here to win or to draw easily, Italy are the
champions of Europe and a team made up of almost all players who play in Serie
A."
Alessandro Bastoni, Italy defender: "Hungary had recently defeated England and played well at UEFA EURO 2020, so we know they are a very good team. At international level, all matches are difficult. We also proved that we can battle together and that's a good sign. We had many opportunities to score the third and fourth goals – we did not do it but we still did well at defending our lead."
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Key Stats:
- Pellegrini
scored exactly one international goal in each of the last three calendar
years – he has now scored two this week.
- Hungary were
beaten for just the second time in their last 11 UEFA Nations League
matches (W6 D3).
- Italy have kept
only one clean sheet in their last eight international matches.
- Italy are
unbeaten at home in the league phase of the UEFA Nations League (W2 D5).
Line-ups
Italy: Donnarumma;
Calabria, Mancini, Bastoni, Spinazzola (Dimarco 75); Pellegrini (Locatelli 66),
Cristante, Barella (Tonali 84); Politano (Belotti 75), Gnonto, Raspadori
(Zerbin 84).
Hungary: Dibusz; Lang, Orbán,
Attila Szalai; Négo (Fiola 58), Á Nagy (Styles 58), Schäfer (Vancsa 87), Z Nagy
(Bolla 81); Sallai, Szoboszlai; Ádám Szalai (Ádám 87).
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