The matches of the third round of the 2024/25 Nations League in Group A2 took place.
In the matches of the 3rd round of the group round of the 2024/25 Nations League season in Group A2, the national teams of Italy and Belgium played a draw (2:2) in Rome, and France defeated Israel (1:4) on neutral ground in Budapest.
“Squadra Azzurra” opened the scoring in the first minute of the match – Andrea Cambiaso scored.
The hosts managed to build on their success in the 24th minute – Mateo Retegui scored the second goal against the Belgians.
The turning point of the match came at the end of the first half, when in the 38th minute Italian midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini received a direct red card.
Even before the break, the Belgian team took advantage of the numerical advantage and in the 42nd minute got one goal back thanks to the efforts of Maxime De Kuyper.
And in the second half, Domenico Tedesco's men saved themselves from defeat – Leandro Trossard equalized the score in the 61st minute. The Belgians could have hoped for more, but the Italians managed to hold on to a draw.
Review of the Italy – Belgium match
In the parallel match of this quartet, France scored against Israel for the first time in the 7th minute – the effective strike was made by Eduardo Camavinga.
The Israelis equalized in the 24th minute thanks to Omra Gendelman, but four minutes later Christopher Nkunku restored Les Bleus’ minimal advantage.
And towards the end of the match, the French scored twice more – in the 87th minute, Matteo Guendouzi scored, and two minutes later, Bradley Barcola made the score a rout.
Review of the match Israel – France
Based on the results of the third round matches, Italy leads Group 2 of Division A of the Nations League with 7 points. France is in second place with 6 points. Belgium is third with 4 points. Israel is at the bottom of the table, having not scored a single point.
In the next round, Belgium will host France, and Italy will play Israel at home. Both matches will take place on October 14.