Belgium 0-1 Italy
Updated
Italy won: Belgium 0-1 Italy in the Nations League (Round 5) on Thu, 14 Nov 2024 at Stade Roi Baudouin, Bruxelles (Brussel). Italy goals: Sandro Tonali 11'. Expected goals: 0.52-2.48. Possession: 47-53. Player of the match: Gianluigi Donnarumma (8.3).
Match report
Italy beat Belgium 1-0
Italy edged Belgium 1-0 away from home at Stade Roi Baudouin on Thursday 14 November in the Nations League.
Sandro Tonali put Italy ahead on 11' (0-1).
Belgium had 47% of the ball, shots were 11-11 (3-4 on target) and expected goals finished 0.52-2.48. Italy were the better side on chances, too.
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) was player of the match with an 8.3 rating.
Attendance: 41,367. Referee: Radu Marián Petrescu.
Match stats
| Belgium | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 47 | 53 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.52 | 2.48 |
| Total shots | 11 | 11 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 4 |
| Touches in opposition box | 21 | 20 |
| Big chances | 1 | 4 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 3 |
| Accurate passes | 390 (84%) | 475 (87%) |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 2 |
| Corners | 7 | 1 |
| Total shots | 11 | 11 |
| Shots off target | 5 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 4 |
| Blocked shots | 3 | 4 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 6 | 9 |
Lineups
Belgium (5-3-2): Koen Casteels, Wout Faes, Zeno Debast, Arthur Theate, Timothy Castagne, Maxim De Cuyper, Arne Engels, Amadou Onana, Leandro Trossard, Romelu Lukaku, Ikoma Lois Openda
Italy (3-5-1-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Alessandro Buongiorno, Alessandro Bastoni, Andrea Cambiaso, Davide Frattesi, Nicolo Rovella, Sandro Tonali, Federico Dimarco, Nicolo Barella, Mateo Retegui
Key events
- 11' · Goal · Sandro Tonali (Italy)
- 28' · Yellow card · Timothy Castagne (Belgium)
- 45'+2 · Yellow card · Alessandro Bastoni (Italy)
- 67' · Yellow card · Amadou Onana (Belgium)
- 68' · Substitution · Moise Kean for Mateo Retegui (Italy)
- 68' · Substitution · Destiny Udogie for Federico Dimarco (Italy)
- 71' · Substitution · Arthur Vermeeren for Arne Engels (Belgium)
- 71' · Substitution · Ameen Al Dakhil for Arthur Theate (Belgium)
- 77' · Yellow card · Ameen Al Dakhil (Belgium)
- 79' · Substitution · Dodi Lukebakio for Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium)
- 79' · Substitution · Manuel Locatelli for Nicolo Rovella (Italy)
- 79' · Substitution · Giacomo Raspadori for Nicolo Barella (Italy)
- 82' · Substitution · Federico Gatti for Andrea Cambiaso (Italy)
- 86' · Substitution · Johan Bakayoko for Timothy Castagne (Belgium)
- 90'+1 · Yellow card · Moise Kean (Italy)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Belgium vs Italy?
Italy won, 0-1 (Nations League) on Thu, 14 Nov 2024.
When and where is Belgium vs Italy?
Thu, 14 Nov 2024, 19:45 UTC at Stade Roi Baudouin, Bruxelles (Brussel), Nations League.