(ANSA) – ROME, 09 SEPTEMBER – A young and concrete Italy beat Israel (2-1) repeating the beautiful victory in Paris against France, on the second day of the Nations League group stage. On the neutral pitch of Budapest’s ‘Bozsik Stadion’, in front of no more than 2,000 spectators, including the Minister of Agriculture Lollobrigida, Spalletti’s Azzurri, with five new additions compared to the match at the Parc des Princes, started slowly but unleashed at the end of the first half when they found the advantage on the Inter axis Di Marco-Frattesi, with the former Sassuolo player once again scoring as in the triumph in France. In the second half, the national team closed the match by doubling with Kean and coming close to 3-0. Just before the final whistle, Abu Fani scored to shorten the gap but did not affect the convincing Azzurri performance. Another victory for Italy that feels like confirmation and allows them to take an important step forward towards the Nations League Finals with the aim of mortgaging a place among the top seeds in the draw for qualification for the next World Cup. In the other match of Group 2, France beat Belgium leaving Tonali and his teammates alone at the top of the table with six points. (ANSA).
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