Italy 2–1 Belgium
Italy
2–1HT 0–0
Belgium
Italy played Belgium in the UEFA Nations League on 10 October 2021 at Allianz Stadium. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 14'Jan Vertonghen — Yellow card
- 30'Giovanni Di Lorenzo — Yellow card
- 46'Nicolò Barella
- 56'Axel Witsel — Yellow card
- 63'Toby Alderweireld — Yellow card
- 65'Domenico Berardi
- 82'Emerson Palmieri — Yellow card
- 86'Charles De Ketelaere (assist by Kevin De Bruyne)
Line-ups
Italy 4-3-3
- Gianluigi Donnarumma
- Giovanni Di Lorenzo
- Francesco Acerbi
- Alessandro Bastoni
- Emerson Palmieri
- Nicolò Barella
- Manuel Locatelli
- Lorenzo Pellegrini
- Domenico Berardi
- Giacomo Raspadori
- Federico Chiesa
- SUBSTITUTES
- Alex Meret
- Salvatore Sirigu
- Federico Dimarco
- Giorgio Chiellini
- Bryan Cristante
- Marco Verratti
- Jorginho
- Federico Bernardeschi
- Lorenzo Insigne
- Moise Kean
- COACHES: R. Mancini
Belgium 3-4-3
- Thibaut Courtois
- Toby Alderweireld
- Jason Denayer
- Jan Vertonghen
- Timothy Castagne
- Axel Witsel
- Youri Tielemans
- Yannick Carrasco
- Alexis Saelemaekers
- Michy Batshuayi
- Hans Vanaken
- SUBSTITUTES
- Koen Casteels
- Simon Mignolet
- Arthur Theate
- Dedryck Boyata
- Kevin De Bruyne
- Leander Dendoncker
- Charles De Ketelaere
- Dodi Lukebakio
- Leandro Trossard
- COACHES: Roberto Martínez
Match statistics
| Italy | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 3 | Shots off goal | 3 |
| 12 | Total shots | 13 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 12 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 16 | Fouls | 9 |
| 6 | Corners | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 40% | Possession | 60% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 436 | Total passes | 665 |
| 381 | Accurate passes | 596 |
| 87% | Pass accuracy | 90% |