Giacomo Raspadori and Federico Dimarco scoored the goals for Italy on Monday against Hungary in UEFA Nations League 2022-23.
Part one of the healing process is complete for Italy. Looking to regain respect after failing to qualify for a second straight FIFA World Cup, the Azzurri advanced to next year바카라™s finals tournament in the UEFA Nations League 2022-23 by winning at Hungary 2-0 thanks to goals by Giacomo Raspadori and Federico Dimarco on Monday.
By topping a group also containing England and Germany, the Italians joined the Netherlands and Croatia in qualifying for the final four, which will be hosted by the Dutch in June. Portugal or Spain will complete the lineup when they face off on Tuesday.
Unlike Italy, England and Germany will be going to the World Cup in Qatar in less than two months and they바카라™ll head to the Middle East on the back of a wild 3-3 draw at Wembley Stadium, where all the goals were scored in the second half.
Trailing 2-0, England scored three goals in a 12-minute span from the 71st 바카라” through Luke Shaw, Mason Mount and Harry Kane바카라™s penalty 바카라” only for Kai Havertz to pounce on a fumble by England goalkeeper Nick Pope to equalize in the 87th.
England바카라™s winless run stretched to six games, with Gareth Southgate바카라™s team finishing its Nations League campaign without a victory and relegated. Germany aren바카라™t in much better shape ahead of the World Cup, with just one win in its last seven games.
Italy won Group A3 with 11 points, one more than Hungary, which went into the game in Budapest needing only a draw to reach the Nations League final four for the first time.
The Italians are finding it easier to qualify for Nations League finals than World Cups. They also got to the 2021 tournament, losing to Spain in the semifinals on home soil in their first few months as the reigning European champion.
Plenty has changed in the team since beating England in the European Championship final at Wembley last year, not least up front where Raspadori is making his mark. Three days after scoring the winner against England in Milan, the Napoli striker put Italy ahead after Adam Nagy바카라™s back-pass came up short.
Wilfried Gnonto challenged goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi for the ball, which bounced free and Raspadori was alert to round Gulacsi and convert his finish in the 27th.
Gianluigi Donnarumma produced a string of diving stops 바카라” including a triple save in a matter of seconds 바카라” before Nicolò Barella played a ball through at the other end to Bryan Cristante, who crossed for Dimarco to score from close range for his first goal for Italy.
Late pressure from Hungary failed to yield a goal. 바카라śWe were excellent for 70 minutes, the last 20 I didn바카라™t like too much,바카라ť Italy coach Roberto Mancini said. 바카라śWe바카라™re happy 바카라” it바카라™s important to have reached the Nations League final four for the second time.바카라ť
Under pressure for his starting place in England바카라™s team, Harry Maguire didn바카라™t help his cause against Germany.
The Manchester United center back was at fault for Germany바카라™s 52nd-minute opener from the spot by Ilkay Gundogan 바카라” Maguire initially gave the ball away to Jamal Musiala, then clumsily fouled the teenager in the area moments later 바카라” and was then dispossessed in midfield to allow the Germans to break, culminating in a curling finish from the edge of the area by Havertz.
Maguire has lost his starting spot at United but Southgate has retained his faith in the defender, who typically plays better for his country than his club. It was a tough night all around for England바카라™s center backs, with John Stones forced off with a suspected hamstring injury.
England did well to fight back, with Kane바카라™s penalty taking him to 51 goals for England, two off Wayne Rooney바카라™s national record, but yet another mistake proved costly. Pope, filling in for the injured Jordan Pickford, spilled Serge Gnabry바카라™s weak shot and Havertz was on hand to tap in from close range.
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There was a well-observed period of silence before kickoff as a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died this month. Players from both teams wore black armbands.