The improbable performed her… miracle in Milan France!
What if he was on the… ropes in the battle for first place in Group B of the Nations League Division A? His team Didier Deschamps managed to celebrate a huge victory with score 3-1 over Italy at “San Siro” for the last matchday of the group stage, and together take – in the details – first place in the group!
In particular, the “tricolors”, who caught the Italians at 13 points, equaled the score of the first match between them held last September, and thanks to goal difference (+6 for France, +5 for Italy) they secured the first place in the group, as a result they enter with better chances in the Final 8 of the competition!
The main protagonist for the guests was none other than Adrien Rabiot, with the 29-year-old Marseille midfielder scoring two of his side’s three goals. Only in the 2nd minute, the experienced midfielder “froze” the Italians, when after a foul by Digne, he wrote 0-1 with a close header from the small area. In the 33rd minute, the French took a two-goal lead thanks to Digne’s excellent free-kick, with the ball first hitting the post and then Vicario’s back, with the goal being credited as an own goal to the home keeper!
Two minutes later, “squadran atzura” cut into the score with his close putter Cambiaso after exemplary development, thus re-entering dynamically to claim a positive result. In the 65th minute, France found the long-awaited goal they were looking for to overtake Italy on the scoreboard, with Digne and Rabiot to work together once more for her stunning head turner of the second! In the remaining time, the hosts, although they tried to find a second goal, were never able to create a significant threat in front of Menian’s goal. Of course, in… stoppage time, they almost reduced the score to 2-3, when at 90+5′ Keane was impressively beaten by the French goalkeeper.
In the other group game, the Israel celebrated his first win in the group by beating me score 1-0 Belgium at “Bozsik Arena” in Budapest. A result that did not change the final standings of the group, with the Belgians, who have been faltering for a long time having lost three in a row and four in the last five matches (!), finishing in 3rd place in the standings.
Which means that Domenico Tedesco’s team – along with Hungary – are among their potential opponents Our national team for the promotion playoffs to League A of the Nations League.
The results:
Italy-France 1-3
(35′ Cambiasso – 2′, 65′ Rabiot, 33′ Vicario auto.)
Israel-Belgium 1-0
(86′ Shua)
The rating:
Source: Sport Fm
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