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Italy vs Belgium: match report
Italy hosted Belgium at Olimpico on Friday 25 September 2026, in the Nations League (round 1). Italy are without 1 player (Alessandro Bastoni); Belgium have no reported absences. Daniel Siebert is the referee, averaging 3.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.
Result and scorers
Italy 0-2 Belgium. Goals: Mika Godts 20' for Belgium; Dodi Lukébakio 69' for Belgium. Attendance: 47,155.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 20' Goal: Mika Godts (Belgium) 0-1
- 25' Yellow card: Nicolas Raskin (Belgium)
- 29' Yellow card: Diego Moreira (Belgium)
- 63' Yellow card: Gianluca Mancini (Italy)
- 69' Goal: Dodi Lukébakio (Belgium) 0-2
- 80' Yellow card: Romeo Lavia (Belgium)
- 89' Yellow card: Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Belgium)
- 90'+2' Yellow card: Daniel Maldini (Italy)
- 90'+4' Yellow card: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy)
- 90'+4' Yellow card: Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 55.9% | Possession | 44.1% |
| 21 | Shots | 19 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 4 | Corners | 8 |
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Saves | 6 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Italy 4-3-3
Coach: Roberto Mancini
- 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma GK
- 22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo DEF
- 23 Gianluca Mancini DEF
- 6 Diego Coppola DEF
- 5 Riccardo Calafiori DEF
- 18 Nicolò Barella MID
- 4 Alessandro Romano MID
- 8 Sandro Tonali MID
- 9 Moise Kean FWD
- 7 Francesco Pio Esposito FWD
- 21 Nicolò Cambiaghi FWD
Bench
- 19 Giorgio Scalvini DEF
- 16 Davide Frattesi MID
- 20 Daniel Maldini FWD
- 15 Issa Doumbia MID
- 17 Mohamed Alì Zoma FWD
- 14 Guglielmo Vicario GK
- 12 Marco Carnesecchi GK
- 3 Honest Ahanor DEF
- 2 Michael Kayode DEF
- 13 Rolando Mandragora MID
- 10 Giacomo Raspadori FWD
- 11 Gianluca Scamacca FWD
Belgium 4-1-4-1
Coach: Mark van Bommel
- 1 Senne Lammens GK
- 21 Timothy Castagne DEF
- 15 Nathan Ngoy DEF
- 4 Brandon Mechele DEF
- 5 Maxim De Cuyper DEF
- 23 Nicolas Raskin MID
- 19 Diego Moreira FWD
- 7 Kevin De Bruyne MID
- 8 Youri Tielemans MID
- 10 Mika Godts FWD
- 17 Charles De Ketelaere MID
Bench
- 20 Hans Vanaken MID
- 14 Dodi Lukébakio FWD
- 6 Roméo Lavia MID
- 22 Matias Fernandez-Pardo FWD
- 9 Romelu Lukaku FWD
- 13 Jari De Busser GK
- 12 Maarten Vandevoordt GK
- 3 Arthur Theate DEF
- 18 Joaquin Seys DEF
- 2 Zeno Debast DEF
- 16 Mandela Keita MID
- 11 Loïs Openda FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Italy
- Alessandro Bastoni suspension, back Late September 2026
Belgium
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Thursday 14 November 2024: Belgium 0-1 Italy
- Thursday 10 October 2024: Italy 2-2 Belgium
- Sunday 10 October 2021: Italy 2-1 Belgium
- Friday 2 July 2021: Belgium 1-2 Italy
- Monday 13 June 2016: Belgium 0-2 Italy