Division A climax: stunning Belgium sent Italy into a battle for survival

2026-11-15 23:36 © AFP

Despite Italy’s impressive victory over France in midweek, things did not go as they would have liked.

The 1–4 defeat to Belgium sent Roberto Mancini’s side down to third place in Group 1 of League A. They will have to fight to remain in the top division.

Francesco Pio Esposito put the visitors ahead in the 11th minute.

However, Belgium recovered. In the 15th minute, Maxime De Cuyper equalized.

Nathan Ngoy scored for Belgium again in the 22nd minute, and four minutes later the Belgians scored a third goal, with Jeremy Doku finding the net.

Diego Moreira finally dashed the Italians’ hopes.

In the other match, France defeated Turkey 2–1 and secured top spot in the group.