Belgium beat Italy 4-1 to reach Nations League quarter-finals
Belgium beat Italy 4-1 in Brussels to secure a Nations League quarter-final place, finishing second in their group behind France.
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Belgium reached the Nations League quarter-finals with a 4-1 win over Italy in Brussels, finishing second in their group behind France. Italy’s defeat left them third and out of the last eight.
Italy took an early lead through Pio Esposito in the 11th minute, but Belgium replied with three goals in 15 minutes. Maxim De Cuyper equalised before Nathan Ngoy and Jérémy Doku put the hosts ahead. Diego Moreira added a fourth after the break, assisted by Kevin De Bruyne; Esposito missed a penalty in stoppage time.
France beat Turkey 2-1 in the group’s other final fixture to finish top with 13 points. Belgium ended on 12, one ahead of Italy.
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