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Italy-Holland 1-1 LIVE: Van de Beek draws in scrum | First page

A victory to secure the first place in the standings in Group 1 of League A of Nations League and maintain a high position in the European ranking. Italy by Roberto Mancini has a clear goal in mind in the challenge that tonight at Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo will see her face Holland in Frank the farmer with kick-off at 20.45. Both teams are back from a disappointing 0-0 draw against Poland and Bosnia respectively, but it is the Oranje who have to redeem a hitherto disappointing Nations League in which in the first leg, against the Azzurri in the Netherlands, they were defeated 1-0 with a goal by Nicolò Barella on an assist from Ciro Immobile. The Lazio and Scarpa d’Oro striker will be called into the field from 1 ‘after the ownership of Caputo and Belotti in the last two outings.

STATISTICS – Between Italy and Holland there are 22 precedents that see the Azzurri clearly favorites with 13 wins compared to only 3 of the Dutch and 9 draws. Before the aforementioned first leg of last September 7, the last meeting dates back to 28 March 2017 in the Netherlands in Amsterdam with Giampiero Ventura on the bench who scored a 2-1 victory thanks to goals from Eder and Bonucci who replied to the unlucky own goal by Romagnoli.

THE OFFICIAL FORMATIONS
Italy (4-3-3-): Donnarumma; D’Ambrosio, Bonucci, Chiellini, Spinazzola; Verratti, Jorginho, Barella; Church, Building, Pellegrini Lo.
Netherlands (4-3-3-) Cillessen; Hateboer, the Free, van Dijk, Aké; Van de Beek, F. de Jong, Blind; Wijnaldum, L. de Jong, Depay.


Italy-Netherlands 0-0 LIVE

THE CHRONICLE
FIRST HALF

2‘- Immediately Verratti for Pellegrini with the Roma midfielder who tries the left foot first, but does not give strength and saves Cillesen.
12′ – Strong pressure from the Netherlands that presses the Azzurri in their area. On the development of a corner the Oranje ask for a penalty kick for a touch of Chiellini’s arm in the area. The referee does not grant the penalty, the arm was attached to the body.
14′ – Chiellini and Hateboer remain on the ground for an air crash.
16 ‘GOAL – Wonderful ball by Nicolò Barella who catches Lorenzo Pellegrini only face to face with Cillesen with the blue attacking midfielder who is glacial in beating the goalkeeper and giving the Azzurri the advantage.
22′ – Property! The Lazio striker enters the area from the left, breaking the offside line and from a tight angle tries the right-footed shot on which however Cillesen puts on his gloves.
23′ – Yellow to Verratti who stops van de Beek on the counterattack.
24 ‘GOAL – Blind arrives on the bottom from the left and crosses to the center of the area where Depay tries the shot first, which hits a blue defender, but then it is Van de Beek who finds the net in the scrum.

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