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04 September 2020The streak of victories in a row for Mancini's Italy stops at 11, which in Florence, in the first Nations League match, does not go beyond the 1-1 against Bosnia Herzegovina.

In the other match of our group, group 1, the Netherlands beat Poland 1-0 with a goal from Bergwjin.

Blue Monday at home of the 'orange'.  



The coach Mancini lines up Italy with the 4-3-3: in front of Donnarumma in goal, on the outer lanes in defense there are Florenzi (on the right) and Biraghi (on the left), with Bonucci and Acerbi (not Chiellini) central.

In midfield on the sides of the director Sensi, there are Lorenzo Pellegrini, preferred to Zaniolo, on the right and Barella on the left.

In attack the trident formed by Chiesa, Belotti and Insigne.

Coach Bajevic lines up Bosnia Herzegovina on the mirror, with the 4-3-3: Sehic;

Cipetic, Sunjic, Sanicanin, Kolasinac;

Cimirot, Hadziahmetovic, Gojak;

Visca, Dzeko, Hodzic.

The first flash is blue with a good opening by Pellegrini for Insigne who stops but with a left kick high (7 ').

Chanche at 12 'for Chiesa who receives in the area from Insigne, tries to get rid of a defender and then pulls on the outside of the net.

Italy still ahead, but Insigne's free-kick ends high on the crossbar (18 ').

At 27 'Bosnia is also seen, Dzeko widens for Hodzic who puts on Visca's feet, stop and shot to the side, with Donnarumma in control.

Mancini's team returns to sting with Barella advancing and from outside the area he lets off a great right which, however, does not find the mirror (36 ').



In the second half we restart without changes, with the same 22 in the field.

Then Bosnia blaze with Dzeko for Hodzic who overtakes Florenzi, avoids Donnarumma and then kicks from the back line, but hits the post with an empty net (53 ').

The Azzurri equalized the score of the woods in the 55th minute: a cross from the right by Chiesa for Insigne's head hitting the post.

Azzurri, short of preparation, a bit in trouble and Bosnia took the lead in the 57th minute: corner from Visca, header from Sunjic for Dzeko's winning left foot, Donnarumma was beaten.

For the Roma striker it is the second goal against the Azzurri.

Italy tries to shake up, with a series of crosses that are prey to the careful Bosnian defense.

However, the Azzurri managed to equalize in the 67th minute: Insigne's action on the left serving in the Sensi area, the platter of the Inter midfielder, thanks to Sunjic's clear deviation beating Sehic.

Bosnians dangerous with Gojak's header (70 ').

Blue answer with a nice percussion from Florenzi that he receives from Chiesa and then finds the door, but Sehic manages to deflect for a corner (71 ').

First changes for Mancini: at 71 'inside Zaniolo (for Chiesa), at 73' space for Immobile in place of Belotti.

The coach of Bosnia Bajevic instead takes away Hodzic (for Bezic in the 77th minute) Kolasinac (for Civic in the 84th).

Dangerous Bosnia action on the Dzeko-Visca axis with the latter's shot rejected by Donnarumma (85 ').

Last changes: in Bosnia there is Milosevic in place of Visca (86 '), in Italy Kean enters for Pellegrini (87').

Another thrill on a Bezic counterattack well assisted by the 'usual' Dzeko: ball to the side by not much (90 ').

It ends 1-1.