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11 October 2020A good Italy does not go beyond 0-0 in Gdansk, on the third day of the Nations League against Poland.

In the other match of group 1 of League A, Bosnia Herzegovina stopped the Netherlands thanks to another 0-0.

On Wednesday Mancini's blues return to the field in Bergamo against Holland.

The national team leads its group with 5 points, one length ahead of the Dutch themselves and Poland and two over Bosnia.



The blue coach chooses Belotti as center forward, and not Immobile, supported in the trident by Chiesa and Pellegrini.

In front of the goalkeeper Donnarumma, a 4 line with Bonucci and Acerbi in the middle.

The Lazio player lined up in place of Chiellini, who remained in doubt until the end.

Sides entrusted to Florenzi and Emerson Palmieri, preferred to Spinazzola, while in midfield Barella, Jorginho and Verratti.

In the Poland of the many "Italians" the number one danger is Lewandowski.

In goal there is Fabianski in front of a 4-man defense made up of 3 "Italians": there are Glik (Benevento), Walukiewicz (Cagliari) and Bereszynski (Sampdoria), as well as Kedziora (full-back of Dinamo Kiev).

In attack Robert Lewandowski.

Both Milik and Piatek leave on the bench.

Start of study with the high pressure of the Poles that puts the blues in difficulty in the setting phase.

As the minutes pass, Italy begins to take measures.

At 10 'nice triangulation between Pellegrini and Barella, ended with a header from the yellow and red side.

A minute later, a sensational chance for Chiesa that from two steps sends up a perfect cross from the left of Belotti.

Jorginho, one of the most troubled by the Polish pressure on the trocar, loses the ball, but on Klich Bonucci's cross he is careful on Lewandowski and heads to Donnarumma (13 ').

Another chance for Brzeczek's team thwarted by a perfect slip by Emerson who thus manages to anticipate the Bayern Munich striker who is ready to serve (17 ').

Italy close to the advantage in the 37th minute but neither Belotti nor Chiesa reach the center of Barella, then the close touch of Lorenzo Pellegrini, one of the most active, is weak and the Polish defense manages to thwart the threat.



In the second half, Italy starts forward again, aggressively, collecting corner kicks after corner kicks.

But in the 51st minute it was Poland who became dangerous with Moder looking for the near post from inside the area but Donnarumma stretched out and deflected for a corner.

At 60 'comes the first change with Grosicki who enters in place of Szymanski.

New blue chance in the 64th minute at the end of a persistent action: Chiesa crosses from the right for Emerson Palmieri who anticipates everyone at the near post but heads to the side.

Substitutions in the 71st minute with the first change for Mancini who removes Chiesa to make way for Kean, while Klich comes out among the Poles to make way for Milik.

Phase with many errors of measurement, on both sides.

Kean, who has just entered, tries but his shot is blocked, then again a chance for the former Juventus player, but his center is rejected by the red and white defense (74 ').

At 79 'Barella is replaced by Locatelli.

Swirl of changes with Caputo and Berardi in Italy (for Belotti and Pellegrini) and Karbownik and Linetty in Poland (in place of Lewandowski and Jozwiak), between 82 'and 83'.

Final with the Azzurri under pressure, even if on the counterattack the Poles are much more dangerous: on a shot from the grenade Linetty immolates Acerbi who manages to deflect for a corner (89 ').

Good action from Kean in the 92nd minute but the cross from the new Paris Sg striker crosses the whole area and goes out.

It ends 0-0.