Nations League: Italy – Belgium Today LIVE on TV, stream, ticker

In the Nations League, Italy welcomes the team from Belgium on matchday 3. The Italians want their third win in the third game. You can watch the game between Italy and Belgium live on TV and stream.

The UEFA Nations League has gained momentum! On Thursday, October 10th, there will be a cracker in Group A2 on matchday 3 in Rome: Italy meets Belgium (from 8:45 p.m. in the live ticker).

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After the disappointing round of 16 exit at UEFA EURO 2024, coach Luciano Spalletti’s team got off to an impressive start in Group A2, winning in France and Israel, and now they want to improve on that against Belgium in Rome.

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Belgium coach Domenico Tedesco has to compete without striker Romelu Lukaku and midfield star Kevin de Bruyne; Youri Tielemans is expected to lead the selection around Leipzig star Lois Openda instead. “I had a long telephone conversation with Kevin,” said Tedesco: “In general, he is very motivated to play for Belgium. He asked us not to be there this time or in November in order to take his body into consideration.”

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De Bruyne’s absence follows his frustrating performance following the 2-0 defeat in France in September. “There are players who didn’t fulfill their role. Period,” the 33-year-old complained on TV and made big headlines: “If you’re not good enough, you at least have to give it your all, which some people didn’t do.” This was unacceptable.

The Belgians, coached by Domenico Tedesco, lost 2-0 to the French on matchday 2 and have three points to their name after two games. Now of all times, Italy is facing an opponent against whom they have not had good experiences in the past. The last victory in a competitive game dates back to May 1972, and the last time there was a 1-2 defeat against the Azzurri in the game for third place in the Nations League in 2021.

Of Belgium’s four wins against Italy, only one came in a competitive game, this 52 years ago in May 1972 in the European Championship qualification (2-1). In general, the last Belgian victory against the Italians was on November 13, 2015, a 3-1 in a friendly in Brussels.

Italy have only lost one of their 13 international matches against Belgium on home soil, losing 3-1 in a friendly in Lecce in November 1999. This year too, the results clearly speak for the Italians. Belgium failed to win any of its three away games in 2024. The Italians have also been unbeaten in seven games in Rome (six wins, one draw).