Germany beats Italy by 5 goals
Germany vs Italy after 69 minutes, the team managed by Hansi Flick was up 5-0 thanks to goals scored by Joshua Kimmich. Thomas Muller, Ilkay Gundogan from the penalty spot, and a pair of quick-fire goals scored by Timo Werner. And Germany beats Italy.
Wilfried Gnonto, age 18, became the youngest scorer in the history of Italy. And Alessandro Bastoni added a second goal with a header.
This victory over Italy in a competitive setting was Germany’s first ever over Italy.
The last time Italy lost a game in which they allowed this many goals to be scored against them was in the 1964 Central European International Cup. Which they lost to Yugoslavia 6-1.
Gianluigi Donnarumma, the goalkeeper for Italy, said that the team is upset since there are no excuses for tonight’s performance. To demonstrate that this is not the real Italy. We need to look each other in the eye and start again. Tonight, we were severely lacking in every category.
“Our deepest condolences go out to the fans, and in particular to the Italians who make their home in Germany. We all made errors tonight. I acknowledge that I committed a significant error, and I accept full responsibility for it.
Although this was Germany’s first victory in the Nations League after three draws, Flick has led Germany to 13 straight wins without a loss since taking over as head coach. They are now one point behind Hungary, who is in first place in the group.
Prior to this match, Roberto Mancini’s Italy had gone winless in the group stage.
Because to Hungary’s 4-0 victory against England on Tuesday, the two teams who will compete for the title at Euro 2020 let up a combined total of nine goals.
In other news, Belgium defeated Poland by a score of 1-0 to keep the pressure on the Netherlands at the top of Group A4 in the tournament.
The sole goal scored in the game was a diving header by Michy Batshuayi in the first half off of a cross by Youri Tielemans. The game was played in Warsaw.
The Netherlands maintained their three-point lead over their pursuers with a 3-2 victory against Wales.