Summary

  • Nations League third-placed play-off

  • Barella hits stunning 20-yard volley & Berardi penalty; De Ketelaere responds late on

  • Final between France and Spain takes place at 19:45 BST

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 10 October 2021

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    Can Martinez actually win anything ever bar an FA Cup with Wigan? Surely if Belgium can't win this they will dispense with Martinez. How about Sven as the next manager? One manager of golden generation followed by another.

    Alan, Horsham

  2. Postpublished at 50 mins

    Italy 1-0 Belgium

    Can Belgium produce a response? They sort of imploded against France after conceding in the semis.

  3. Postpublished at 15:07 British Summer Time 10 October 2021

    Italy 1-0 Belgium

    Nicolo Barella also scored in the meeting between these sides in the Euro 2020 quarter-finals.

    That was the opener with Italy winning 2-1.

  4. goal

    GOAL - Italy 1-0 Belgiumpublished at 47 mins

    Nicolo Barella

    What a hit!

    Italy's corner is headed out into the path of Nicolo Barella, who hits a sensational volley into the bottom corner from 20 yards out.

  5. Postpublished at 46 mins

    Italy 0-0 Belgium

    Italy straight on the attack but a cross is headed behind by Jan Vertonghen.

  6. KICK-OFFpublished at 46 mins

    Italy 0-0 Belgium

    The second half begins.

  7. Postpublished at 15:02 British Summer Time 10 October 2021

    Italy 0-0 Belgium

    Thibaut Courtois is the only one in the tunnel at the moment.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 10 October 2021

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    Goalless and pointless!

    Kevin in Norwich

  9. Postpublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 10 October 2021

    Italy 0-0 Belgium

    Federico Chiesa had five of the 12 shots by either side in that half.

    Michy Batshuayi - with two shots - is the only other player to try more than one.

  10. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 10 October 2021

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    Mark Ashworth: Has there ever been a less significant 'competitive' fixture than a Nations League third-place play-off? There'd be more riding on this if it was a friendly.

  11. HALF-TIMEpublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 10 October 2021

    Italy 0-0 Belgium

    Goalless in the Nations League third-place play-off.

    What a sentence.

  12. INJURY TIMEpublished at 45 mins

    Italy 0-0 Belgium

    Federico Chiesa's best chance yet. And he's had a few. He runs onto a lovely crossfield ball, controls it in the box - unmarked - but his shot is saved by the feet of Thibaut Courtois.

    One minute added on by the way.

  13. Postpublished at 44 mins

    Italy 0-0 Belgium

    Belgium have a corner. They play it short and eventually Jason Denayer crosses in but it's cleared.

    Italy try to counter... and Denayer cuts it out.

  14. Postpublished at 41 mins

    Italy 0-0 Belgium

    A decent spell of Italy possession ends in Federico Chiesa lashing a powerful shot wide from about 25 yards. It was swinging away from the goal.

  15. Postpublished at 38 mins

    Italy 0-0 Belgium

    The corner is cleared and Italy break at pace. They reach the Belgian box but it's cut out by Hans Vanaken.

  16. Postpublished at 37 mins

    Italy 0-0 Belgium

    Youri Tielemans lifts the ball into the box but it's cleared.

    Belgium have a corner now though.

  17. Postpublished at 34 mins

    Italy 0-0 Belgium

    Giovanni di Lorenzo is OK to continue.

    Fun fact, there is an Italian tennis player called Lorenzo di Giovanni.

  18. Postpublished at 33 mins

    Italy 0-0 Belgium

    Ooooof. Giovanni di Lorenzo is on the ground holding his head but Italy play on and Domenico Berardi hammers a shot over from distance.

    Di Lorenzo needs treatment afterwards. It was an aerial collision but not a foul.

  19. YELLOW CARDpublished at 31 mins

    Italy 0-0 Belgium

    Italy right-back Giovanni di Lorenzo catches Yannick Carrasco after the Belgian had moved the ball on. Booked.

  20. Postpublished at 28 mins

    Italy 0-0 Belgium

    Federico Chiesa - who is definitely one of Italy's stars now - gets the ball outside the box but his low strike is easily saved. A team-mate gestures that he should have passed.