Italy and Gianluigi Donnarumma defeat Belgium

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The Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper captained the Azzurri as they progressed to the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals.

The last eight ties will be draw at UEFA HQ in Nyon, Switzerland, on 22 November.

Italy will play for top spot against a France squad boasting Parisians Warren Zaïre-Emery, Bradley Barcola and Randal Kolo Muani on 17 November in Milan (8:45CET) in the final group stage game.

BELGIUM - ITALY : 0-1 (0-1)
UEFA Nations League -Group stage - League A - Group A2 - Matchday 5
King Baudouin Stadium (Brussels)
Goal: Tonali (11').
BELGIUM: Casteels - Castagne (Bakayoko, 87'), Debast, Faes, Theate (Al-Dakhil, 71') - Engels (Vermeeren, 71'), Onana - Trossard, Openda, De Cuyper (Lukébakio, 79') - Lukaku (c). Coach: Domenico Tedesco.

ITALY: Donnarumma (c) - Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Bastoni - Cambiaso (Gatti, 82'), Frattesi, Rovella (Locatelli, 79'), Tonali, Dimarco (Udogie, 68') - Barella (Raspadori, 79') - Retegui (Kean, 68'). Coach: Luciano Spalletti.

STANDINGS

1. Italy / 13 points, +7 (5 matches played)
2. France / 10 points, +4 (5 matches played)
3. Belgium / 4 points, -2 (5 matches played)
4. Israel / 1 point, -9 (5 matches played)