Verratti and Donnarumma's Italy topple the Netherlands
Italy, with Paris Saint-Germain players Marco Verratti and Gianluigi Donnarumma, beat the Netherlands 3-2 on Sunday 18 June at De Grolsch Veste Stadium in Enschede in the third-place play-off in Group A of the 2023 Nations League.
NETHERLANDS - ITALY : 2-3 (0-2)
Third place play-off in Group A of Nations League 2023
De Grolsch Veste Stadium (Enschede, Netherland)
Goalscorers : Federico Dimarco (6'), Davide Frattesi (20') and Federico Chiesa (72') for Italy / Steven Bergwijn (68') and Georginio Wijnaldum (90') for the Netherlands.
NETHERLANDS : Bijlow, Dumfries, Geertruida (Wijnaldum, 46'), van Dijk, Aké, Wieffer (Veerman, 76'), De Jong, Malen (Bergwijn, 46') , Simons (Koopmeiners, 63'), Lang (Weghorst, 46'), Gakpo. Coach : Ronald Koeman.
ITALY: Donnarumma, Gnonto (Zaniolo, 64'), Toloi, Buongiorno, Acerbi, Dimarco (Spinazzola, 74'), Frattesi, Cristante, Verratti (Barella, 85'), Raspadori (Chiesa, 63'), Retegui (Pellegrini, 85'). Coach : Roberto Mancini.
𝑁𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑔𝑢𝑒
— Nazionale Italiana ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Azzurri) June 18, 2023
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⚽️ #Dimarco 6’, #Frattesi 20’, Bergwijn 68’, #Chiesa 73’, Wijnaldum 90’
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