At 2:45 in the morning on June 8, 2022, Beijing time, a very attention-grabbing contest ushered in the second round of the UEFA Nations League A3 group. The 2021 European Cup champion, the 4-time World Cup champion, The Italian team, currently ranked 6th in the world and ranked second to last in the group before the game, sat at their home court to PK the Hungarian team, currently ranked 40th in the world and ranked first in the group before the game.
In the first round, the Hungarian team unexpectedly defeated the England team 1-0 and became the leader, while the Italian team drew 1-1 with the German team at their home court in the first round. In terms of paper strength, the Italian team is better than Hungary Much stronger, because the Italian team is worth more than 500 million euros, which is more than 400 million euros more than Hungary. However, the Hungarian team won the last two games between the two sides, so the Italian team must be careful.
The Italian team playing at home used the 433 formation , with Guonuoto, Cristante, Mancini and Donnarumma co-leading the starting lineup. At the same time, Bastoni , Spinazzola , Calabria and Pellegrini also got the opportunity to start. In addition, Politano, Barrera, and Raspadori also started the game, and Hungary used a 3421 formation, consisting of Dibouz, Attila, Schaefer, and Szoboszlai jointly led the starting lineup. At the same time, Shaloy, Salai, Nagy, and Nego also got the chance to start. In addition, Nag, Orban, Adam Long also started the game.
In the 30th minute of the game, on the left side of the penalty area, the Italian ball-carrying player passed the ball in an inverted triangle to the feet of Barrera near the top line of the right arc outside the penalty area. The latter stopped the ball and volleyed the ball. Sent into the upper left corner of the goal, Italy took the lead.
In the 45th minute of the game, Politano dribbled the ball to the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area and then decisively passed the ball in an inverted triangle. Pellegrini followed up and hit the ball on the left side of the penalty area. Italy expanded. Advantage.
In the 61st minute of the game, Mancini scored an own goal and Hungary got one back.
In the end, the Italian team won as they wished and ushered in their first victory. After this battle, the Italian team accumulated 4 points and ranked first over the German team in the same group.
