Football Italia LIVE Show: Italy 0-2 Belgium - Analysis
Lorenzo Bettoni and Giancarlo Rinaldi analyze Italy's 2-0 loss to Belgium. The match marked the start of the 2026-27 Nations League at the Stadio Olimpico. Fans booed the team at both half-time and full-time.
This was the first game for coach Roberto Mancini in his second tenure with the national team, a debut that did not go as planned.
Bettoni, reporting from the Olimpico, joins Rinaldi for a post-match breakdown. The show began at 23:15 CET (22:15 BST).
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