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BackItaly 3-1 Türkiye: 4th defeat for the National Team in the Nations A League
Italy 3-1 Türkiye: 4th defeat for the National Team in the Nations A League
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Italy 3-1 Türkiye: 4th defeat for the National Team in the Nations A League

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  • Italy beat Türkiye 3-1 away in its fourth match in the UEFA Nations A League Group 1.
  • Italian goals from Scamacca, Calafiori and Pio Esposito corresponded to Aral Şimşir's only Turkish goal in the 61st minute.
  • Türkiye finished the group in last place by getting 0 points in 4 matches.

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Why It Matters

The Turkish National Team lost all its first three matches in the UEFA Nations A League Group 1. Italy was the group leader with 7 points after winning two matches and drawing one match.

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Italy: 3 - Türkiye: 1 | MATCH RESULT, SUMMARY and GOALS

Our National Team lost 3-1 away to Italy in its fourth match in the UEFA Nations A League Group 1. While Scamacca, Calafiori and Pio Esposito scored the goals that brought the victory to the Sky Blues, the only goal of the Crescent-Stars came from Aral Şimşir. The Nationals, who could not score any points after four matches, were guaranteed to finish last in their group. Italy increased its score to 7.

'Our Children's Nations League nightmare continues... Our National Football Team lost 3-1 away to Italy in its fourth match in the UEFA Nations A League Group 1 and drew 0 out of 4!

Even though the Crescent-Stars started the match effectively, the first goal came from the home team. The Sky Blues took the lead in the 26th minute. Scamacca's shot from the penalty area hit the crossbar and hit our net: 1-0.

While the first half of the match ended 1-0, the National Team started the second half quickly and equalized the score with Aral Şimşir in the 61st minute. Aral Şimşir, who found the ball bouncing off Eren Elmalı in front of Zeki Çelik's pass from the right of the penalty area, sent the ball to the right of Gianluigi Donnarumma with a shot from the back post: 1-1.

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The Crescent-Stars team could only keep the draw for 4 minutes against Italy. In the 65th minute, Riccardo Calafiori, who rose well to Nicolo Barella's cross from the free kick won from the right wing, headed the goal ball into the net from the left of Uğurcan Çakır: 2-1.

Pio Esposito, who took the stage for Italy in the 87th minute, scored the goal that determined the score of the match: 3-1.

WE WERE LAST IN THE GROUP!

Montella's students were defeated in their fourth match in the Nations League, failing to reach any points and ensuring that they finished last in the group. Manci's team increased its points to 7 and carried its leadership chance to the last 2 matches.

ARAL ŞİMŞİR SCORED A GOAL IN HIS FIRST OFFICIAL MATCH

On the other hand, Aral Şimşir, winger of the National Football Team, scored his first goal in the national jersey. The football player from Trabzonspor, who previously played in the National Team's friendly match against North Macedonia, played in an official match for the first time. The 24-year-old winger also enjoyed his first goal in the national jersey. Aral scored the goal that brought the score to 1-1 in the 61st minute.

Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara

Referees: Szymon Marciniak, Tomasz Listkiewicz, Adam Kupsik

Italy: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Michael Kayode min. 55), Gianluca Mancini, Alessandro Bastoni, Matteo Ruggeri (Riccardo Calafiori min. 55), Nicolo Barella (Sandro Tonali min. 70), Alessandro Romano, Issa Doumbia, Antonio Vergara (Davide Frattesi min. 84), Daniel Maldini, Gianluca Scamacca (Francesco Esposito min. 55)

Turkey: Uğurcan Çakır, Zeki Çelik, Ozan Kabak, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Ferdi Kadıoğlu (Oğuz Aydın min. 88), İsmail Yüksek (Kerem Aktürkoğlu min. 79), Salih Özcan, Eren Elmalı, İrfan Can Kahveci (Bartuğ Elmaz min. 70), Aral Şimşir (İlhan Fakılı min. 70), Yunus Akgün (Deniz Gül min. 88)

Goals: Scamacca (min. 26), Calafiori (min. 65), Francesco Esposito (min. 87) (Italy), Aral Şimşir (min. 61) (Turkey)

Yellow cards: Scamacca, Ruggeri (Italy), Zeki Çelik, Eren Elmalı

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  • Türkiye will try to get its first point in the next two matches.

    Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • When will Türkiye get its first point in the Nations A League?
  • How long will Montella continue as coach?

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This article was originally published by Habertürk Spor.

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