Germany beat Italy 5-2 in the Nations League
* Scores: Kimmich 10, Gundogan Pen 45 '+4, Muller 51', Werner 68 'and 69'-Gnonto 78 ', Bastoni 90' +4.
Italy have had no brakes since winning Euro 2021. Roberto Mancini's army lost to North Macedonia in the 2022 World Cup play-offs, lost 3-0 to Argentina in the Intercontinental Super Cup, and then lost 2-5 at Menxing Park yesterday.
Italy conceded five goals in a single game for the first time in 65 years since the China-Europe International Cup lost 6-1 to Yugoslavia on May 12, 1957. Even without two equalisers at the end of the game, Italy would have lost by a far greater margin. Germany, meanwhile, had their biggest win against Italy and their biggest in the European Nations League.
Mancini has taken nine places compared to the 0-0 draw with England a few days ago, when only goalkeeper Gianluigi Donarumma and midfielder Dawid Fratsi were retained. The 24-year-old and 282-day Italian team started with the youngest team on average in Mancini's time.
The 57-year-old made good on his promise to give a number of young players a chance at a press conference ahead of the Intercontinental Super Bowl game but failed to revive Italy. The European champions had another disappointing run, when only 34 percent had six shots from the field, compared with nine for their opponents.
Germany made waves from the first stage in the 20th second and took the lead in the 10th minute. David Laum crosses from the left, Joshua Kimmich catches the ball in an unmarked position, and then gets close to the wall to finish beating Donaruma.
Germany doubled their lead in injury time after Timo Werner, Sane and Jonas Hoffman missed out. The referee adjudged Alessandro Bastoni had blocked Hoffman in the box and awarded the hosts a penalty. At the 11m mark, Ilkay Gundogan shoots into the middle, while Donnarumma shoots into the left.
In the second half, Germany was even more booming. In the 51st minute, the Italian defense was embarrassed by Raum's cross when breaking the ball in the right level of Thomas Muller. The Bayern striker took one-touch the ball to the ground to raise the score to 3-0. In this situation, Donnarumma disoriented and staggered so he could not stop, even though the ball went near his position.
In a minute, from 68 to 69, Werner wrote two tables, the Chelsea converter into the clear line behind Serge Gnabry. Afterwards, Donnarumma made a mistake when the court broke down, made Gnabry disputes and had Werner finish his double.
By five goals, the German team gave up the game and gave it to the visiting team. In the 78th minute, Manuel Neuer caught Federico DiMarco's cross and helped Wilfried Geronto kick an empty net. 18 years and 222 days-Gnonto became Italy's youngest goalscorer, breaking the record set by Bruno Nicol against France in 1958 (18 years and 259 days).
After the match was interrupted because the fans ran down the pitch, Italy found the second goal. In the fourth injury time, Dimarco continued to leave a mark when the corner kick for Bastoni to head near the city, causing Neuer to bury.
After the battle, Mancini still saw the bright spots in Italy, including Gnonto the impressed Gnonto the first table in the blood of the TQG. Also, you sing Giorgio Scalvini good competition after entering the field, and Giorgio Scalvini's young player can play well in quarterback position and quarterback.
