Belgium beat Italy in Van Bommel's first game
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Mark van Bommel's Belgium beat Roberto Mancini's Italy in their Nations League opener in Rome.
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- Mark van Bommel's Belgium beat Roberto Mancini's Italy in their Nations League opener in Rome.
Mark van Bommel's Belgium beat Roberto Mancini's Italy in their Nations League opener in Rome.
Former Netherlands midfielder Van Bommel was taking charge of the Red Devils for the first time, while Mancini was starting his second spell as Azzurri boss.
Paris St-Germain's Mika Godts scored his first Belgium goal, cutting inside two defenders in the box before firing in.
Benfica's Dodi Lukebakio then ran from his own half before blasting in their second goal from 25 yards.
Mancini brought on Sporting's Issa Doumbia and Nuremberg's Mohamed Ali Zoma for their international debuts late on.
The pair were team-mates for Serie C side AlbinoLeffe as recently as 2023-24.
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