Group 3 of League A of the League of Nations, contrary to expectations, is perhaps the biggest surprise of the opening day of the competition. At the start of the fifth and penultimate round of the group stage, Hungary led with seven points: followed by the giants Germany, Italy and England, with six, five and two. Still, with two games to play, everything could change. And those decisions began this Friday.
At the same time, Germany hosted Hungary in Leipzig and England went to Milan to face Italy. Aware of the importance of the game, Hansi Flick did not save much and launched Gnabry, Müller, Sané and Werner in the most offensive sector; in Giuseppe Meazza and Sterling, Kane and Foden were all starters with Gareth Southgate, and Antonio Conte did not give up Bonucci, Jorginho and Scamacca either.
????????? Hungary move closer to a place in the final thanks to Szalai!#NationsLeague pic.twitter.com/jYHb49DIdC
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The first goal of the night came in Leipzig, with Szalai opening the scoring (17′) against Germany and adding the surprises of Group 3. In Milan, Raspadori only put Italy to win with just over 20 minutes to go (68′) and none of the results changed again, with the Hungarians beating the Germans at home (0-1) and the Italians bowing to the English (1-1). -0).
In short, going to the calculator, Hungary remains at the top of the group, leaving the team in the best position to seal the passport for the the last four. Germany and England are already eliminated, with the English relegated to League B for finishing last in the group, and Italy remains the only team that can compete with the Hungarians for a place in the final round of the competition.
????????? Hungary move closer to a place in the final thanks to Szalai!#NationsLeague pic.twitter.com/jYHb49DIdC
— UEFA Nations League (@EURO2024) September 23, 2022
England have gone 5 games without a win for the first time in 8 years and have been relegated from League A.#NationsLeague pic.twitter.com/tP5Z3k8jdy
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Source: Observadora
