UEFA Nations League Results: France and Italy Lead Monday’s Results

BOLOGNA, Italy — Eight UEFA Nations League matches were completed on Monday, 5 October, with France and Italy the headline winners.

Zinedine Zidane’s France came from behind to beat Belgium 4-1 at the Stade de France. Dodi Lukébakio had put Belgium ahead in the 35th minute. Désiré Doué equalised in the 77th, Rayan Cherki made it 2-1 in the 81st, and Michael Olise scored twice, in the 88th and the first minute of stoppage time. Attendance was 75,389.

Italy beat Türkiye 3-1 in Bologna. Gianluca Scamacca scored in the 26th minute, Aral Şimşir levelled in the 61st, and Riccardo Calafiori and Pio Esposito restored Italy’s lead in the 64th and 87th. Roberto Mancini took a first home win since returning as Italy coach.

Monday’s full results

MatchScoreScorers
France v Belgium4-1Doué 77, Cherki 81, Olise 88, 90+1; Lukébakio 35
Italy v Türkiye3-1Scamacca 26, Calafiori 64, Esposito 87; Şimşir 61
Bosnia and Herzegovina v Poland1-0Bašić 84 pen
Romania v Sweden0-1Gyökeres 13
Ukraine v Hungary1-2Yaremchuk 83; Tóth 52, Csinger 85
Cyprus v Latvia2-1Kosti 70, Edwards 90+4; Daskevics 57
Montenegro v Armenia0-0—
Northern Ireland v Georgia0-0—

Ukraine’s match was played in Trnava, Slovakia. Sweden’s winner came from Viktor Gyökeres in Bucharest in front of 49,426. Bosnia’s penalty from Ivan Bašić beat Poland in Zenica.

France and Italy both sit on the right side of Group A1 after the window. Belgium and Türkiye leave Monday without a point from those fixtures. The next Nations League dates are in November.

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