June 04, (THEWILL) – On Saturday, Italy and Germany drew 1-1 in their Nations League Group A3 opener in Bologna.
In the first half, Germany had dominated, with Serge Gnabry forcing Gianluigi Donnarumma into a superb stop from a tight angle as early as the 15th minute of the encounter.
The considerably improved Azzurri, that failed to qualify for the World Cup and lost to Argentina on Wednesday, took the lead in the 70th minute, thanks to Lorenzo Pellegrini’s fourth international goal, after Gianluca Scamacca hit the post in the first half.
However, three minutes later, Germany drew level when Joshua Kimmich snatched a point for Hansi Flick’s team to make certain that the spoils were shared after the final whistle.
After Sepp Herberger and Josef Derwall, Flick became the third coach in the history of the German national team to be undefeated in his first 10 matches.
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