Nations League: Italy go second with Turkey as Northern Ireland held but remain top

A number of nations concluded their international period on Monday with their fourth matches in the League of Nations.

France completed a spectacular victory over Belgiumwhile Italy faced Turkey, Northern Ireland hosted Georgia and Ukraine faced Hungary.

Check out our recap of all the results below, while you can check out our in-depth France vs Belgium match report via the link above.

Italy – Turkey 3-1

UEFA Nations League,
League A – 4

Renato Dall’Ara Stadium

Szymon Marciniak

Gianluca Scamacca 26′
Riccardo Calafiori 64′
Pio Esposito 87′

Aral Simsir 61′

Italy continued his impressive resurgence under Roberto Mancini in the League of Nations with a 3-1 victory Turkey in bologna

Gianluca Scamacca opened the scoring before Aral Simsir equalized for the visitors, but Riccardo Calafiori quickly restored Italy’s lead with his first international goal.

Francesco Pio Esposito then added a late third to seal another impressive victory for Roberto Mancini’s side.

Ukraine 1-2 Hungary

UEFA Nations League,
League B – 4

Anton Malatinsky Stadium

Igor Pajac

Roman Yaremchuk 83′

Milan Tóth 52′
Mark Csinger 85′

Hungary secured a crucial 2-1 win over Ukraine to move level on points with their opponents in Group B2.

Milan Toth put Hungary ahead before Roman Yaremchuk equalized for Ukraine, but Mark Csinger struck five minutes later to restore the visitors’ lead and secure all three points.

Northern Ireland – Georgia 0-0

Northern Ireland were held to a goalless draw by Georgia in Belfast despite having chances to win it from the penalty spot.

Isaac Price saw his shot saved from wide by Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, leaving Northern Ireland still unbeaten but unable to extend their lead at the top of Group B2.

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Poland 1-0

Bosnia and Herzegovina secured a crucial 1-0 win over Poland thanks to Ivan Basic’s late winner.

The midfielder struck in the 84th minute to settle a tight game and put Bosnia on five points, keeping them firmly in the race for promotion from Group B4.

Romania – Sweden 0-1

UEFA Nations League,
League B – 4

National Arena

Elgin Masiyev

Viktor Gyökeres 13′

Sweden maintained their unbeaten start with a tight win over Romania in Bucharest.

Viktor Gyokeres scored the only goal after 12 minutes, giving Sweden another three important points at the top end of Group B4.

Cyprus – Latvia 2-1

UEFA Nations League,
League C-4

GSP Stadium

Giorgi Kruashvili

Giannis Kosti 70′
Marcus Edwards 90+4′

Eduards Daskevics 57′

Cyprus came from behind to beat Latvia 2-1 in Group C2. Eduards Daskevics put Latvia ahead after the break but Ioannis Pittas equalized before Marcus Edwards scored in injury time to complete the comeback.

Montenegro – Armenia 0-0

Armenia were held to a goalless draw by Montenegro, missing the chance to strengthen their position at the top of Group C2. Armenia defended resolutely to claim a valuable point away from home.