Italy defeated the Netherlands in the Nations League third-place match.

Despite taking an early two-goal lead, Roberto Mancini's team had to work hard to maintain their advantage in the final minutes to win 3-2.

Goals: Bergwijn 68', Wijnaldum 89' - Dimarco 6', Frattesi 20', Chiesa 72'.

Federico Chiesa celebrates after scoring to make it 3-1 for Italy. Photo: AFP

The Netherlands dominated in every statistic with 57% possession and nine shots, six of which were on target. Italy only had seven shots, with three on target. But on all three occasions, they scored.

The match took place at De Grolsch Veste, the home stadium of FC Twente in the Enschede region, meaning the Netherlands benefited from the support of nearly 30,000 home fans. However, the "Orange Tornado" failed to capitalize on this. On the contrary, they were somewhat unfocused in the early stages of the match, leading to two early goals conceded.

In the sixth minute, following two consecutive crosses from the flanks, Italy opened the scoring with a powerful angled shot from defender Federico Dimarco. In this situation, the home team's attacking line lacked the necessary support for right-back Denzel Dumfries, leaving him to mark two players and unable to prevent his Inter Milan teammate from scoring.

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