Italy and Germany draw in Nations League

By Ben Hayward
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Italy and Germany drew 1-1 in their UEFA Nations League opener in Bologna, leaving England bottom of Group A3

Matteo Politano of Italy and Thilo Kehrer of Germany in the teams' UEFA Nations League clash in Bologna.
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Italy and Germany shared the spoils in a hard-fought 1-1 draw in their UEFA Nations League opener in Bologna on Saturday night.

Earlier in the evening, England lost 1-0 away to Hungary in Group A3 and there was little to choose between Italy and Germany in the sector's second match at the Stadio Renato Dell'Ara.

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Ben Hayward
Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is the Weekend Editor of FourFourTwo. A European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.