15
21:04
Hungary barely comes out clean at the back. Italy spends a lot of energy on the intensive start-up, which the hosts can hardly cope with.
12.
21:03
The next chance for Italy! A half-field free-kick by Dimarco is headed to Di Lorenzo from 13 yards out. The attempt goes as a bounce but just past the short right post.
11.
20:59
Because Italy’s rail players are advancing, the ball is repeatedly provoked onto the six. Once the ball is on the way, both forwards fall back on it and the ten adds extra pressure, so things keep getting tight.
9.
20:57
Overall it’s an exciting start as both teams don’t give players much rest on the ball. Italy are doing a little better as a team, but Hungary are always going to be powerful in duels.
5.
20:55
What is that? Giant carver by Gulásci! From an acute angle, an Italian pulls a sharp ball halfway up the goal just before the baseline. Gulásci has his arms up in time, but the ball slips through his gloves. Luckily for him, he takes just enough speed off the ball for Attila Szalai to clear the line.
4.
20:53
Italy starts to build up early and Nagy loses the ball right in front of his penalty area. But nothing comes of it.
2.
20:50
Szoboszlai puts the ball halfway up the wall, and the follow-up shot only hits a defender, who deflects it to a corner. But that doesn’t pose any danger either.
1.
20:49
After less than 45 seconds there is a free kick for Hungary. After an unfortunate handball, there is a free kick from a central 20 meters.
20:34
Roberto Mancini also makes a change on the visitors’ side, allowing Gronto to start in attack and Spinazzola to move to the bench.
20:29
There is a change in the starting eleven for Hungary after the Germany game: Italian-born Marco Rossi sends Nego into the race in place of Gazdag.
20:13
Both teams should go into the game with a tailwind: while Hungary last celebrated a 1-0 win over Germany on Friday, Italy beat England with the same result. This means that the relegation of the Three Lions, who lost 4-0 in Hungary the day before, is sealed with one game to go.
20:09
The four group winners of the A-League, i.e. the highest class of the competition, then play out the winner of the Nations League in the Netherlands in a final four tournament.
19:56
On the last matchday, the Nations League is about the group winner of the third group. With a win, the Italians overtook leaders Hungary, who are surprisingly at the top with ten points from five games. Germany and relegated England no longer play a role in progressing.
19:48
Hello and welcome to the live ticker of the Nations League match between Hungary and Italy. The game will kick off at 20:45 in Budapest.