After four draws in a row, the German national team shot its frustration off and clearly defeated a weak Italy. Two world champions got top marks. The individual criticism.
After the final whistle of the historic prestige victory, Hansi Flick took a deep breath. The national coach would have loved to have done without the last-minute goal conceded, but overall he was able to say goodbye to the summer break with a good feeling. The national team celebrated their first success in the Nations League with an easy 5:2 (2:0) in the classic against European champions Italy and got fresh momentum from the World Cup.
“You have to pay the team a huge compliment, that was a real stress test for us,” said Flick on ZDF: “Wins are important because they are good for self-confidence.” And captain Manuel Neuer spoke of an “important milestone” and praised: “You could see today that we wanted to dominate the game.”