One point was enough, but three came at last. Luciano Spalletti's national team doesn't stop anymore, beating Belgium 1-0 in Brussels thanks to Sandro Tonali's first goal in an Azzurri shirt, centering its fourth success in the last five matches. Already sure to be among the top seeds at the draw for the World Cup qualifiers, Italy thus tops the group with a day to spare and flies unbeaten to the Nations League quarterfinals. On Sunday with France, surprisingly stopped at 0-0 at home by Israel, a draw or even a narrow defeat will be enough to consolidate first place in the standings. Few would have bet on that three months ago.
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