Nations League, Poland-Portugal 2-3

Nations League, Poland-Portugal 2-3

Nations League, Poland-Portugal 2-3: Italy forced to win with the Poles in the Sunday challenge
The Portuguese fly at the top of the group with six points. Italy and Poland at one point and Sunday there is a direct confrontation.
In the event of a defeat against the Poles, Italy would be out of the fight for the first place and retrocede.

Let's say we were hoping for a draw in the match between Poland and Portugal, while the Portuguese victory came and got us in trouble. Now it's up to us to go to Poland and play what turns out to be a playoff for not relegating to the League of Nations League B. A rather complicated challenge also given the unhappy moment of our national team.
Both Italy and Poland are at a point while Portugal leads with six points

In case of defeat it would be relegation. In fact, we will remain still at one point and Poland would rise to four, thus becoming unattainable on the last day.
In the case instead of a draw the games would be decided in the remaining day that will see the crossed challenges Italy-Portugal and Portugal-Poland

The phenomenon is missing Cristiano Ronaldo, but Portugal in these times seems to be able to do without his man of higher class. Already the Portuguese without their star had beaten Italy home, but yesterday they were corsairs and have broken Poland.
It starts with the first goal in the National "prodigy boy" Piatek, the bomber of Genoa, the revelation of the Italian league that unlocks the game at 18 'with a header on the developments of a corner.

The draw of Portugal comes thanks to an old acquaintance of the Italian championship, André Silva who last year did not leave his mark in Mian, despite coming up with the reputation of a new phenomenon of Portuguese football, but this year is doing great things and many goals in the Liga with the Sevilla shirt. André Silva, from a mysterious object to a decisive bomber, who then signed the draw at 32 ', served by Pizzi, beats Fabianski with an easy touch from close range.

The tie draws a change in the balance of the game, Poland suffers the blow, Portugal begins to create several scoring goals and then deserves well to the advantage: Launch of Ruben Neves, the ball comes to Rafa Silva who avoids the goalkeeper out, his shooting at the net is only partially intercepted by Glik, who tries a desperate rescue in a crash, vain attempt that does not avoid the goal of the Portuguese advantage.
Poland suffers and does not react, so he takes advantage of Bernardo Silva who at the beginning of the second half signs the tris for the guests, who pulls out a left from the limit on which the goalkeeper has clear responsibilities.

Portugal is now the boss of the field on 1-3, but it is at the worst time that Poland tries to raise his head and manages a quarter of an hour from the end to shorten the distances: Grosicki escape on the side that pours to the center for Blaszczykowski that turns to the net with an unproblemable right.

Poland is looking for a draw and it turns out, the hosts are unable to create new goals, but rather risk to catch on the counterattack the fourth goal, which does not arrive and closes on 2-3 in favor of the guests.
Good luck Italy, you'll need it on Sunday against Poland.