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Italy 1-1 Germany: Kimmich's strike cancels out Pellegrini's opener

Germany lost their 100 per cent record under new manager Hansi Flick against an experimental Italian team buoyed by teenage debutant Wilfried Gnonto.

Italy 1-1 Germany: Experimental Azzurri side held by Hansi Flick's unbeaten Germany in Nations League opener

Germany extended their unbeaten run to 10 games with a 1-1 Nations League draw away to a new-look Italy side in Bologna on Saturday, with the two goals coming in the space of three second-half minutes. There was no splitting the sides in a cagey first half, but a superb assist from 18-year-old Azzurri debutant Wilfried Gnonto, who came off the bench five minutes earlier, led to Lorenzo Pellegrini’s opener on 70 minutes.

Italy 1 Germany 1 - Report

Germany needed a Joshua Kimmich equaliser as they came from behind to draw 1-1 with a much-changed Italy team in the UEFA Nations League in Bologna on Saturday.

La nueva Italia está viva: Gnonto ya brilla

Italia está viva. Después de los desastres de los últimos meses, Roberto Mancini había prometido una revolución, el arranque de una nueva era. Cumplió. Para el primer partido de Nations League ante una Alemania que llegaba muy lanzada, el seleccionador cambió a diez jugadores sobre. No logró ganar, pero sí un empate que le regala a los italianos una sonrisa y algo de esperanza para el futuro de su selección, que aún debe recuperar a varios lesionados (Chiesa, Verratti y Zaniolo, entre otros).