Italy vs Belgium LIVE! Nations League match stream, latest score and updates today after Retegui goal

Italy vs Belgium – LIVE!

Italy host Belgium in a heavyweight Nations League clash in Rome later tonight. After a miserable time of things at Euro 2024, the Azzurri have been in good form of late, beating France and Israel last time out to show signs of a rebuild under manager Luciano Spalletti.

The Red Devils, meanwhile, have endured a difficult time of things. While they went slightly further at the European Championship this summer, they were beaten by France last month in a performance slammed by captain Kevin De Bruyne, who is not involved here.

Italy look favourties here but it will be fascinating to see how far they’ve come in a relatively short space of time when paired against a strong side, albeit one beset by problems. The quality in the Belgian ranks cannot be doubted, after all. Follow all the action LIVE with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog!

Italy vs Belgium latest news

• GOAL! Retegui scores second for Azzurri

• GOAL! Cambiaso scores within 90 seconds

Italy 2-0 Belgium

20:17 , Jonathan Gorrie

29 mins: Another great move as Dimarco and Tonali play a one-two, with the former crossing for Frattesi but he heads wide.

Italy 2-0 Belgium

20:15 , Jonathan Gorrie

28 mins: So impressive for Italy, albeit Belgium aren’t up to much...

GOAL! Italy 2-0 Belgium | Mateo Retegui '22

20:11 , Jonathan Gorrie

22 mins: GOAL!

Dimarco with a brilliant first-time volleyed past to Cambiaso, who sees his shot saved but Retegui is there to follow up the rebound.

Italy 1-0 Belgium

20:07 , Jonathan Gorrie

19 mins: First promising sign for Belgium as Doku cuts in front the left and sees his shot deflected out for a corner.

Italy half clear it but Tielemans is able to shoot from range, though it’s easily saved.

Italy 1-0 Belgium

20:04 , Jonathan Gorrie

16 mins: Belgium at least trying to press a bit higher up the pitch now.

Italy 1-0 Belgium

19:58 , Jonathan Gorrie

10 mins: Really nothing from Belgium so far. Even when they have the ball, it’s all far too slow.

Italy 1-0 Belgium

19:54 , Jonathan Gorrie

06 mins: Belgium’s spell on the ball has stopped now and they’re looking very nervous indeed.

Any time Italy go forward, they look lost.

Italy 1-0 Belgium

19:52 , Jonathan Gorrie

04 mins: Belgium now on the ball, looking to settle things down.

Italy, of course, conceded even earlier against France last month and came back to win, so all hope is not yet lost.

GOAL! Italy 1-0 Belgium | Andrea Cambiaso '1

19:49 , Jonathan Gorrie

01 mins; GOAL!

Italy take the lead within 90 seconds as Andrea Cambiaso grabs his first goal at international level.

Di Marco breaks and plays the ball across the box but to his fellow full-back, who bundles home after an initial save.

Italy vs Belgium

19:47 , Jonathan Gorrie

Kick-off!

Away we go in Rome!

Italy vs Belgium

19:31 , Jonathan Gorrie

The warm-ups begin!

Italy vs Belgium

19:05 , Jonathan Gorrie

Fascinating to see how Sandro Tonali performs tonight. Excellent against France last time out, the Newcastle midfielder is slowly building up his fitness after such a lengthy ban.

Confirmed Belgium lineup

18:53 , Jonathan Gorrie

Belgium XI: Casteels; Debast, Faes, Theate, De Cuyper; Tielemans, Mangala; De Ketelaere, Trossard, Doku, Openda

Subs: Vandevoordt, De Wolf, Vranckx, Lukebakio, Fofana, Bornaux, De Winter, Bakayoko, Engels, Castagne, Ngonge, Smets

Confirmed Italy lineup

18:52 , Jonathan Gorrie

Italy XI: Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Calafiori; Cambiaso, Frattesi, Ricci, Tonali, Di Marco; Pellegrini, Retegui

Subs: Di Gregorio, Vicario, Bellanova, Buongiorno, Fagioli, Maldini, Gabbia, Okoli, Lucca, Raspadori, Udogie, Pisilli

Why are Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne not playing for Belgium against Italy?

18:22 , Jonathan Gorrie

The duo will not play for Belgium until 2025 after taking a sabbatical to manage their workloads.

Italy vs Belgium

18:09 , Jonathan Gorrie

How it looks in the Belgium dressing room!

Italy vs Belgium

17:52 , Jonathan Gorrie

A look inside the Italy dressing room!

Italy vs Belgium: Latest Nations League odds today

17:45 , Jonathan Gorrie

Italy to win: 10/11

Draw: 23/10

Belgium to win: 16/5

Odds via Betfair and subject to change.

Italy vs Belgium: Nations League prediction today

17:19 , Jonathan Gorrie

Such has been the manner in which Italy have seemingly recovered from their dreadful Euro 2024 campaign, a home win looks likely.

Italy to win 2-1.

Belgium team news vs Italy today

17:18 , Jonathan Gorrie

Romelu Lukaku will not play for Belgium until 2025 as he looks to get up to speed at Napoli.

Kevin De Bruyne is injured, while Thibaut Courtois’ exile continues.

Italy team news vs Belgium today

17:17 , Jonathan Gorrie

Italy have not called up Federico Chiesa again as he looks to build up fitness with Liverpool.

Italy vs Belgium: TV channel and free live stream for Nations League tonight

17:15 , Jonathan Gorrie

TV channel and live stream: The game will be broadcast on ViaPlay International’s YouTube channnel.

Welcome

17:04 , Jonathan Gorrie

Good evening and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Italy’s Nations League clash against Belgium this evening.

Kick-off from the Stadio Olimpico in Rome is at 7.45pm BST.