Nations League: Italy go second with Turkey as Northern Ireland held but remain top

A host of nations concluded their international period on Monday with their fourth games in the Nations League.

France completed a dramatic win over Belgium, while Italy took on Turkey, Northern Ireland hosted Georgia and Ukraine faced Hungary.

Check out our rundown of all the results below, while you can check out our in-depth report for the France vs Belgium game using the link above.

Italy 3-1 Turkey

Italy continued their impressive resurgence under Roberto Mancini in the Nations League with a 3-1 victory over Turkey in Bologna.

Gianluca Scamacca opened the scoring before Aral Simsir equalised for the visitors, but Riccardo Calafiori quickly restored Italy’s lead with his first international goal.

Francesco Pio Esposito then added a late third to seal another impressive win for Roberto Mancini’s side.

Ukraine 1-2 Hungary

Hungary claimed a crucial 2-1 victory over Ukraine to move level on points with their opponents in Group B2.

Milan Toth put Hungary ahead before Roman Yaremchuk levelled for Ukraine, but Mark Csinger struck five minutes later to restore the visitors’ lead and secure three points.

Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia

Northern Ireland were held to a goalless draw by Georgia in Belfast despite having the chance to win it from the penalty spot.

Isaac Price saw his late spot-kick saved by Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, leaving Northern Ireland still unbeaten but unable to extend their lead at the top of Group B2.

Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-0 Poland

Bosnia and Herzegovina secured a crucial 1-0 victory over Poland thanks to Ivan Basic’s late winner.

The midfielder struck in the 84th minute to settle a tight contest and move Bosnia onto five points, keeping them firmly in the Group B4 promotion race.

Romania 0-1 Sweden

Sweden maintained their unbeaten start with a narrow victory over Romania in Bucharest.

Viktor Gyokeres scored the only goal after 12 minutes, giving Sweden another important three points at the top end of Group B4.

Cyprus 2-1 Latvia

Cyprus came from behind to beat Latvia 2-1 in Group C2. Eduards Daskevics put Latvia ahead after the break, but Ioannis Pittas equalised before Marcus Edwards scored in stoppage time to complete the comeback.

Montenegro 0-0 Armenia

Montenegro were held to a goalless draw by Armenia, missing the chance to strengthen their position at the top of Group C2. Armenia defended resolutely to claim a valuable point away from home.

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