Daniel Maldini made his national team debut

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The moment è came during the 73′ of Italy-Israel, a minute after the third Azzurri goal, scored by Frattesi: taking over from Raspadori, Daniel Maldini made his debut with the national team jersey, thus becoming the third member of his family, after grandfather Cesare and father Paolo, to represent the Bel Paese with the ball at his feet.

“It was a strong emotion – commented the Monza striker in the post-match, at the microphones of Rai Sport – I am very happy to have entered, even more so because the match went well. We were always in control, at their goal we reacted and we closed it”.

Among those present, in the stands, was Paolo Maldini himself, a legend of Milan and the national team, with which he was vice World Champion in 1994 and European champion in 2000: “It’s nice that he came, I haven&#39t had a chance to talk to him yet but I will when I get home” said Maldini junior.

Monday nightè’s was the 141th appearance of a member of the Maldini family in the national team: Cesare played 14 games in the Azzurri between 1960 and 1963 without ever scoring, Paolo, on the other hand, collected 126 appearances between 1988 and 2002, with 7 goals to his credit.

Nations League results and standings after the matches played on Monday;

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In addition to Italy’s 4-1 win over Israel, nine other matches brightened up Monday&#39s fourth Nations League matchday. In League A, in the same group as the Azzurri, France defeats Belgium 2-1 away: Tielemans misses a penalty for the Red Devils on 23′ Kolo Muani does not fail from the eleven meters for the Bleus on 35′ but at halftime it still goes 1-1 due to Openda’s goal in the third minute of the first half.

In the second half, two minutes after a goal was disallowed to Koné, Kolo Muani scores twice and fixes the score at 2-1, a result that will not change anymore despite the second yellow and the consequent expulsion of Tchouameni at 76′. In the standings, in Group 2, Italy leads with 10 points, followed by France at 9, Belgium at 4 and Israel at 0.

Group 3 was also on the field, with the long-awaited Munich match between Germany and the Netherlands: the Germans came out on top with a score of 1-0, Leweling (who was also disallowed a goal for offside at 2′) deciding at 64′. In the same group, Hungary overcame Bosnia 2-0 at home, with a double by Szoboszlai, scoring on 38′ and on a penalty kick on 50′. Standings: Germany 10, Netherlands and Hungary 5, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.

Group 1 and Group 4 of League B, as well as Group 1 of League C, were also on the field. These are the results:

League B, Group 1: Georgia-Albania 0-1 (48′ Asllani), Ukraine-Czech Republic 1-1 (18′ Cerv, 53′ Dovbyk). Ranking: Czech Republic 7, Georgia and Albania 6, Ukraine 4.

League B, Group 4: Wales-Montenegro 1-0 (36′ Wilson penalty), Iceland-Turkey 2-4 (3′ Oskarsson, 62′ Kahveci, 67′ penalty. Calhanoglu, 83′ Gudjohnsen, 88′ Guler, 95′ Akturkoglu). Ranking: Turkey 10, Wales 8, Iceland 4, Montenegro 0.

League C, Group 1: Azerbaijan-Slovakia 1-3 (15′ aut. Mammadov, 38′ Bayramov, 75′ Haraslin, 86′ Duris), Estonia-Sweden 0-3 (29′ and 37′ Nanasi, 66′ Gyokeres). Ranking: Sweden and Slovakia 10, Estonia 3, Azerbaijan 0.

Paul Pogba: “Goodbye to Juve? I have a contract”

He is still about five months away from his return to the field, after the reduction of his disqualification, but Paul Pogba è already at the center of numerous market rumors concerning him, one of them being the one regarding the approach of his name to Olympique Marseille, coached by the Italian Roberto De Zerbi. The transalpine footballer, however, held to deny the hypothesis, confirming that he is focused on returning to the field and reiterating that he is under contract with Juventus.

“These rumors make me a little smile,” Pogba said during an interview with ‘LEquipe’ -, because it all stems from a joke by Patrice Evra. It’s not a credible hypothesis, I am still bound by a contract and there’s no negotiations in place with any club”.

So the 31-year-old doesn&#39t want to get more out of line about his future? “I’m not thinking about Ligue 1 or who knowsà where, right now I’m part of a club, my only interest è to come back and play. Then è clear, we don’t know what will happen è in the future, never say never”.

Returning to Juve in the summer of 2022 after a first experience in bianconero between 2012 and 2016 and a long parenthesis of five seasons at Manchester United, Pogba è never managed to make his mark since rejoining the ranks of the Piedmontese club, partly because of the four-year disqualification imposed on him by the National Anti-Doping Tribunal effective October 2023, a punishment reduced to 18 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.