{"id":2692801,"date":"2025-11-11T11:06:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T11:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/2692801\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T11:06:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T11:06:20","slug":"italy-back-to-winning-ways-with-nations-league-victory-over-hungary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/2692801\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy back to winning ways with Nations League victory over Hungary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u30a2\u30a4\u30c6\u30e0 1 \u306e 2 Soccer Football &#8211; UEFA Nations League &#8211; Group C &#8211; Italy v Hungary &#8211; Stadio Dino Manuzzi, Cesena, Italy &#8211; June 7, 2022 Italy&#8217;s Lorenzo Pellegrini celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates REUTERS\/Jennifer Lorenzini<\/p>\n<p>[1\/2]Soccer Football &#8211; UEFA Nations League &#8211; Group C &#8211; Italy v Hungary &#8211; Stadio Dino Manuzzi, Cesena, Italy &#8211; June 7, 2022 Italy&#8217;s Lorenzo Pellegrini celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates REUTERS\/Jennifer Lorenzini<\/p>\n<p>CESENA, Italy (Reuters) -First-half goals from Nicolo Barella and Lorenzo Pellegrini earned Italy a 2-1 win over Hungary in the Nations League on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Roberto Mancini again named an experimental Italy side, but that mattered little as the hosts dominated from the off in Cesena, deservedly taking the lead on the half-hour mark through Inter Milan midfielder Barella.<\/p>\n<p>AS Roma skipper Pellegrini followed up his goal in Saturday&#8217;s Nations League opener against Germany with another strike just before halftime to put Italy into a commanding position.<\/p>\n<p>An own goal from Gianluca Mancini gave Hungary hope of building on their surprise win over England at the weekend with a credible point in Cesena, but Italy held on to move onto four points from their two opening League A, Group Three games.<\/p>\n<p>With Germany drawing 1-1 with England in Munich on Tuesday, Italy sit top of the group, having won just their fourth match from 12 since securing European Championship glory last July.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a good match in the first half, but their goal put us in a bit of a tough place,&#8221; Mancini told Rai Sport. &#8220;We should have won by a much a higher margin.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were also a bit tired, it&#8217;s normal. 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