Yet more misery for former Newcastle United star Sandro Tonali.
His £100m move to Tottenham has been a disaster so far, his new team bottom of the Premier League without a single win and the fans booing the team and questioning the commitment of Sandro Tonali and others.
Friday night at the Stadia Olimpico it was more of the same.
Groundhog Day for Sandro Tonali, another woeful personal performance and the Italian fans in Rome booing him and his teammates off the pitch.
Belgium scoring through Godts on 20 minutes and then Lukebakio making sure of the victory on 69 minutes with a second strike.
Newcastle United’s Matias Fernandez-Pardo joining the fun on 83 minutes from the bench as Belgium fully deserved this Nations League victory.
The Italian media slaughtering Sandro Tonali and many of his teammates.
Quotodiano Sportivo declaring in their match ratings: ‘TONALI 5. Throughout the match, the lights flickered on and off, and Italy struggled to play a ball-driven game. He lacked clarity and runs, and struggled even when defending.’
This is the September and October 2026 international schedule for Newcastle United players:
Thursday 24 September
Ivory Coast 2 Ghana 0
Bazoumana Toure coming off the bench in the 86th minute with the score already 2-0 in this AFCON group qualifier.
DR Congo 2 Equatorial Guinea 0
Yoane Wissa scoring in the 72nd minute to ensure the win in this AFCON group qualifier.
Friday 25 September
Italy 0 Belgium 2
Matias Fernandez-Pardo coming off the bench on 83 minutes in this Nations League match to help see out the win.
Saturday 26 September
England v Spain (Lewis Hall) Nations League
Czech Republic v Croatia (Lukas Hornicek) Nations League
Monday 28 September
Zimbabwe v DR Congo (Yoane Wissa) AFCONQ
Belgium v France (Matias Fernandez-Pardo) Nations League
Tuesday 29 September
Ivory Coast v Somalia (Bazoumana Toure) AFCONQ
Czech Republic v England (Lewis Hall, Lukas Hornicek) Nations League
Estonia U21s v France U21s (Aladji Bamba, Ewen Jaouen) European Championship Qualifier
Thursday 1 October
Germany v Serbia (Malick Thiaw (and Nick Woltemade)) Nations League
Friday 2 October
DR Congo v Uganda (Yoane Wissa) Friendly
Belgium v Turkey (Matias Fernandez-Pardo) Nations League
England U21s v Slovakia U21s (Lewis Miley) European Championship Qualifier
Slovenia U21s v Netherlands U21s (Sean Steur) European Championship Qualifier
Saturday 3 October
Ivory Coast v Cameroon (Bazoumana Toure) Friendly
Croatia v England (Lewis Hall) Nations League
Spain v Czech Republic (Lukas Hornicek) Nations League
France U21s v Luxembourg U21s (Aladji Bamba, Ewen Jaouen) European Championship Qualifier
Sunday 4 October
Greece v Germany (Malick Thiaw (and Nick Woltemade)) Nations League
Monday 5 October
Uganda v DR Congo (Yoane Wissa) Friendly
France v Belgium (Matias Fernandez-Pardo) Nations League
Tuesday 6 October
England v Czech Republic (Lewis Hall, Lukas Hornicek) Nations League
Republic of Ireland U21s v England U21s (Lewis Miley) European Championship Qualifier
France U21s v Switzerland U21s (Aladji Bamba, Ewen Jaouen) European Championship Qualifier
Netherlands U21s v Bosnia and Herzegovina U21s (Sean Steur) European Championship Qualifier