Belgium beat Italy 2–0 in Rome on September 25, 2026, as both teams began their Group A1 campaigns in the Nations League. Mika Godts scored the opener after receiving a pass from Kevin De Bruyne. Dodi Lukébakio, introduced during the match, completed the victory with a long-range finish.
Who scored in Italy 0–2 Belgium
Godts opened the scoring after 21 minutes. According to UEFA’s Matchday 1 round-up, he collected De Bruyne’s pass before beating Gianluigi Donnarumma.
The same source credits Lukébakio with the second goal, describing an individual move followed by a shot from about 20 metres. The report does not give the exact minute of that goal. It is therefore more accurate to say that his finish sealed the Belgian win without adding a chronology unsupported by the material reviewed.
Kevin De Bruyne’s contribution
The objective contribution attributed to De Bruyne in UEFA’s report is the pass that led to Godts’s goal. That is the verifiable information available about his performance in this match. The supplied sources do not provide individual totals for passes, shots or minutes played, nor an official player rating.
The official Italy vs Belgium page identifies the fixture and includes sections for a timeline, line-ups and statistics, but the content extracted for this article did not expose those details. This account consequently does not present the round-up as a complete match sheet or infer a line-up or on-field role.
How the match was decided
UEFA describes Belgium’s display as energetic and highlights two moments of individual quality. Between the goals, Donnarumma kept Italy in contention with a double save against Charles De Ketelaere and Nicolas Raskin. Italy improved after half-time but did not score.
The result also carried historical significance within the competition: the official round-up calls it Belgium’s first Nations League victory over Italy. The score and date are repeated in UEFA’s official list of 2026/27 league-phase fixtures and results, which records Italy 0–2 Belgium on Friday, September 25.
What happened on the next matchday
Both teams played again on September 28. Italy responded by beating Türkiye 4–1, while Belgium lost 1–0 to France after Michael Olise scored with two minutes remaining, according to UEFA’s official Matchday 2 round-up.
Those results help distinguish the two occasions: the 2–0 result covered here belongs solely to the September 25 meeting. As the reviewed page did not display a complete group table, positions should not be inferred from points or goal difference alone.
Where to check the official record
Future dates and results may be subject to change. Check UEFA’s official page before relying on practical schedule information. This retrospective was published on September 29, 2026, and is not live coverage.
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