Italy secured a vital victory in the UEFA Nations League 2025 with a 2 to1 win over Israel at the boik arena in Budapest the match part of group A2 saw Italy continue their strong form under coach luano spalletti while Israel's late surge fell just short the first half started with both teams showing intent but it was Italy who gradually asserted their dominance after a period of sustained pressure Italy broke the deadlock in the 30 minute David fratesi who has been in fine form for his country expertly chested in a cross from Federico dearco to give the aduri a one lead Israel though resilient in defense t f struggled to create clear-cut Chances with Italy's defense standing firm Israel began the second half brightly pushing forward in search of an equalizer however Italy's moisan had other ideas in the 62nd minute Kanan capitalized on a defensive lapse finishing cooly past Israel's goal keeper after being set up by jaor raspadori this goal kanan's first for Italy in over 3 years seemed to put the match Beyond Israel's reach despite being 2-n down Israel did not give up their efforts were rewarded in the 90th minute when Muhammad Abu fani scored a brilliant goal giving Israel a glimmer of hope the goal assisted by schlomo was a stunning strike from outside the box leaving Johan Luigi donaruma with no chance the final minutes of the match were tense with Israel pushing for an equalizer however Italy experienced backline marshaled by alesandro bastoni and Leonardo bonucci held firm to secure all three points the victory sees Italy remain at the top of group A2 with two wins from two matches Italy's blend of Youth and experience proved too much for Israel who despite their best efforts were unable to overcome the aduri with this win Italy takes a significant step towards qualifying for The Knockout stages of the UEFA Nations League while Israel will need to regroup quickly ahead of their next fixture if you enjoyed this match report make sure to like like share and subscribe to spor football for more football coverage and highlights