

Arsenal's Riccardo Calafiori endured a tough night as Italy were beaten at home in their Nations League opener.

Italy slumped to a 2-0 home defeat by Belgium, and Riccardo Calafiori didn't sugarcoat it afterwards.

Italy's Nations League opener ended in a 2-0 home defeat, leaving Riccardo Calafiori to pick out the positives.

Dimarco's knee injury forces Italy to test Calafiori in an unfamiliar left-back spot for only the second time.

From a first-minute Community Shield goal to Arsenal's Player of the Month, Calafiori is making his mark.
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