Israel hosts Italy in Budapest due to an ongoing war in their country. They played here against Belgium and lost, while on the other hand, Italy played the previous match also on the road, yet they came out of that one as winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Israel reached the A group of the UNL and has the opportunity to play with the best teams on the continent. From what we saw against Belgium, this unit will have to severely increase its level of play to be competitive; otherwise, they won’t have pleasant memories of this competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Belgium was far better than the Israeli unit, winning 3-1 and showing the difference in class. This was the third time in the past four meetings that Israel allowed three or more goals, showing huge problems in defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n