The China Mail - Italy squeeze past Belgium at Euro 2025 as grieving Portugal await Spain

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Italy squeeze past Belgium at Euro 2025 as grieving Portugal await Spain
Italy squeeze past Belgium at Euro 2025 as grieving Portugal await Spain / Photo: © AFP

Italy squeeze past Belgium at Euro 2025 as grieving Portugal await Spain

Italy got off to a winning start at Women's Euro 2025 with Thursday's 1-0 success over Belgium as world champions Spain get ready to begin their championship bid against grieving Portugal.

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Arianna Caruso thumped in the only goal of the game on the stroke of half-time to give the Italians all three points in Sion and provisional first place in Group B.

Bayern Munich midfielder Caruso's strike was the only real highlight of a game which began with a moment's silence for Portugal men's star Diogo Jota who died in a car crash earlier on Thursday.

Both matches on Thursday and Friday will feature the tribute to Jota whose death at 28 years old with his younger brother Andre Silva stunned the football community.

Spain's Civil Guard said a vehicle veered off a motorway and burst into flames shortly after midnight in the municipality of Cernadilla in the northwestern Zamora province.

The Civil Guard added that they believed the crash was caused by a blown out tyre as an overtaking manoeuvre was being performed with his Lamborghini.

His compatriots in Portugal's women's team will line up against Spain later on Thursday in Bern where fans of both sides will join in honouring the memory of Jota.

S.Wilson--ThChM