Italy, who will lose their second straight World Cup, found another consolation in Europe as they won 2-0 in Budapest on Monday and moved past Hungary for top spot in their Champions League group.

Italy, who will lose their second straight World Cup, found another consolation in Europe as they won 2-0 in Budapest on Monday and moved past Hungary for top spot in their Champions League group. Giacomo Raspadori, who scored the winning goal against England on Friday, dispatched the ball after Wilfried Gnonto's poor Hungarian cross to put Italy ahead in the 27th minute.

"We need these games to bring back enthusiasm, even if the World Cup is still an open wound and there is no going back," said Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. "We will start again, we will do it for all of Italy."

Hungary, who started the final round of matches at the top of Group A, struggled but Donnarumma made two back-to-back miraculous saves in the 50th minute from Loic Nego and Adam Szalai.

Two minutes later, Federico Dimarco met a cross from Bryan Cristante at the far post to score his first international goal in Italy's 1,500th. Donnarumma produced another remarkable save to block a header from Callum Styles (55th).

Italy managed to join the Netherlands and Croatia in the last four of the League of Nations scheduled for June 2023. "We were good for 70 minutes, the last 20 I didn't see that," Italy coach Roberto Mancini said.

"We are happy, it is important to reach the last four of the League of Nations for the second time."

Spain or Portugal meet on Tuesday to decide the final ticket to have the chance to succeed France as the champion. ,Italy, which fell to the bottom in March less than a year after winning the Euro 2020 title after qualifying for the World Cup, has another European final to look forward to.

The wonder of the Hungarians passing through the group has taken into account some of the victories of the Magic Magyars in the 1950s. They got the first win in the Germany since 1954 on first victory in England since 1954 he had not yet been in 1955.

That victory also makes him stop the work of Hungary Captain Szalai, who says he returns football and 34 and receive it, he will go out after 70 minutes.