DBasia.news – UEFA’s decision to hold the match for the third Nations League has caused polemics. Belgian goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois considers this match meaningless.
Belgium will face Italy in the match for third place at the Allianz Stadium, Sunday (10/10) at 20.00 WIB. Both teams were forced to play this match after losing in the semifinals.
Belgium lost 2-3 dramatically to France. While Italy, who played on their turf was helpless against Spain and lost 1-2.
“Saturday’s game against Italy is pointless. Being third in the Nations League is pointless,” Courtois told Goal.
“I don’t know why we had to play that game. I’ll take it as a friendly match.”
Theres a reason why Courtois called the race for the third place of the UEFA Nations League meaningless. That’s because the winner will not receive a significant advantage like qualifying for the European Cup finals.
UEFA seems to only hold a match for the third place for commercial purposes. Even though they did not hold this phase in the European Cup.
This makes the prestige of the third-placed UEFA Nations League almost non-existent. So don’t be surprised if the coaches of both teams rotate players.