Goals from Emanuele Giaccherini and Graziano Pelle combined with excellent defending helped Italy to a 2-0 win over Belgium in their first match at the European Championship on Monday. Described as one of the worst Squadra Azzurra ever by Italian media, Antonio Conte's aging team defied the odds to take the lead in Group E with an impressive collective display at Lyon's Grand Stade. Giaccherini scored the opener with his first goal for Italy since 2013 from a spectacular long ball by Leonardo Bonucci.
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