The Italy national team's match against Israel in the European Nations League witnessed a controversial incident.

The Italian national team was a guest of its Israeli counterpart, on Monday evening, in the second round of the group stage of the European Nations League (first level).

The match will be held at the “Bosek Arena” in Hungary, where the Israeli national team plays its matches on a neutral stadium for security reasons.

During the playing of the Israeli national anthem, the Italian fans present turned their backs on the stadium.

Social media users indicated that the reason for the Italian masses’ behavior was their objection to the war in Gaza.

Italy and Israel

It is worth noting that the match ended with the Italian team winning 2-1

The Italian team had won in the first round over France (3-1), while the Israeli team lost to Belgium with the same score.