Francesco Pio Esposito moved ahead of Italy legend Francesco Totti in the national team’s goalscoring standings after opening the scoring against Belgium.
The 21-year-old struck in the 11th minute of Italy’s match against Belgium in the sixth and final round of the UEFA Nations League group stage, following a delivery from Michael Kayode.
The goal was Esposito’s 10th in 15 appearances for Italy.
Totti scored nine goals in 58 matches for the Azzurri.
Despite Esposito’s early goal, Belgium led 4-1 in the match. That result meant Italy were eliminated in the group stage, while France and Belgium progressed to the knockout stage.
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