With only a few hours left before the match against Belarus in the debut of the National Team in the Nations League, attention also turns to the balance sheets. Of course, they do not decide the winner on the field, but they give an idea of the moments that the two teams are going through and the level they have in relation to each other. And so, on the eve of the debut in the Nations League, let's also look at the history of the match against Belarus over the years. There are three wins, two draws and two losses, but in the last 16 years we have not known any negative result against them, for 4 consecutive meetings.
In 7 matches, 3 are the victories of the Rossoneri and 2 of the Belarusians, with two meetings that have been peacefully separated. Apparently, a history almost in balance, if it were not for a reversal in the years of the situation, which shows the growth of Albania, from the 2-2 on September 2, 2006 in Minsk, when the two formations were put face to face for the first time. It was in those European qualifiers that the first defeat for the team led by Otto Baric came. The first success of the Rossoneri is that on March 26, 2011 when they defeated the Belarusians 1-0 in Tirana, after we had lost in the same campaign for the 2012 European Championship, 2-0 away.
Since then, Albania has not lost to Belarus in four consecutive matches, with three wins and one draw. The last two successes were in 2020, under the leadership of Edi Reja, 0-2 in Minsk and 3-2 in the National Arena. Coincidentally, then an Italian coach, then for the Nations League, where Maran also seeks to start in the right way, getting the first victory at the head of the red and black bench.
HISTORY OF MATCHES WITH BELARUS
September 2, 2006 Belarus-Albania 2-2 European Qualifiers
November 17, 2007 Albania-Belarus 2-4 European Qualifiers
October 12, 2010 Belarus-Albania 2-0 European Qualifiers
March 26, 2011 Albania-Belarus 1-0 European Qualifiers
November 15, 2013 Belarus-Albania 0-0 Friendly
September 4, 2020 Belarus-Albania 0-2 Nations League
November 18, 2020 Albania-Belarus 3-2 Nations League
Total: 3 wins 2 draws 2 losses
