Antonio Candreva said Belgium goalkeeper Simon Mignolet “was man of the match” against Italy.

The Red Devils won this friendly 3-1 in Brussels, but Candreva had opened the scoring and Eder hit the bar.

“Every game is a lesson to be learned,” the Lazio midfielder told Rai Sport.

“Their goalkeeper was man of the match. We played a great game, but do not deserve to lose this by two goals.”

Antonio Candreva said Belgium goalkeeper Simon Mignolet “was man of the match” against Italy.

The Red Devils won this friendly 3-1 in Brussels, but Candreva had opened the scoring and Eder hit the bar.

“Every game is a lesson to be learned,” the Lazio midfielder told Rai Sport.

“Their goalkeeper was man of the match. We played a great game, but do not deserve to lose this by two goals.”

Belgian fans appear to agree, as they too voted Mignolet man of the match.

Italy now host Romania in another friendly in Bologna on Tuesday.

“I repeat, we played a great game against a great team. Now our minds go to Romania and we want to win on Tuesday night.”

Everything was overshadowed by news of co-ordinated terrorist attacks in Paris tonight, including bomb explosions outside the Stade de France during a friendly between France and Germany.

“They informed us of this horrible situation. The death toll seems to keep rising and it’s a dramatic event.”

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