Italy must beat Scotland on Wednesday after the Azzurri slipped to fourth place in Euro 2008 qualifying Group B following victories for their rivals on Saturday.
The Scots made their debut under new coach Alex McLeish and needed a last-minute winner from Craig Beattie to see off Georgia 2-1.
Donadoni was in the stands at Hampden Park to see Kris Boyd open the scoring with a header at the 11th minute, although Shota Arveladze equalised before the break.
France also left it relatively late to maintain the pace set by Scotland, earning a 1-0 victory away to Lithuania with Nicolas Anelka’s solo effort from a tight angle.
The pair continue to lead the qualifying group on 12 points after five matches, but Italy have now been overtaken in third place by the Ukraine.
The side Marcello Lippi’s men thrashed 3-0 in the World Cup quarter-finals now have nine points after four games – leaving the Azzurri behind on seven in the same period.
Despite not having Andriy Shevchenko due to injury, Ukraine still comfortably beat the Faroe Islands 2-0 with goals from Yerzerskyi and Gusev.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
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