San Marino head coach Roberto Cevoli says the team "deserve what they've managed to achieve" after they made history with their Nations League promotion. (More Football News)
San Marino, the world's bottom-ranked team, wo🧸n their first away match in history as they beat Liechtensteꦍin 3-1 in their final Nations League match on Monday.
It was just the third win in their history, with all of those victories coming againsꦡt Liechtenstein, with their previous triumphs – a friendly in 2004 and a Nations League game in September – both 1-0 at home.
Aron Sele had given Liechtenstein the lead five minutes before half-time, but second-half goals from Lorenzo Lazzari, Nicola Nanni and Alessandro𝓰 Golinucci secured the famous victory 🧜for the visitors.
"Finishing that first half 1-0 down was an insult to football, but the boys were brilliant anꩲd deserved what they've managed to achieve," said Cevoli.
Marco Tura, the president of San Marino's Football Federation, added: "These boys mad🉐e history tonight.
"As people, as athletes, as men, they have shown what they are worth. I cried with the bꦺoys.&quoꦦt;
It is the first time San Marino scored more than once in a competitive game, while they had never sc✤ored three ꦉgoals in any match before in their history.
The victory means they have gained promotion t🤪o Nations League C, after topp🐽ing Group D1 with seven points.
