Bosnia halt Italy’s winning run at 11

Bosnia ended Italy's run of 11 successive wins when they held Roberto Mancini's side to a 1-1 draw in their Nations League match on Friday while the Netherlands began the post-Ronald Koeman era by keeping up their former coach's approach to the game and beating Poland 1-0 in their Nations League opener.

"The winning streak had to end sooner or later. We're glad it was with a draw and not a defeat. We'll keep this basic structure going forward, a few players will change because obviously they can't play every three days," Italy coach Roberto Mancini said after a game that saw both teams strike the woodwork in the first half. The Azzurri were playing their first match since beating Armenia 9-1 last November, a gap of 291 days -- Italy's longest since 1945-46.

"I always love scoring goals, not just today," Bosnia goalscorer Edin Dzeko told RAI Sport. "I was right yesterday when I said neither team were 100 per cent fit. We could see the lack of sharpness, but it was a balanced game. I think both sides had chances."

Meanwhile, the Netherlands had all the hallmarks of confident showings of the last two years under Koeman, who sparked a revival after they missed out on the 2016 Euros and the 2018 World Cup.

After Koeman quit to take up his "dream job" with Barcelona last month, his assistant Dwight Lodeweges took over as interim coach and the Dutch team hardly missed a beat. Steven Bergwijn scored his first international goal, finishing from close range after Hans Hateboer volleyed a pass from Frenkie de Jong back across the face of the goal in the 61st minute.

"Ronald Koeman congratulated me by text. He thought we had a really good second half. So, thank you Ronald," Lodeweges told Dutch television after the game.