Italy's defender Cristiano Biraghi (R) celebrates scoring with his teammates during the UEFA Nations League football match Poland v Italy at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow, Poland on October 14, 2018. / AFP / Janek SKARZYNSKI
ISTANBUL: Poland has been relegated to League B in the UEFA Nations League, with Russia very close to replacing them after beating Turkey.
At home, Poland late Sunday was defeated by Italy 1-0 in League A and dropped to League B after collecting only one point in the first three matches in the group.
Russia also beat Turkey 2-0 in a UEFA Nations League group match on Sunday.
In League B - Group 2, Russia lead Turkey by 4 points at top of the group.
The loss ended Turkey's hopes of being promoted to League A, while Russia is close to being promoted to League A.
Other results of the week are as follows:
League A
Group 3: Poland-Italy: 0-1
League B
Group 2: Russia-Turkey: 2-0
League C
Group 1: Israel-Albania: 2-0
Group 4: Romania-Serbia: 0-0
Lithuania-Montenegro: 1-4
League D
Group 3: Azerbaijan-Malta: 1-1
Faroe Islands-Kosovo: 1-1
