Belarus vs San Marino - prediction, team news, lineups

By Matt Law | 01 Oct 2026 14:38, Last updated: 01 Oct 2026 14:40

San Marino volition beryllium aiming to triumph for the archetypal clip successful astir 2 years erstwhile they proceed their 2026-27 UEFA Nations League run against Belarus connected Saturday.

The location broadside person mislaid their opening 2 matches successful Group 1 of League C to beryllium astatine the bottommost of the table, portion Belarus are third, claiming 1 constituent from 2 games. 

Match preview

Belarus opened their 2026-27 Nations League run with a 2-0 decision to Albania, earlier playing retired a goalless gully with Finland past clip retired - 1 constituent from 2 matches has near them 3rd successful Group 1 of League C up of this contest.

Viktor Goncharenko's squad person 2 much games during this planetary period, welcoming San Marino connected Saturday earlier hosting Finland connected October 6.

Belarus competed successful League D of the Nations League successful 2018-19 but person been contiguous successful League C since, boasting an wide grounds successful the contention of 8 wins, 10 draws and 7 defeats.

This volition beryllium the 3rd clip that Belarus and San Marino person locked horns passim history.

The 2 erstwhile meetings betwixt the 2 sides came successful the 2018-19 Nations League, with Belarus signaling 5-0 and 2-0 victories over La Serenissima.

San Marino had a hard commencement to their 2026-27 Nations League, suffering a 7-0 decision to Finland, earlier losing 3-0 to Albania past clip out, with those 2 results leaving them astatine the bottommost of Group 1 of League C.

La Serenissima person mislaid 16 of their past 17 matches successful each competitions, portion they person not been victorious since beating Liechtenstein successful the Nations League successful November 2024.

San Marino person a grounds of 2 wins, 3 draws and 14 defeats from their 19 erstwhile matches successful the Nations League, lone uncovering the backmost of the nett connected 5 occasions.

Roberto Cevoli's broadside person 2 much games to travel during this planetary period, pursuing this contention with a clash distant to Albania.

San Marino are the lowest-ranked FIFA-affiliated nationalist team, but they incredibly managed to unafraid promotion from League D successful the 2024-25 competition, having posted 2 wins.

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Team News

Belarus caput coach Goncharenko could sanction an unchanged broadside for this contest, arsenic nary wounded problems person been reported.

Vitaly Lisakovich has scored 7 times successful 28 caps for his country, and the 28-year-old volition proceed successful the last 3rd of the field.

Meanwhile, determination should beryllium different commencement successful midfield for Max Ebong.

As for San Marino, Alessandro Golinucci is disposable again pursuing a suspension, and the 31-year-old is expected to travel backmost into the starting side.

Nicola Nanni has scored 5 times successful 57 caps for San Marino, and determination volition beryllium different commencement successful the last 3rd of the tract for the 26-year-old.

Gabriel Capicchioni is besides acceptable to diagnostic from the archetypal whistle.

Belarus imaginable starting lineup:

Lapoukhov; Kalinin, Volkov, Gomanov, Pechenin; Lukashov, Selyava, Ebong, Shumansky; Barkovskiy, Lisakovich

San Marino imaginable starting lineup:

Colombo; Benvenuti, Cevoli, Rossi, Giocondi; Mularoni, L Capicchioni, Golinucci, Pancotti; Nanni, G Capicchioni

We say: Belarus 3-0 San Marino

San Marino volition again beryllium up against it connected Saturday, and we are uncovering it hard to foretell thing different than a comfy occurrence for Belarus.

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