Italy 2:3 Greece in the Mediterranean Games on Friday evening. The visitors took all three points from a match that could have gone either way. It is not often you see a dominant side pulled back like this.
Italy sit top of the table now but with one blemish. Five wins from five had looked certain until the final whistle. They drop to second place with 15 points, Greece move up to first with 9 points after four games. The gap closes considerably.
By then Greece had already shown resilience. They lost 3:0 to Turkey on Tuesday but answered with wins against Egypt, Spain, Kosovo and now Italy. That loss to the Turks looked serious — this response was needed.
Italy's record before Friday was impressive. Three clean sheets in a row, then two 3:1 victories. They pinned back France, Algeria, Serbia, Tunisia and Portugal without much trouble. Until Greece decided to fight.
The table now has two sides level on points after four and five games respectively. Italy need to regroup quickly — they are running out of games before the knockout stage. Greece have opened talks about what comes next, but first they must hold what they have won.