Concert of horns and fireworks in the streets of San Marino. Engaged in the League of Nations D, the selection of the micro-state signed Tuesday night one of the best performances in its recent history, by winning … a 0-0 in Liechtenstein.
San Marino ha empató a cero contra Liechtenstein. Después de seis años suma un punto, y es la primera vez in addition 30 años de existencia que no recibe goles. El resultado es ¡HISTÓRICO! pic.twitter.com/YitOyqcFqg
– Renzo Galiano (@RenzoGaliano) October 13, 2020
Last nation in Fifa rankings
This can make you smile, of course, but you have to contextualize this result. Since its draw against Estonia on November 15, 2014 (0-0 already), the Serene Republic of San Marino team remained on 40 consecutive defeats, some of which were quite heavy, as against Croatia (10-0 in 2016), Norway (8-0 in 2017) or Russia (9-0 in 2019).
It should also be noted that it is already against Liechtenstein that San Marino had won the only victory in its history, during a friendly in 2004 (1-0). But never since their first meeting in 1990, the Biancoazzurri have won any official match. This probably explains their place as a red lantern in the Fifa rankings, whether they are fighting with Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands or Sri Lanka.