Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio insists Italy did not deserve their heavy defeat to Belgium.

Lazio ace Antonio Candreva had opened the scoring within three minutes in Brussels, but it was overturned by Jan Vertonghen, Kevin De Bruyne and Michy Batshuayi.

“Belgium are among the favourites for the Euros and we knew they were an excellent side," the midfielder told Rai Sport.

“Looking at it the result might seem crushing, but the truth is it was a fairly even game and we had our chances, forcing their goalkeeper into some excellent saves.

“The defeat is disappointing, but there are some very positive things to take from this match.

“Friendly or not, it's never nice to lose, but we knew that we were facing one of the best sides in the world. Unfortunately our individual errors were decisive."