Indeed, San Marino have only ever won one match since becoming an established footballing nation in 1990, when they defeated Liechtenstein 1-0 in a friendly in 2004.
Estonia are actually one of the few teams San Marino have avoided defeat against in the past, when a 0-0 draw in the Euro 2016 qualifiers helped move them off the bottom of the FIFA world rankings.
In terms of the Nations League, La Serenissima have finished bottom in both of their previous groups, although they did gain two draws last time around. This time they have found things even tougher, being defeated by Malta (twice) and Estonia without scoring a goal.
As such, they are playing purely to try and build some confidence, having drawn 0-0 with Seychelles in a friendly last week.
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事实上,自1990年成为足球强国以来,圣马力诺只赢得过一场比赛,2004年,他们在一场友谊赛中1-0击败了列支敦士登。
爱沙尼亚实际上是圣马力诺过去为数不多的几支没有被击败的球队之一,在2016年欧洲杯预选赛中0-0的平局帮助他们从国际足联世界排名的垫底。
在国家联赛方面,La Serenissima在之前的两个小组中都垫底,尽管他们在上一届取得了两场平局。这一次,他们发现情况更加艰难,分别被马耳他(两次)和爱沙尼亚(一球未进)击败。
因此,他们在上周的友谊赛中0-0战平塞舌尔后,纯粹是为了树立信心。
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