After a dramatic win to break a globally historic losing streak, now comes the hard part for the San Marino men's national team: fighting the silent but steady creep of complacency.
The problem with victory is that it tends to make the victor soft and self-satisfied, especially when it's a new sensation. For the magnificently styled Titani, who beat Liechtenstein 1-0 Thursday in a UEFA Nations League match, "new" doesn't begin to cover it.
San Marino, a nation of about 33,000 stuck in the middle of eastern Italy, can now enjoy a little of the smugness every other country has known.
With a non-Sammarinese showing in this competition, it could become the next Andorra.
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