After a loss to start their campaign against Slovakia, three points were essential as Belgium faced Group E rivals Romania, with the Red Devils getting exactly that.
This has put them one step closer to reaching the knockout stages, with Man of the Match Kevin De Bruyne believing it was a deserved win despite some flaws.
He said: “We played well as a team and we deserved to win. I think we played a little better than the first match, we created a little more, but we still give away opportunities and we had to score even more.
“We knew what to do today, it was a must win and we did that. Now we are going to take a break, we know what to do in the third game.”
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"The potential is great"
De Bruyne and his team mate Romelu Lukaku are now viewed as the more experienced players in the squad and are the ones to provide the leadership to the younger ones. However, De Bruyne believes that Belgium's squad depth is something special and that their future is bright.
He said: "I think the most depth that we had was 2018, it was clear to me that it was stacked one to 25, but I think there are a lot of young guys that are able to grow to that level.
“There is a lot of guys that maybe play for the first or second time, so I think we try to get these guys to reach that level. They’re like 21, 22, 23, you know what I was a decade ago, so you know the potential to be great is there but obviously depends on them.
"We have a new team with a lot of young boys. I'm already getting a little older and I want to show with the Devils in my last years how to behave as a player and as a leader."
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"I'm very relieved we won"
Their first game did not go to plan after a shock defeat to Slovakia, but Tedesco believes this game could be a turning point in their tournament.
He said: “I liked the second game a little more. Today, from my point of view, the result was good. Romania left more space than Slovakia did.
"We have a good mentality, we pressed high and tried to win the ball in a very high area. Romania normally have more control of the games, they normally create more chances.
“It's a pity (that we needed so many chances to score). I think it was possible to score three, four or five goals tonight. It's great we create these kinds of chances and we need to say patient.”
“I'm very relieved that we won the game, it was very important to get that three points and of course we missed some chances. It would be great if we could have tied up the game earlier on."
Belgiums win against Romania was Tedesco’s first as Belgium manager in a major tournament.
