Nunziata’s team is contracted and risks in the first half, then unlocks in the second half. But what a thrill in the 91st minute on Mitrov’s lob …
On days of pale blue, a smile comes from Slovakia. In fact, the European U21 for Italy by Carmine Nunziata, who beats Romania, beats thanks to a nice goal of Baldanzi and a penalty saved by Desplanches, begins well. Without too much philosophy, running some excess risk, but that’s what needed. This is how the qualification discourse in the quarterfinals in the group in which the favorite Spain has only managed to expire (3-2) to have the best of the hosts. Saturday at 9 pm the second appointment, always in Trnava, with Slovakia.
nunciata with light trident
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Nunziata does not derogate from 4-3-1-2, its trademark, bringing only on the bench Coppola and Casadei recently returned from the major national team. In attack, where – between the injury of Pio Esposito and other choices – we do not have a real first tip, the choice is that of the lightest possible trident: bold part part behind Gnonto and the lively Koleosho, both promoted in the Premier League respectively with Leeds and Burnley. An offensive conformation that removes references to the defense, but at the same time obliges the phrasing or dribbling as the only solution to attack the area. On the other hand, the 4-3-3 of Romania by Daniel Pancu (ex Meteora del Cesena, season 1999/00) is compact to the point of becoming a clear 4-5-1 without the ball: we recognize the well-known faces of Sava (goalkeeper of Udinese), Ilie (offensive mezzala, played the playoffs of B with Catanzaro) and Munteanu, top scorer at home with the Cluj but transit from the spring of Florentine.
Baldanzi-Gol, Desplanches para
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The first 25 minutes seem slippery, Italy dribbles so much despite the Play Prati is regularly hunted, the best opportunity, however, has Romania in 13 ‘with the accident from Grameni’s limit: he would have gone to the goal, if he had not hit Captain Pirola’s silhouette at the edge of the small area. The Azzurrini, however, shake and unlock it of quality in the 25th minute: Ghilardi disguises himself as a director in the offensive half, he changes play to the left and gives depth to Ruggeri, lucid to serve the incursion in the Baldanzi area. Powerful left to Bucare Sava and perfect execution, overall, for the 1-0. After breaking the balance, the Romanist still lights up in the 44th minute: his assist (after a high recovery of blacksmiths) who sends Koleosho to goal, to which the pole denies the first personal joy in U21. From the foul doubling to the possible peer, as often happens, the step is short: the Greek referee Fotias expired at the end indicates the spot (after on Field Review, this time the VAR is there, unlike two years ago) for the late intervention of Ndour on Ignat. On the spot goes Munteanu, but Desplanches takes off the rust of the difficult year in Palermo and says no diving to his right. Second penalty patient in U21, after that of March 2024 with Turkey. At the interval, also thanks to its goalkeeper, he commands Italy.
In the quarter of an hour of the Stoic recovery, a goal for clear offside is canceled, with Romania revolutionized by the changes (also inside Burnete, Lecce striker). Nunziata with Casadei and Ambrosino also intervenes on the match, adding physicality instead of Koleosho and Gnunto, but Pirola is the one who touches the corner head goal. Another pole, in the 66th minute, denies Italy the extension that at that point would have deserved: an excellent maneuvered action leads to the shot from the edge, the Sava parade is uncertain and the Udinese goalkeeper risks being pierced, saved precisely by the wood behind him. Sin. From that moment – between changes and various breakdown – very little happens until 90 ‘, when however a lowering of concentration leads to a shiver: Ghilardi and Ruggeri do not manage a long throw well towards the newly entered Mitrov, who misses the lob with which he could have climbed by Desplanches. Sigh of relief, but you have to be more careful.
Italy-Romania, Nunziata’s comment
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“It was very important to start well – Nunziata’s hot commentary on Rai -, we did many good things, others are to be correct. We could close it before, instead of suffering like this until the end “. All true.
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