Fuss about fan behavior
Defending champion Italy won an important victory in the European Championship qualification, and coach Ralf Rangnick is also on track with Austria. The Italians beat Ukraine 2-1 (2-1) on Tuesday evening and moved past their rivals into second place in Group C. Rangnick and the Austrians remain undefeated in Group F and celebrated an important 3-1 (0-0) win in Sweden.
In the same group, another German coach is well on course towards the 2024 European Championship in Germany: Domenico Tedesco and Belgium continue to lead the group after the 5-0 (2-0) against Estonia, ahead of Rangnick’s Austrians. Spain also achieved an important success with the 6-0 (2-0) win against Cyprus.
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But the victory was even more liberating for Italy and the new coach Luciano Spalletti. Davide Frattesi (12th/29th minute) got the Italians on track early on. Former Bundesliga professional Andriy Yarmolenko (42nd) brought the visitors close again before the break – but Spalletti still managed his first win as a national coach in the end.
With their goals, Freiburg’s Michael Gregoritsch (53′) and ex-Bremer Marko Arnautovic (56’/69’/penalty) ensured Austria’s success in Sweden. This means that the ÖFB team, like Belgium, now has 13 points and the European Championship ticket is almost certain. Emil Holm (90th) only scored for Sweden. The Belgians had no problems with Estonia. Jan Vertonghen (4th), Leandro Trossard (18th), Romelu Lukaku (56th/58th) and Charles De Ketelaere (88th) scored the goals.
The European Championship qualification hasn’t been going so well for the Spaniards so far, who remain second in Group A after the clear win against Cyprus. Gavi (18th), former Dortmund player Mikel Merino (33rd), Joselu (70th), Ferran Torres (73rd/83rd) and Álex Baena (77th) ensured success against the outsiders with their goals.
Fuss about fan behavior: European Championship qualifying game in Romania interrupted
The European Championship qualifier between Romania and Kosovo was interrupted for a long time due to “discriminatory behavior” by some fans. UEFA stated this in its live ticker for the game after the game in Bucharest was stopped for around 45 minutes in the first half on Tuesday. Romanian fans were said to have displayed a banner reading “Kosovo is Serbia” and chanted pro-Serbian chants. The game was then interrupted.
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Kosovo, which is now almost exclusively inhabited by Albanians, declared itself independent in 2008. Serbia does not recognize the statehood of its former province and demands its return. After the game continued in Bucharest, Romania prevailed 2-0 with two goals in the final phase. The win puts Romania in second place in the qualifying group behind Switzerland with twelve points from six games. Kosovo is only fifth after four draws and two defeats.
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