At the “Tardini” Soncin’s team plays a nice first half, but in the second half he has to tighten his teeth. Failed the attempt to overtake at the head of the group
It ends up without networks between Italy and Sweden at the “Tardini”, a fought challenge (and conditioned by the first real heat) in which the blues are unable to place the overtaking at the top of group 4 of the League A of Nations League. A good first half is not enough to break the balance, but the result is still right because in the second half Italy must tighten the teeth, especially on the inactive balls. Soncin chooses the usual hybrid system, drawing a trident with Piedmont in the offensive phase flanked by Cantore and Bonansea. Significant is the return to the center of the defense of Cecilia Salvai, who had been missing in the national team since July and needs minutes of the field (he found it with Juventus in the season finale, after having disposed of yet another injury). Honestly, the signals arrived from the Juventus plant are very encouraging. On the other hand, Sweden does not have Blackstenius – returned to the Champions League final, in which he scored the decisive goal for Arsenal against Barcelona of the compatriot Rolfo, instead deployed owner by the CT Gerhardsson – and unexpectedly gives space to two very young people who play at home and of which there is a lot of good: 18 years both for Smilla Holmberg (side of the side. of defense who loves to enter the field and beats the inactive balls), both for the midfielder Felicia Schroder.
Italia-Svezia female 0-0, the first half
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Half of the first half there are no significant rings, net of a couple of shots from outside the area who find goalkeepers ready (the Swedish Falk, among other things, also has the merit of avoiding a Holmberg’s car in dive). In half an hour Bonansea also tries from twenty meters, without finding the door. However, the scenario is of great balance and intensity in the contrasts (three admonitions before the interval, including that of Guglielmo’s warning that will skip the trip to Wales). At 40 ‘, on punishment development, Piedmont goes to the head but the flag rises and the offside seems to be there (although there is no Var to confirm). The ending of the first fraction is sparkling, even if the 0-0 does not unlock: Giuliani saves on Blomqvist launched in the open field by a ball lost by Linari, then Oliviero still solicits Falk who raises the central right of Lazio on the crossbar.
Italia-Svezia female, the second half
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At 54 ‘Sweden shines the specialty of the house (which we know very well), the heads of head of the corner: the goal of Bjorn, which jumps higher than all, is however deleted by a foul in attack (irregular blomqvist block to hinder the exit of Giuliani). Meanwhile, Soncin changes his role on the role by inserting Girelli and Serturini (then unfortunate, forced to go out for a blow to the nose) for Piedmont and Bonansea: precisely the center forward of Juventus, the best creator of the championship, he goes to chip the upper part of the crossbar deflecting with the shoulder a cross from the left of Oliviero. At 71 ‘Sweden legitimately claims for a suspicious contact in the area between Severini and Holmberg, but Stephanie Frappart lets run and the “Tardini” breathes a sigh of relief. In the final, Soncin tries to win it by inserting Cambiaghi for Giugliano (a first tip for a midfielder) but the rhythm falls considerably. On the road to the European – which begins in a month, a real great goal – however a constructive evening. Do not miss and not to convert goals, in these cases, it is never to be thrown away. Tuesday in Wales the last act of the Nations group, to define the position.
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