Mission accomplished for the Azzurrini, who is enough for the diagonal of the Turin midfielder in the 7th minute
More than ever Italian, but that’s okay: another 1-0, the second in four days, sends Carmine Nunziata’s under 21 to the quarterfinals with an advance shift. The success of measurement on the Slovakia landlady, with the signature of Cesare Casadei, projects the Azzurrini again among the top eight in Europe – after the disappointment of two years ago – and makes the intersection with Spain on June 17 a playoff for the first place in Group A. since the European Championship has this formula, Italy did not win the first two games of the group since 2013 (in Israel, an adventure ending the Finale against Spain of Spain by Spain by Spain of De Spain of De Spain by Spain by Spain by Spain by Spain of Spain of Spain of Spain of Spain of Spain of Spain of Spain of Spain of Spain of Spain of Spain of Spain of Spain of Spain of Spain of the Spain Gea, Isco and Morata).
Casadei’s flash goal at Slovakia
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Nunziata changes a couple of this compared to the first game, dressing the two veterans from the major national team as owners: in defense there is Coppola, while Casadei takes the place of Koleosho in the atypical trident. A matter of characteristics, certainly not a rejection for the wing of the Burnley excellent protagonist with Romania. Having Casadei, however, means more physicality and greater aptitude to fill the area, useful things in the absence of a tenured center forward (what does not even have Slovakia). The move pays immediately: after just 7 ‘it is the Turin’s incursor that unleashes up on top, the ball recovered in the middle of the field is exchanged with Gnunto and returns to Casadei in some way, cold to put Belko with a soft accident. A real blue lightning, sufficient to reach the forward interval without worries. Also because the hosts struggle to react, despite the push of over 15 thousand in the Trnava stadium. The Veronese Suslov (38 appearances with the major national team …) is an annoying and qualitative mosquito, puts inside some interesting balls but the attack companions do not give him satisfaction.
The Under 21 is in the quarterfinals of the European
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After the interval, Slovakia raises the engine’s laps a little and Italy finds itself crushed in its half of the field, a photograph that suggests to Nunziata to change conformation to the attack. Inside Ambrosino for Gnunto – at the back of the accounts, another evening not very shiny -, then from the bench they rise in a few minutes also Koleosho for Casadei and Pisilli for Baldanzi (who worries a little, having to leave the field with the ice on the right knee). It is the 65th minute when a coppola header, from the corner, finds Javorcek’s detour with an arm, however adequate in its positioning along the body. It is not whistling, the VAR does not intrude. Even without taking significant risks, Italy goes a little into trouble – Captain Pirola, behind, removes every danger – and pushes Nunziata to change the system for the game ending (inside Ghilardi, the defense becomes substantially five). The goal is to armor the result at any cost and is achieved, passing from a significant thrill: to 88 ‘the rolled punishment of Rigo from the left -wing trocar finds Ghilardi’s aerial deviation and serves a great instinct of Desplanches to avoid the mockery of the auto and equal. As against Romania, this time under Gigi Buffon’s eyes present in the stands, the Palermo goalkeeper still leaves his mark and defends a very precious victory. “It is important to be already qualified – Nunziata’s hot analysis to Rai -, but on the game level we could have done something better. However, I liked the desire and determination, those that allowed us to conquer such an important result “.
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