Spain-Italy 1-1 at the European Under 21 European: goals by Rodriguez and Pisilli

Better to hurry the pronunciation of Dunajská Studa quickly. Italy equalized 1-1 with Spain, closes in second place the group A and will play its quarter-final on Sunday evening in Dunajská Studa, a small Slovak city of 22 thousand inhabitants. Spain marked with Jesus Rodriguez in the only real action to the Spanish of a decidedly modest match. Italy drew with Pisilli, who in the end also tried to mark the 2-1 that would have given us the first place in the group: it would not have been immersed. The opponent of the quarterfinals will be one between England and Germany, who will be opponents tomorrow at 9 pm. Germany will be enough to win the group and meet us.

Rodriguez and Pisilli’s goals

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Immediately the goals. Spain passes after 8 minutes of the second half. A chain of blue errors: Doumbia comes out badly under pressure, Turicchia arrives late on Moro who crosses low from the right, Kayode loses the duel with Jesus Rodriguez who on the other side puts on the goal. Italy equalized after just over 5 minutes with a spectacular goal by Pisilli: launched vertically, wins a duel at the edge of the area and kicks well on the second post.

the game

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“A big game,” said Nunziata, who sees the application and ability of Italy to change the game system and play with the three -way defense. Yes, but the game with a less technical point of view was a lot boring in the first half, a bit because the two coaches started with the reserves, a little because everyone was already sure of the qualification. Spain has held the ball a little more, Italy ended ordered with three compact lines: a lot of shooting ball slowly, with Moro and Jesus Rodriguez, the two Spanish attack exteriors, among the most dangerous. The only real occasions of the first half, however, were from Italy. Fazzini at 21 ‘kicked from nothing from outside the area, strong but central. The best action in the 36th minute: internal overlap of Kayode, found on the race from Doumbia and good at defending the ball and finding the door. Campos rejected and Pisilli on the rebound kicked out.

The regret Pisilli

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The second half was more interesting, handled by goals and changes. Spain entered Javi Guerra and Juanlu, objectives of Milan and Naples, while Nunziata tried – among others – with Gnonto and Casadei. Italy has kept the field well and not by chance finished better than Spain. The two occasions for the 2-1 were for the Azzurrini. First Turicchia was able to kick on the goal with his right, not his foot, from the center of the area: he found the direction but not the force and Campos deflected in extension. Then Pisilli tried to copy-paste from outside the area: another right shot on the same pole of the draw. He came out wide and in those 50 centimeters there is a 57 -kilometer journey, from Trnava to Dunajská Studa. If it is better or worse, we will find out at the weekend.