The dream continues. The Under 20 national team qualifies for the quarter finals of the World and avenges the defeat against theEngland in the semi-final of the last European Under 19. At the 'Diego Armando Maradona' stadium in La Plata, the goals of Thomas Baldanzi e Cesare Casadei (the latter on penalty) gave the team Carmine Nunziata a place among the top eight in the world: next opponent, Saturday at 23pm Italian time in San Juan, the Colombia, who in his eighth set overwhelmed 5-1 the Slovakia.
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Among others, the hosts of theArgentina, defeated by the Nigeria. “It was a great match, played in front of a crowd that cheered for us and that I want to thank – Nunziata’s comment -. We are happy to have taken revenge for last year's defeat, but above all to move forward in this competition. We not only held the field, but also played well, against a very strong team that arrived here as European champions. On Saturday there is Colombia: a fearsome opponent, but we beat Brazil and England, so it means that Italy is also a great team”.
“We will also make ourselves felt on Saturday – added Tommaso Baldanzi, author of the goal that gave the lead -. At this point, we fear no one." Nunziata has given a starting shirt to Fontanarosa given the disqualification of Ghilardi; in front, bench for pafundi, with Baldanzi behind Esposito e Ambrosinus. In England, however, debut for chukwuemeka, arrived in Argentina after having completed his commitments with his club, the Chelsea.
Under 20 World Cup: Italy advances with Baldanzi, English response
THEItaly took the lead after 8 minutes with two individual plays, one more beautiful than the other: an assist from the outside of Ambrosinus and tip touch of Baldanzi, which took away the time from CoxEngland responded with a diagonal of Joseph blocked by Planks. Much more dangerous was the attempt in the quarter of an hour to Devine, with the ball kicked with the left foot by the player of the Tottenham who hit the crossbar. Very inspired Baldanzi: personal action of the playmaker of theEmpoli (21′) stopped by the parade of Cox.
Three minutes later the English equaliser arrived: an action developed on the left, a cross from Scarlett and right-footed volleys Devine which he anticipated Fontanarosa and beaten PlanksThe game remained balanced until half-time, with a slow pace and no further opportunities.
A balance that continued at the beginning of the recovery: Casadei He finished just wide on an assist from Ambrosinus (but the assistant's flag had been raised) then, in the 61st minute, a very proactive Italy went for another shot with meadows, but the Spal midfielder's right-footed shot was deflected into a corner.
Under 20 World Cup: Casadei leads Italy to quarterfinals
At 74′, first change by Nunziata: out Ambrosinus, inside montevago, to try with fresh forces to change the film of a match that was also influenced by the conditions of the pitch. In the 83rd minute, however, here comes the decisive episode: on the left foot from the edge of Casadei, the referee was called back to the monitor by the VAR for a handball di Quansah and pointed to the disk.
The same Casadei he took the ball and kicked it behind him Cox, scoring his fifth goal in four World Cup matches after two braces against Brazil and Dominican Republic. The long recovery, lasting 11 minutes, was inevitable: Italy gritted their teeth, Foster also included Doyle ed edozie, but in the end he rejoiced, and he remains in Argentina to chase a dream.
Article published on 1 June 2023 - 11:40
