The first victory arrives at San Siro Luciano Spalletti driving theItalyThe Azzurri played a good match and won with a result of 2-1 againstUkraine thanks to the brace from FraternityThe guests' goal was not enough Yarmolenko to shorten the gap at the end of the first half.
After the draw with the Northern Macedonia the Azzurri climb to 7 points in the standings in group C, drawing level withUkraine , Macedonia which exceeds Malta, but with one game less for theItaly, four played against the five of the other two national teams. First theEngland with 13 points from five games.
Spalletti for the second match on the blue bench given the defeats of Mancini, politan e Tonali, changes five players from the match against Macedonia and inserts Scalvini holder in defense with Sticks, while in the attacking trident there are Zaniolo-Raspadori-Zaccagni, with Property on the bench and in midfield he chooses Fraternity e Locatelli in the middle instead of Tonali e Crystalline to Stretcher confirmed. The Ukrainian coach Rebrov instead he relies on dovbyk flagship, supported by Tsygankov-Sudakov-Yarmolenko.
One-two Frattesi, Italy ahead 2-0 at half an hour against Ukraine
Italy started well and, encouraged by the 55 fans at San Siro, tried in the 3rd minute with By Lorenzo, but the shot from the edge ends up high. At 10' the same defender of the Naples center for clubmate Breakers who wins a rebound in the area with Zabarnyi and from a close range he sends it high again. The Azzurri maintain the offensive pressure, with a cross from Weather in Zaccagni swatted by Bushchan and a nice left-footed shot from Marco's walled up by Krivstov.
Italy's pressure bears fruit: Sudakov slips, Weather in Zaccagni takes advantage of this and passes into the area for Fraternity that strikes with the right Bushchan for 1-0. The team of Spalletti does not stop the pressure and at 20′ Zaniolo aim for the area from the right, double step but Krivtsov he is then lucky in the contrast.
The doubling is in the air and arrives in the 29th minute: Zaniolo he moves in from the left and the conclusion turns into an assist for Fraternity that after a rebound with Breakers turns the 2-0 into the net, first disallowed and then validated by the VAR. At 2-0 Italy drops a bit and Ukraine takes advantage. At 36' error by Locatelli, left from the edge of dovbyk, powerful but central, with Donnarumma attentive.
Yarmolenko reopens, Italy and Ukraine are 2-1 at half time
At 40′ again Italy dangerous with Breakers who makes space for himself in the area, and concludes on goal but the poisonous low shot is blocked by Bushchan. At 41′ however another drop in tension and a goal for the guests: Donnarumma he is good and reactive on close range shooting dovbyk, but then Dimarco anticipates Zinchenko and it serves inadvertently Yarmolenko who scores the 2-1 goal into an empty net.
The Azzurri also started the second half strongly and in the 54th minute on a cross from Marco's, and the shore of Zaniolo, the ball ends up at Weather in Zaccagni which, slightly disturbed by Breakers, wastes the ball by sending it wide from a great position. Spalletti change and insert biraghi e Gnonto for Marco's e Weather in Zaccagni.
Italy starts to push again and in the 59th minute Zaniolo scores with a backheel Breakers in the area, right footed shot but Bushchan he gets there with his fingertips and sends it to the corner. The blue team starts pushing again and at 67' a one-two between Stretcher e Zaniolo, and a low left-footed shot from 20 metres from the former Giallorossi player but Bushchan is still good at parrying it.
Final with some thrills, but Italy beats Ukraine and breathes again
Shortly after another sensational opportunity for Italy: in the 69th minute a prolonged action with Gnonto who crosses low from the left, Locatelli he turns in the area, but his right-footed shot crashes against the crossbar, and then Stretcher does not frame the mirror. Spalletti inserts other fresh forces with Zaniolo and Raspadori who leave the field in favor of Ursu e Retegui.
At 89' Scalvini in offensive projection serves Gnonto who wastes time on the edge and does not finish. TheUkraine try to scare again in the end Donnarumma to Vanat but without luck. Thus comes the first encouraging success for Italy under Luciano Spalletti.
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