Great satisfaction for the Azzurri, in the aftermath of the 1-0 victory at Belgium. THE’Italy in fact, yesterday the other evening they won the King Baldovino stadium in Brussels, consolidating first place in the standings in group 2A of the Nations League. The undisputed protagonist was Sandro Tonali, who scored his first goal for the national team in his twentieth appearance after 11 minutes of play. Excellent impact on the match for Spalletti’s team, who immediately took control of the match and broke the deadlock at the first real opportunity available. But the Azzurri were also very good in the second half when Belgium came out and built several scoring chances. Very solid performance from the Italian defense capable of stopping Lukaku and his teammates, Donnarumma also did well in responding every time he was called into action.
Draw in friendly match for Italy U21
Four goals and many emotions. The coach Carmine Nunziataon the eve, he had asked his Italian players for a great test and the National Under 21 team he took it literally. In the end, the test against France ended 2-2, but there are many good indications coming from the first of the two friendly matches in November (the second on Tuesday at 6.15pm in La Spezia against Ukraine). At the Carlo Castellani stadium in Empoli, ahead by two goals thanks to Cesare Casadei and Giuseppe Ambrosino, Italy was joined in the second half by goals from Cherki and Atangana. “There is regret for the result but I must say that the game has been opened – the analysis of Nunziata to the official channels of the local Football Federation -. For long stretches we were masters of the field. But France has quality and technique and we knew that at times we would have to suffer. I have to congratulate the boys: having had the ball in the game as we did for a long time during this match gives us great confidence for the future. I asked for continuity from the boys: we must always try to improve but this is a fantastic group, which is motivated to do well.”
Italy U20 comeback against Poland
A crazy game, aItaly indomitable against Poland. Down two goals with 11 minutes to go, the National Under 20 team was the protagonist of a sensational comeback (2-3), which is worth the second victory in Elite League (after the one on his debut against Czechia). The brace from Alessio Vacca (Juventus) and, in between, the goal from Aaron Ciammaglichella (Turin) give not only three points, but also a great injection of confidence to Bernardo Corradi and his boys in the run-up to next year’s World Cup in Chile. “We faced a bigger team in terms of age and therefore stronger physically – the analysis of technical commissioner Bernardo Corradi -. However, we were very good at staying in the match, to take advantage of their decline and to show all our qualities and above all an enormous character in going to get this result”, his statements to the official channels of the Italian Football Federation.