These are exciting days for Pio Esposito. The Spezia striker, on loan from Inter and center forward of the Under 21 national team, left the bench yesterday to take over during the match in progress in the friendly against France and is now preparing for the second match of this November window, marked on the calendar for Tuesday 19 November against Ukraine at the ‘Alberto Picco’ stadium. Precisely his current home, playing with the shirt of the Eaglets.
“The match against France was a difficult match, against a physically and technically strong opponent”, began Esposito to the official FIGC channels from the Tirrenia retreat. “But we played openly, proving that we too are at an excellent level.” An unprecedented peak for the last of the three Esposito brothers this start of the season, with 6 goals in Serie B, already double all those scored last year: “It would have been difficult to start better than this: it’s a beautiful moment, but not I stop working every day.”
The scoreboard of Italy Under 21 – France Under 21 2-2
ITALY (4-3-2-1): Desplanches (from 1st minute Zacchi); Kayode, Pirola (from 28′ st Bertola), Coppola, Ruggeri; Casadei (from 28′ st Miretti), Prati, Ndour; Volpato (from 20′ st Fabbian), Gnonto; Ambrosino (from 20′ st Esposito). Available: Sassi, Zanotti, Ghilardi, Baldanzi, Palestra, Turicchia, Pafundi, Guarino, Bonfanti. All. Nunziata
FRANCE (3-4-1-2): Restes; Youte Kinkoué (from 39′ st Zeze), Magassa, Matsima; Sildillia (from 17′ st Kumbedi), Agoumé (from 40′ st Doukoure), Bouaddi (from 17′ st Atangana), Mawissa (from 25′ st Ouattara); Cherki (from 40′ st Tel); Kalimuendo (from 17′ st Doue), Tchaouna (from 17′ st Bonny). Available: Nkambadio, Risser, Diouf. All. Baticle
Scorers: 16′ pt Casadei (I), 44′ Ambrosino (I), 13′ st Cherki (F), 20′ Atangana (F)
Referee: Vergetis (Greece). Assistants: Fotopoulos and Ruxbaum (Greece). Fourth official: Prontera (Italy)