The Italian team defeated England 2-1 to become Colombia’s next rival in the quarter-finals of the Argentina-2023 World Youth Cup.
The game between the national team and ‘la Azurra’ will be played on Saturday from 4 p.m. in the San Juan Stadium.
The Italian team advanced this Wednesday after winning at the Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona in the city of La Plata.
A penalty taken by Cesare Casadei with three minutes remaining gave the team, led by Carmine Nunziata, the win.
Eliminated by England in the semi-finals of the last European Championship, the Italian team sought revenge and a place in the next round of a tournament in which they surprised by beating Brazil in the group stage.
His coach chose an eleven similar to the one he had used in previous games. The main novelty was the entry as starter of striker Francesco Esposito.
On the other hand, Ian surprised Foster with a starting eleven in which Carney Chukwuemeka appeared. The Chelsea midfielder missed all three group stage matches as he played in his country with his team and only arrived in Argentina when the Premier League ended.
Barely eight minutes had passed when Tommaso Baldanzi began to celebrate the thousands of fans who supported the Italian team in La Plata.
The number 10 got a great pass from Giuseppe Ambrosino, filtered between two defenders and defined against the post before the departure of a Matthew Cox who couldn’t do anything. Minutes later, the England goalkeeper prevented what could have been the Empoli player’s second goal.
England went forward and it wasn’t long before they equalised.
Dane Scarlett charged to the left and fired a cross that deflected Alfie Devine towards goal after anticipating his marker. Barely 24 minutes had passed and the game was 1-1.
After an intense time, the game came back a bit and the first part was left with few scoring opportunities.
In the second half, Italy dominated and complicated England’s defense several times, although their forwards could never go hand-in-hand with goalkeeper Cox.
His rival also approached with shots that did not complicate the opposing rear.
However, as the match drew to a close, Italy found its prize after the referee went to VAR to assess a possible handball in the area.
After watching the game on screen, Brazilian Rodolpho Toski Marques approved the maximum penalty which Casadei changed for a goal with a shot from the corner after 87 minutes.
Italy won 2-1 and secured a ticket to the next round, where they will face Colombia on June 3 in the city of San Juan.
Source: El heraldo
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