The national team restarts after the storm of goals against France. “They were among the hardest days of my mandate,” admits the coach, Milena Bertolini
18:44 – Italy-Iceland 0-1 at the end of the first half
The first half ends without recovery. Italy under 1-0, the blues have 45 minutes to reopen a decisive match for the rest of the European Championship. Decides the goal scored in the 3 ‘by Vilhjalmsdottir
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Ore 18:40 – 38’
Moment of tired of the match. The two teams are studying each other, the blue have been pushing for over twenty minutes and are now catching their breath.
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Ore 18:29 – 30’
Italy in attack again: Simonetti launches long for Piedmont, bank for Giacinti who kicks badly.
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Ore 18:26 – 26’
Simonetti serves in the center of the Piedmont area who comes off well and kicks with his right: he does not hit the ball well which ends just outside. Immediately after Bergamaschi focuses from the right after a ball recovered by Simonetti, kicks with the right but does not hurt the Icelandic goalkeeper.
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Ore 18:23 – 23’
Another ball lost at the edge of the penalty area by Italy with Boattin, Jonsdottir goes to the shot and touches the post.
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Ore 18:18 – 20’
Another good action from Italy: Simonetti fits in the central area and serves Caruso, who treads from a good position but cannot find a corner, parries the Icelandic goalkeeper without problems.
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Ore 18:16 – 17’
Boattin’s corner kick, Caruso tries to anticipate at the near post he hits his head but the ball is deflected by an Icelandic player.
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Ore 18:15 – 15’
Beautiful initiative by Boattin who cuts the field from the left, focuses and opens on the outside for Bergamaschi: cross for Giacinti who is unable to coordinate to go to the shot.
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Ore 18:09 – 11’
Italy is trying to react. Milena Bertolini snorts on the sidelines. Piemonte finds a good half ball on the edge of the area and kicks right: ball high over the crossbar.
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Ore 18:07 – 8’
Another chance for Iceland, Gunnarsdottir (midfielder just bought by Juventus) kicks on the developments of a corner just high on the crossbar.
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6:05 pm – Start again uphill
Again a nightmare departure for the girls. Iceland good at taking advantage of an opportunity with the game stopped.
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18:02 – Iceland’s goal
Long throw-in of the Icelanders, the ball bounces into the penalty area, Gama fails to move away and Vilhjalmsdottir with a nice right pushes Giuliani, innocent in the circumstance.
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18:00 – Parties
The game has just begun: Italy is playing a large part of the chances of passing the round.
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5:59 pm – Bertolini’s revolution
The coach Bertolini has chosen to revolutionize the formation sided with France: immediately on the field the five substitutes entered in the second half on Sunday in Rotherham.
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5:57 pm – Italy’s gaming system
Italy in the defensive phase will line up with the midfield at 4, with Bergamaschi who in the offensive phase will rise alongside Giacinti and Piemonte.
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17:53 – Here are the teams
The players have just entered the field, it’s time for the national anthems: first Iceland, then Italy (today with the blue shirt, unlike on Sunday).
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5:40 pm – Heating finished
The girls have just returned to the locker room after warming up. In Manchester there is wind, still ideal conditions for playing.
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17:02 – The official formations
These are the official formations of the match. The coach Bertolini changes five players compared to the match against France: from the first minute there are Di Guglielmo, Simonetti, Rosucci, Piemonte and Giacinti instead of Bartoli, Galli, Giugliano, Girelli and Bonansea.
Italia (4-3-3): Giuliani; By Guglielmo, Gama, Linari, Boattin; Simonetti, Rosucci, Caruso; Bergamaschi, Piedmont, Giacinti.
Iceland (4-3-3): Sigurdardottir; Vidarsdottir, Viggorsdottir, Arnardottir, Gisladottir; Jonsdottir, Brynjarsdottir, Gunnarsdottir; S. Jonsdottir, Thorvalldottir, Vilhjalmsdottir. Ct Halldorsson.
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15:27 – Against Iceland Italy cannot be wrong
(Andrea Sereni) Back to the wall, you can’t go wrong anymore. Italy erase the nightmare France and look into the eyes of the next iceberg, Iceland. Second game of the European awareness, it is already decisive: if the blue lose they are out. A positive result would leave everything open for the last game of the group stage, Monday against Belgium. From the bare green of Rotherham to Manchester, Academy Stadium, a small facility (maximum capacity 7,000 people, sold out announced) where the City women’s team plays and Guardiola’s team trains. Here the national team restarts after the storm of goals against France. «They were among the hardest days of my mandate – admits the coach, Milena Bertolini-. We talked about that first half and what we can do against Iceland ». We need an immediate reversal: “We need to have faith in ourselves and change the approach to the race – explains captain Sarah Gama -. We correct mistakes, especially in the attitude ». Shut up in Accrington’s lair, the girls who dream of growing up have analyzed the crush against Geyoro and her companions, a hard blow to digest for its proportions and intensity. “We have recharged, now I expect to see the Italy I know and who brought us here. We can pass the shift », says Milena da Correggio.
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14:45 – The opponents: Iceland
The qualification of the blue to the quarter-finals passes from a positive result with Iceland, a physical team (number 17 in the ranking, Italy is 14th) that has in the very young Sveindis Jónsdóttir e in Sara Björk Gunnarsdottir the most talented players. At the age of 31 the latter chose to have a child without waiting to finish her career: “You don’t need to choose, you can do both”, she says in a docufilm of her that she photographs the last months of her life. “I will have a baby in November and in June I will play for my country in the European Championship”, she said confidently a few months ago: mission accomplished, on Sunday he was on the pitch against Belgium. In November little Ragnar was born, in March Sara returned with Lyon (European champion), at the end of June she signed with Juventus: “Doing what I love and being a mother is the best feeling I have experienced in my career . Other women have inspired me, I hope to do the same ». Yet another challenge for the blue, this one with no return.
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13:34 – The probable formations
Italia (4-3-3): Giuliani; By Guglielmo, Gama, Linari, Boattin; Simonetti, Rosucci, Caruso; Bergamaschi, Girelli, Bonansea. Coach: Bertolini.
Iceland (4-3-3): Sigurdardottir; Atladottir, Arnardottir, Gisladottir; Jonsdottir, Brynjarsdottir, Gunnarsdottir; Vilhjalmsdottir, Thorvalldottir, S. Jonsdottir. Ct Halldorsson.
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12:24 pm – The last training doubts
The national team starts from those who fought without fear, from that reaction that made Sunday’s defeat less bitter. “You have to feel good physically and mentally: my choices will go in that direction”, explains Bertolini, anticipating some line-up changes. The coach will not make any revolution, but some small tweaks: in midfield space from the first minute for Flaminia Simonetti, running and quality alongside Martina Rosucci (who also started off the bench with France) and Arianna Caruso, the only one confirmed in the median. Behind Lucia Di Guglielmo on the right instead of her partner (to Roma) Elisa Bartoli, the biggest doubt in attack: favored (slightly) Cristiana Girelli on Martina Piemonte, with the lead in Rotherham
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10:29 am – Where to see it on TV
Italy-Iceland, the second match of the blue in the European Championship, will be visible live on Rai 1 and on Sky Sport at 6 pm. On Sky the connection from Manchester will start at 5.15 pm.
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July 14, 2022 (change July 14, 2022 | 18:47)
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