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Italy had a scare against North Macedonia, Denmark qualified for the Euro

Four matches were on the program this Friday evening during the 9th day of qualifying for Euro 2024.

For the Blue Teamthis Friday evening at Rome Olympic Stadium, we absolutely had to win. And she got scared in the second period, but ultimately, it passed.

Third in group C with 10 points behindUkraine (13) and theEngland (16), the Italians – before the match – needed 4 points to be certain of qualifying for theEuro 2024. After this victory (5-2) against the North Macedoniaand after recovering second place in the group, all that is needed is a draw againstUkraine Monday evening to accomplish his mission.

Deprived of By Lorenzo et Sticks, Luciano Spalletti aligned his team in 4-3-3: Donnarumma – Dimarco, Acerbi, Gatti, Darmian – Barella, Jorginho, Bonaventura – Chiesa, Berardi, Raspadori.

On a corner played with two players Dimarcothe Neapolitan striker Raspadori center towards Darmian, who is at the far post and who opens the scoring with a header (17th). Before the break, it is the attacker of the Juventus, Federico Chiesa, which will allow his team to return to the locker room with a three-goal gap. These two right-footed strikes (41st, 45th), including one curled into the top corner, deceive the goalkeeper Vallecano Ray, Dimitrievskiand the latter offers himself a double.

But despite the three goals in advance, theItaly will show a totally different face in the second half and scare each other. Atanasov surprises the locals from the start of the second period (52nd), before scoring a double 15 minutes from the end, seeing his shot from afar being blocked and wrong-footing the goalkeeper PSG (74ᵉ). La North Macedonia is only one goal away from causing a new fiasco of theItaly…

Fortunately, Raspadori is there to relieve his teammates and the fans present in Rome. The player of Naples gets rid of the defense once in the area and connects a cross shot low to the ground with his left foot (81st). A relief for the Italians, who will score one last goal throughEl Shaarawy (90+3ᵉ).

In the other Group C match,Englandalready qualified, easily defeated Painted (2-0) thanks to a CSC of Pepe (8ᵉ) and a goal of Kane (75ᵉ).

The Danish Dynamite will go to the Euro, the Republic

In Copenhagen, the Denmark qualified this Friday evening after their victory (2-1) against the Slovenia. Maehle (26ᵉ) opened the scoring, before seeing Change equalize four minutes later (30ᵉ). Finally, it is Delaney who liberates his team in the second half (54th) by scoring the winning goal.

First with 22 points, the Danish Dynamite is 3 points ahead of the Slovenia (2ᵉ). The latter will play its qualification on Monday, at 8:45 p.m., against the Kazakhstan (3rd, 18 points), at home.

Finally, the Poland and the Czech Republic separated with a draw (1-1) following goals from Piotrowski (37ᵉ) and Soucek (47ᵉ). On the last day, also Monday, the Czechs, 2nd in Group E (12 points), will face Moldova, 4th (10 points).