U19 European Championship, Italy eliminated by Spain in extra time

The Spain U19 took her revenge against theItalia. In a sort of narrative perfection, the victory that evens the score has always come in the semi-final. A year ago the Azzurrini eliminated the youngsters of the Roja, winning 3-2, while today the ones celebrating for access to the final of the European Championship in Northern Ireland are the boys of the coach Jose Lanawho exults: “We were very tired after the match in the group with France. Today we deserved it”. The 1-0 scorer, the final result, was Half of Fortunemidfielder of the Real Madrid class of 2005. The goal came in injury time, in the hundredth minute. The Red Furies will face in the final Francewho beat theUkraine 1-0.

Azzurrini good but not very cynical

With the Spanish victory, the path of the teams of the coach Bernardo Corradiwho reached the semi-final thanks to victories in the group with theNorthern Ireland (3-0) and the Norway (2-1), and despite the 3-2 defeat againstUkraine. In the semi-finals, Italy was not dominated by Spain, and often made the game. But the Azzurrini wasted too many chances. Infinity he grazed the post from a free kick in the first half. In the second half Zeroli He missed a chance in the box and in extra time He sawwho took over from Camardadid not take advantage of a goalkeeper error Jimenez. In the hundredth minute, Fortuny’s left-footed goal decided the match. Spain then squandered the chance to double their lead.