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Italy is the third country to reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Nations League
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Italy managed to reach the semifinals of the European Nations League, after beating Hungary, in Budapest, with two clear goals.
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The Italian national team denied Hungary to reach the same round, after the hosts and their coach, Marco Rossi, needed a point to reach the goal of reaching the semi-finals.
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Thanks to a defensive error by the Hungarians, Giacomo Rasbadori scored Italy’s goal in the 27th minute, after easily hitting the ball, into the empty goal.
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Federico Demarco consolidates the victory with the second goal, at 52 ‘, after a cross cross in the heart of the penalty area, by Brian Cristante.
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With this result, Italy took the lead in group “A3”, with 11 points, in 6 games, followed by Hungary, then by Germany in third place and finally by England in fourth place.
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The Italian victory was also the first in the history of official matches between the two teams, in Budapest, since 1996.
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Despite some great interventions by Italian goalkeeper Donnarumma, who saved the goal from some dangerous chances for Hungary, the Italian team, in general, performed well and deserved to win the game.
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So Italy, which failed to qualify for the next World Cup, in Qatar, will reach Holland and Croatia in the semifinals, waiting for the winner of the match between Portugal and Spain, on Tuesday, in Braga, to establish the fourth and last place in the semifinal .
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The semifinals will be played in June / June next year, while the final date has not yet been set.
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As for Adam Zalai, the captain of the Hungarian national team, who announced his retirement from international football after the match, he seems to be looking forward to starting his coaching camp.
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“I can’t imagine until the moment that it was my last match in the national team,” said the 34-year-old. “I tried to concentrate for all ninety minutes.”
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He added: “We have lost a great opportunity, even if if we look at what we have already achieved it would have been enough, and we have to thank Marco Rossi – the Italian coach of the Hungarian national team – who has developed the team’s performances, beyond the possibilities available. . “
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