Ukraine U-19 vs Italy U-19: Conflict in Euro 2024 Group Stage

On Sunday, July 21, the match of the third spherical of the group stage of the U-19 European Championship will probably be held between the nationwide groups of Ukraine and Italy. The sport will happen in Lorne on the Inver Park Floor. Beginning at 21:00 Kyiv time.

U-19 in Ukraine

The U-19 nationwide crew of Ukraine within the remaining half of the present European Championship 2024 can not but boast of the anticipated outcomes. Within the two video games performed, she scored 2 factors, being proud of attracts with the identical rating 0:0. In precept, that is higher than the present groups Norway U-19 and Northern Eire U-19, with whom the Ukrainians have already performed, but it surely nonetheless doesn’t clear up the primary activity of the crew for group stage – that’s, successful a ticket to the playoffs.

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To get into the semi-finals, the Ukrainians (that is identified for certain) should end behind the Italian U-19 crew. With two wins in two fights forward of schedule, she was certain of a win within the fourth and a ticket to the playoffs. The Blue-Yellows will full the feat in the event that they beat the Italians, one thing neither the Norwegians nor the Northern Irish managed to do at Euro 2024. A draw with Italy U-19 additionally enjoying within the fingers of Dmitry Mikhailenko’s crew, however provided that Norway U-19 and Northern Eire U-19 additionally finish in a tie. Within the occasion of a defeat from the Italians, the destiny of the Ukrainians will probably be determined solely by the ultimate results of the assembly between the rivals – each constructive and damaging endings are doable there.

“Our purpose for this Euro is unchanged. We will certainly be harmful for any crew, and we’re all the time able to play simply to win. However, first, we now have to make a top quality restoration and convey again these injured gamers. These are Sinchuk and Ogarkov. After which we put together for the match with Italy,” stated Mikhailenko, head coach of the U-19 nationwide crew of Ukraine, after the match with Norway U-19 within the second spherical.

Actually, the Ukrainians’ event efficiency might have been higher. However within the first sport of the event in opposition to Northern Eire U-19, Matvey Ponomarenko and Daniil Krevsun, who had been disqualified, couldn’t assist their companions. Within the second sport with Norway U-19 They had been at the start, however at the start of the sport Nikolai Ogarkov dropped out of the crew attributable to harm. However Gennady Sinchuk didn’t play in any respect attributable to an current harm. That’s, to date at Euro 2024 the Ukrainian U-19 crew is actually making their approach to the celebs by way of thorns.

Italy U-19

The Italian U-19 crew started their marketing campaign on the 2024 European Championship with a match with the Norwegian U-19 crew. There, there was a variety of feelings on the Apennines, which grew to become constructive ultimately.

Within the thirty fifth minute of the sport, the Italians conceded a purpose and needed to win again. It took them 9 minutes till Inter Milan’s Luca Di Maggio equalized. And within the 51st minute, Milan midfielder Kevin Zeroli gave Italy the lead, and, because it turned out, he gained – 2:1. It’s value noting that Simone Pafundi from Lausanne had two assists within the sport.

Italy U-19’s second sport at Euro 2024 was a lot simpler for her and that gave her a decisive victory over her friends from Northern Eire – 3:0. Within the fifteenth minute, Zeroli scored the primary purpose, after which got here the perfect hour of Milan’s Francesco Cavanda – he scored twice, scoring in stoppage time within the first half and within the third minute of the second half of the sport.

“It was an excellent sport for me. The pitch was a bit quick because of the rain, so we might play as we all know, with our signatures. Our purpose is to present each participant a couple of minutes of labor. Even when I make three or 4 modifications, I do know that I’ll get the identical response from my gamers, as a result of we now have an excellent crew,” the pinnacle coach of the Italian U-19 nationwide crew Bernardo Corradi expressed his emotions from the sport with Northern Irish.

The 2 victories of the Italian crew made it unattainable for his or her rivals in Quartet A. Even with a loss within the match with the Ukrainians, it’s going to retain the primary place within the desk and can obtain the second crew of Group B as challenges within the semi-finals.

Assembly statistics

The nationwide groups of Ukraine U-19 and Italy U-19 performed 4 head-to-head matches, the final of which was dated March 2019. That’s, it occurred greater than 5 years in the past again, when the present technology of crew gamers had been round 14 years previous. All conferences between the rivals befell both as a part of the second stage of qualifying for the European Championship, or as a part of the elite choice spherical for the Euro. Now they may meet for the primary time within the remaining stage of the continental competitors.

In July 2004, when the groups met for the primary time in historical past, the Ukrainians gained with a rating of 1:0. In Could 2011, the Italians took a form of revenge, additionally successful 1:0.

Two years later, within the third head-to-head assembly, Italy U-19 was once more stronger than Ukraine U-19, and once more with a rating of 1:0. And eventually, in March 2019, the final private assembly of the groups to date ended once more in favor of the Italians, now with a rating of three:1.

Thus, the Ukrainian U-19 crew has one victory and three defeats in matches with Italian counterparts.

Preview for the battle

The Ukrainian crew should not the favorites within the sport. The Italian crew has this standing. Nevertheless, from the angle of the competitors, the results of this sport is secondary to her – she has already progressed from the group to the semi-finals of the Euros, the place she is going to nonetheless combat for medals. This, I believe, is the “blue yellow” alternative for a profitable finish consequence.

The primary drawback of Mikhailenko’s crew at Euro 2024 is objectives. They do not work for her in any respect. We imagine that the Ukrainians will rating not less than one purpose. The Italians additionally want to attain, which is more likely to have quite a few gamers. What subsequent? It appears that evidently that is all – the rivals will finish the battle with an trade of objectives. That’s, the sport will draw.

Approximate compositions:

Ukraine U-19: Krapivtsov – Ogarkov, Mikhavko, Gusev, Melnichenko, Vashchenko, Krevsun, Gadzhiev, Tuterov, Matkevich, Ponomarenko

Italy U-19: Marin – Mannini, Mane, Chiarodia, Bartezaghi, Ciammalicella, Lipani, DiMaggio, Zeroli, Sia, Ebone.

July 21, Sunday