Azzurri in the quarterfinals – Corriere.it

something magical what happens in Argentina at the Under 20 World Cup. Italy flies to the quarterfinals (Saturday 3 June, at 11pm, he will challenge Colombia, who in turn eliminated Slovakia by winning 5-1) by beating England 2-1, one of the favorites of the tournament. Coach Carmine Nunziata’s Azzurri redeem the eliminations suffered in recent years with Under 19 and Under 17 always against the English. This time, instead, blue party in Argentina.

The coach surprised everyone by leaving Pafundi on the bench, the Udinese striker already called up to the senior national team by Roberto Mancini. And a downhill race for Italy. In the 8th minute Ambrosino sent Baldanzi on goal, who made no mistake in front of Cox. The reaction of impetuous England: Chukwuemeka (Chelsea midfielder who was on the pitch against Newcastle on Sunday 28 May) hits the crossbar and Devine scores the equalizer. In the second half, the Azzurri fought for every ball, Chukwuemeka’s initiatives suffered, but neither Italy nor England managed to double up. The match seems to be heading towards extra time, but suddenly the VAR smiles at us. Casadei, less lucid than in the other matches, finds a deflection of Qansah’s hand on his right. After a long on field review, the referee concedes the penalty to Italy. The former Nerazzurri showed up on the spot and made no mistake. his fifth seal at the Under 20 World Cup after two goals against Brazil and the Dominican Republic. And he makes the Azzurri fly to the quarterfinals. We are happy to have taken revenge for last year’s defeat, but above all to move forward in this competition. We not only kept the field, but also played a good game, against a very strong team that arrived here as European champions. There’s Saturday Colombia: a formidable opponent, but we beat Brazil and England, so it means that Italy is also a great team, said coach Nunziata.