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It’s aItaly Under 19 who wants to continue to amaze. Today, Sunday July 16, face the Portugalwho has already beaten the Azzurrini 5-1 in the group stage, in the final of the European Championships (at 21 on Rai Sport and streaming on Rai Play) of Malta.

Coach Alberto Bollini’s national team is looking for a sixth continental success, after eliminating Spain in the semifinals (3-2, 13 July). The European triumph has been missing since 2003 (2-0 to Portugal) and was only touched upon in 2008 (3-1 defeat against Germany), in 2016 (4-0 defeat against France) and in 2018 (defeat by 4-3 after extra time, again against Portugal).

«It’s not a rematch, it’s a European final. We have to give great credit to this group and to the extraordinary work done by the staff to get here, at the end of a very tortuous path,” said Bollini. And again: «Two teams from the same group reach the final and this shows the quality of Portugal, but also ours. The defeat in the group stage did not give an exact picture of our group. The team was good at resetting everything after that knockout, even through unity off the field: a team building that allowed us to get here. Portugal reaches this final without having lost a match between the Elite Round and the final phase, but we will fight it with our own weapons».

Cher Ndour returns to Italy from suspension. He is the most awaited player among the Azzurrini. He is a midfielder who has just signed a five-year contract with PSG. His story began in the oratory of the church of Santa Maria Nascente, in the Fiumicello district of Brescia, and then ended up in the Primavera delle Rondinelle and subsequently in the succulent nursery of Atalanta. However, his qualities attracted the attention of Benfica who bought him on 1 July 2021, when the boy was only 16 (he was born on 27 July 2004). So Ndour played for Benfica B, winning the Youth League – the Champions League for young players – scoring three goals (one in the final) and providing one assist in nine appearances.