ITALY EDGING CLOSER TO EURO 2023

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Italy u21s are closing in on a place at the next UEFA European u-21 Championship, also known as Euro 2023, in Georgia and Romania after the 1-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in their last qualifier in Group F. Genoa midfielder NicoloRovella was the hero for the Italy u21s after he scored the only goal of the match to give his team three crucial points in the race to qualify for the Euro 2023 tournament in Romania and Georgia. Rovella is presently on loan at Genoa from fellow Italian Serie A outfit Juventus.


The slender win over the Bosnians, Italy u21s are now three points clear of Sweden at the top of Group F. Italy and Sweden came into the last round of games in the group with the same points though the Italians had played a game less than the Swedes. While Italy secured the three points at stake with the home win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden were beaten 2-0 at home by the Republic of Ireland. The defeat to Sweden was a significant one as it gave Italy a three-point lead over them in addition to a one-game advantage. Continue reading →

ITALY U21S TAKE GROUP F SUMMIT

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The Italy u21s have taken top spot in Group F after a record of four points from two qualifying games during the March international break ahead of the 2023 European u-21 Championship in Romania and Georgia. The Italian u21s started the March international break in second place in Group F and behind leaders Sweden, but four points from two matches ensured that they ended last month’s international break at the top of the group.


In the first of their two games last month, Italy u21s played out a 1-1 draw at the home of Montenegro u21s. The Italians had to come from behind to secure a point. Marko Rakonjac gave Montenegro the lead on 37 minutes before Samuele Ricci scored the equaliser two minutes later to ensure that the two teams went into the break with a goal apiece. The absence of a goal in the second half meant that the two teams took a point each from the game. The point gained from the match was not enough to send the Italy u21s above their Swedish counterparts at the top of Group F. Continue reading →

ITALY U21S FACING TWO CRUCIAL GAMES

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Italy u21s are facing two crucial games between now and the rest of this month in the quest to usurp Sweden u21s at the top of the Group F table with the knowledge that winning the group will guarantee a place at the UEFA European u-21 Championship in Georgia and Romania next year.


The Italy u21s will face Montenegro away from home in the first of those two games before taking on Bosnia and Herzegovina at home in the second game. The Montenegro game will take place on Friday, March 25, while the Bosnia game is scheduled for next week Tuesday. Continue reading →

EURO 2023: ITALY FACE SWEDEN THREAT

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The Italy u21s might need to see off the threat of Sweden u21s if they want to seal a place at the 2023 edition of the UEFA u-21 European Championship in Romania and Georgia automatically without having to go through the playoffs.

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There are nine groups in the qualifiers for the Euro 2023 tournament and the group winners will advance to the tournament automatically alongside the team with the best result from the second-placed teams meaning that ten teams will advance to Romania/Georgia 2023. They would be joined by the two host nations and four teams from the playoffs. The remaining eight second-placed teams would go into playoffs with four teams emerging after an home-and-away format.
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BARELLA RECEIVES LOW SCORE AGAINST NI

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Inter Milan Nicolo Barella was heavily criticised in the Italian media for his performance against Northern Ireland (NI) in their final World Cup 2022 qualifier in Group C as far as the European region is concerned.

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Barella was given a low score of 5/10 by Italian publication La Gazzetta dello Sport for his display against the Northern Ireland team when the European champions took on their hosts at Windsor Park in Belfast on Monday night.
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ITALY U21s DENIED TOP SPOT

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Italy u21s were denied top spot in Group F of the 2023 UEFAu-21 European Championship thanks to a late equaliseragainst Sweden.


The Italian u-21 team were on their way to securing top spot in Group F after the opening goal from Pisa striker Lorenzo Lucca. Lucca gave Italy u21s the lead at home three minutes from the half-time break and they preserved the advantage until the end of the second half when the visitors struck the equaliser through Tim Prica who plays his club football for Aalborg in the Danish Superliga. Prica levelled proceedings for Sweden in the second minute of added time in the second half as the Italians had to settle for a 1-1 draw at the end of the game played at the StadioBrianteo in Monza last week Tuesday.
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JUVENTUS INSIST THAT THEY WON’T SELL STAR PLAYER CHIESA

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While there are a lot of clubs trying to convince Italian Serie A giants Juventus to part ways with one of their star and most talented players Chiesa, the Old Lady have confirmed that they will not be listening to any offers for their attacker. Chiesa has grown into the Juventus team and has established himself as one of the most important players in the Juventus squad and he has shown in recent times, with his largely impressive performances, that he can become even better. The winger, signed from Fiorentina, was brought to the Juventus squad but would not be guaranteed a starting role as Paulo Dybala and Cristiano the two preferred widemen before the latter left the club this summer.


Ronaldo’s departure to England has now paved the way for Chiesa to be handed a more advanced role in the squad and he is now starting more games than he did last season. The former Italy U-21s player has grown to fame in recent months and will be remembered for his blistering performance in the final of the 2020 UEFA Euros final against England where he tormented the Three Lions defenders. Continue reading →

DONNARUMA SAYS HE WANTS TO WIN UCL WITH PSG

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New Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnaruma has made a bold statement that one of the reasons he signed for the French Ligue 1 giants is because he aims to win the UEFA Champions League title with them.

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Donnaruma left Italian Serie A giant AC Milan after failing to sign a new contract with them and he became a free agent, allowing him to start negotiations with other clubs who showed interest in acquiring his services. The former Italy Under-21 goalkeeper’s wage demands were higher than what Milan wanted to pay and his agent, Mino Raiola was also asking for too much as per-agent fees, meaning that the Italian club had to part ways with the duo.
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DONNARUMA COMPLETE MOVE TO PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN

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Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnaruma has finally sealed his long-anticipated move to French giants Paris Saint-Germain, it has been confirmed. The former Italy Under-21 goalkeeper was allowed to leave Italian Serie A giants AC Milan at the end of last season after talks between all parties (the player, his agent, and the club) stalled. Donnaruma’s agent Mino Raiola was holding out for a more improved contract for his client that would have seen his wages increase significantly, while he was also working pocketing a huge pay from the proposed new deal.

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However, the signing of the contract was never meant to be as negotiations could not continue and the club decided that they were not going to bend to the player’s demands so they allowed him to leave instead. He eventually became a free agent after failing to renew his contract and only a few days later, he began negotiations with French giants Paris Saint-Germain. PSG are known to be one of the biggest clubs in the world when it comes to finances and how quick they are to pull off big-money signings.
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FULL LIST OF ITALY’S U21 SQUAD PLAYERS FOR EUROS

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Italy is a country well known for breeding some of the world’s best footballing talents and it has been evident over the past years. There have been a lot of young stars to have emerged from the country and with the trend still continuing, there’s every chance that these young stars will continue finding their way to the senior national team as long as they can continue to prove themselves on the pitch.

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Italy will be participating at this year’s EUROS for the Under-21s and they, as expected, have lined up a group of players capable of going all the way in the competition. With the richness in quality they have in the young squad, it won’t come as any surprise if a couple of these young stars make their way to the senior national team or even to several clubs across Europe.
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