Chiesa was brilliant and Italy saved the first match-ball

The Italian team passed this Friday Macedonia in one main match to be in the next European Cup. For Italy, the only thing worth avoiding trouble was victory and they achieved it in a big way. Now it is second in the group with 13 points, the same as Ukraine, his rival next Monday (8:45 pm). The winner of the match is on Euro2024. The tie is qualified in Italy.

In the first minutes the importance of the meeting was noticeable, because of the good atmosphere in Olympic Stadium and for the intensity of the ‘Squadra Azzurra’ players. However, despite moving the ball from one side to the other, he struggled to create chances. And all the choices come at the foot of an inspiration Church. The player of Juventus I was in devil mode, almost impossible to stop.

The reward came in the 12th minute, with a goal from Scraper, but it was disallowed for offside. The forward of Naples perfectly defined a deep pass from Jorginho. Macedonia He is completely overwhelmed, without leaving his field. The goal, despite not being allowed, gave a lot of calm Italy, which he knew and felt very well.

In the 17th minute, the small resistance of Macedoniawith a purpose Darmian. It came after a short corner kick, where Scraper He placed a cross with music to the far post and the Inter defender put the ball into the net. The choice of Spalletti He never rested and continued to search for the goal Dimitrievsky. He tried it with long shots and drives Churchbut without finding a purpose.

The ghosts of the past appeared briefly

In the 38th minute Serafimov made clear punishment with his hand and Jorginho, as expected by the Italian coach, took responsibility again. And he failed again. As it happened in the decisive matches against the qualification for worldwhich ended with the elimination of Italy. Dimitrievskygoalkeeper of Vallecano Ray He held on until the end and guessed what had happened. For a moment, silence prevailed in Italy.

Church, the best in the game, appeared on the next play to bury all the ghosts in one shot. He did so with a sharp shot from the edge of the area that hit the goalkeeper’s right post, completely unstoppable. I breathed Italy and most of all, I breathed Jorginho.

Before the break, which there is no time for Macedonia remained standing, Church he did it again. This time there was a slightly angled shot, which hit maneuver and he deflected his trajectory making an impossible parabola for the Macedonian archer.

Macedonia’s rebellion came out after the break

No one knows what happened in the conversation Blagoja Milevski with his players at halftime, but he clearly touched the morale of all his teams. They came out of the locker room to bite, to find the Italians in their own territory and sell the victory more expensive than they do. Soon, in ’52, they close the gap thanks to Atanov, who deflected a far cross with his head to add excitement to the match. SA Italy he had his doubts Macedonia desire to keep trying, even if it has little football and a lot of heart.

It seemed like the party was slowly dying, nothing happened, until Atanasov In the 74th minute he tried a long shot, which was then touched Acerbi he got through the goal Donnarumma. Surprisingly, at the moment when it would be most logical for the heart rate of Italians to increase, the opposite happened. They showed their category and their winning gene. He deactivated Macedonia and continued to attack, until he sealed the match with a great goal from Scraper, on the left and near the stick. He suffered, but he won. In injury time, the game is over El Shaarawy collected a rebound inside the small area and increased the advantage on the scoreboard.