The dream continues. The Italian Under 20 national team reaches the quarterfinals of the World Cup and avenge the defeat against England in the semi-final of the last Under 19 European Championship. At the ‘Diego Armando Maradona’ stadium in La Plata, the goals of thethe Tommaso Baldanzi and Cesare Casadei (from a penalty) to give Carmine Nunziata’s team a place among the top eight in the world. Devine’s right-footed volley after Baldanzi’s first goal wasn’t enough for the English. The match was decided in the 83rd minute: Casadei’s left foot from the edge, the referee was called to the monitor by the Var for a hand ball by Quansah and awarded a penalty that the same Casadei has achievedreaching altitude five goals in four World Cup matches after two braces against Brazil and the Dominican Republic.
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“It was a great game, played in front of an audience that cheered on us and I want to thank – Nunziata’s comment – 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. Colombia is on Saturday: a formidable opponent, but we beat Brazil and England, so it means that Italy are also a great team.” Il next opponent, in fact, will be right there Colombia who overwhelmed Slovakia 5-1 in his eighth. The match is scheduled for Saturday at 11 pm Italian in San Juan. Out, among others, also the landlords of Argentina, defeated by Nigeria.
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