Frederick Bernardeschi in action. Getty
Italy’s Under-21 win on changes and there is a sense of deja-vu: it was the same thing happened five days ago in Slovenia. Di Biagio part with two center – Cerri and Monachello – but solves the game only when inserting Parisians for Cerri centralizing Bernardeschi. The Under-scored with the only shot on goal of his 90 ‘, it was not a beautiful game but it weighs a lot: Ireland was a full score and confirmed what was said to her. Physical team, attentive, not offensive but annoying. Vicenza leaves only bad news: Bernardeschi made himself sent off for two yellow cards: in the biggest game of this end of 2015, in Serbia, there will be.
BRAVO Cragno – Ireland defends with two lines of four and a median, Browne, behind the midfielders. The muddy pitch does not help, and Italy can hardly be dangerous. Cataldi asks ball from the first minute and, when he can, launches for the two points: the possession is blue, the dangers far less. Bernardeschi after 13 minutes takes a free kick high but is much closer to the goal Byrne, No. 10 Irish decent quality in the feet. His shot around, born of a slalom Kavanagh on Cataldi, it is rejected by Cragno, one of the best of the first half. Italy, with a game so close, it looks like he could score only taking advantage of a mistake of the Irish or individual play. Exactly. Before Rea and Lenihan wrong under construction, but does not exploit Bernardeschi kicking … for a throw. Then Bernardeschi sudden with the left outer: forwarding Lenihan becomes a strike, but Rogers controls without problems.
A SHOOTING, A GOAL – The second time leaves a clue to the 12 ‘. Boateng gets the ball, Bernardeschi centrally run up and is to kick. It does not take the goal, but the road is marked: Di Biagio makes Parisians for Cerri and centralizes Federico. 10 Fiorentina changes the game in 5 minutes. From a central location with the left door sends Parisians, very good at controlling, defend the ball and kick: 1-0 Italy. All right, all sorted out? Well, not so. Bernardeschi his second yellow card, remove the ball and left Italy with ten men. Ireland then tries. O’Dowda puts a cross running through the area and get to Kavanagh – his shot just wide – then O’Dowda decides to go it alone and shot a round with the left: out of nothing. Sounds like the beginning of a terrible end, actually the worst has already passed. Auditors cramps but resists, Di Biagio is defended with Calabria and in the end suffers little. Indeed, Italy went close to a second goal at 90 ‘with Mandrake. We are not Bernardeschi for Serbia-Italy, but first in the group. Acceptable compromise.
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