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Copa America: Result BOLIVIA 0 – 2 URUGUAY, Thursday 24 June 2021

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48% Ball Possession BOLIVIA and 52% Ball Possession URUGUAY

 Bolivia 0 – 2 Uruguay 

.                                                  40′ Carlos Lampe (own goal)
.                                                  78′ Edinson Cavani

Uruguay win the Copa America Group B Matchday 4 defeating Bolivia on Thursday 24 June 2021 at the Arena Pantanal. Bolivia is in the 5th position with “0” points having lost to Paraguay and Chile. Uruguay claiming these valuable 3 points. Uruguay got the single point in the last game against Chile. Uruguay have won the competition 15 times, last one was in 2011. Simply put, Bolivian gambles its life facing the Uruguay National Team.

  • Stats before the game: Bolivia and Uruguay will face each other for the sixteenth time in their history in the Copa América: 12 wins Uruguay, 1 draw, and 2 wins for Bolivia. Uruguay with 48 goals and Bolivia with 6 goals.

Italian Serie A Players with 🇺🇾 Uruguay National Team

  • Cagliari defender Diego Godín played all game
  • Fiorentina defender Martín Cáceres listed as substitute
  • Juventus midfieder Rodrigo Bentancur replaced in the 61st minute Nicolás De La Cruz
  • Inter midfielder Matías Vecino played all game
  • Cagliari midfielder Nánde replaced in the 88th minute by Giovanni González

Note:  No Serie A players with Bolivia

🏆👉Uruguay Lineup: Fernando Muslera; Nahitan Nández, José María Giménez, Diego Godín, Matías Viña; Federico Valverde, Matías Vecino, Nicolás De La Cruz; Giorgian De Arrascaeta; Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani.

  Copa America Group A Standing after the game.

Bolivia having a bad luck. In the 40th minute, Uruguay taking the lead
thanks to the own goal by Carlos Lampe.

Click the video to watch Bolivia 0 – 2 Uruguay highlights on Thursday 24 June 2021.

Bolivia lineup against Uruguay

Uruguay lineup against Bolivia

Bolivia 0 – 2 Uruguay
Thursday 24 June 2021
Group A
Arena Pantanal

14:00

Referee: Alexis Herrera (VEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Lopez (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Jorge Urrego (VEN)
Fourth Official: Jesus Valenzuela (VEN)
VAR: Wagner Reway (BRA)
AVAR: Juan Soto (VEN)
Referee Assessor: Roberto Perassi (BRA)

Goals: 40′ Carlos Lampe (own goal), 78′ Edinson Cavani (U)

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

🏆👉 Lineup Bolivia: Carlos Lampe; Erwin Saavedra, Jairo Quinteros, Adriano Jusino, Roberto Fernández; Ramiro Vaca, Leonel Justiniano, Moisés Villarroel, Juan Carlos Arce; Rodrigo Ramallo and Jeyson Chura.

Head Coach: César Farias.

🏆👉Uruguay Lineup: Fernando Muslera; Nahitan Nández, José María Giménez, Diego Godín, Matías Viña; Federico Valverde, Matías Vecino, Nicolás De La Cruz; Giorgian De Arrascaeta; Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani.

Coach: Oscar Washington Tabárez.

Serie A Week 37: Cagliari vs Juventus, Official Starting Lineups, Wednesday 29 July 2020

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  Cagliari – Juventus 

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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1st position with 83 points and a positive goal difference of +37
Cagliari, 14th position with 42 points and a negative goal difference of -3

Pos Team P W D L Goals DIFF Points
1 Juventus 36 26 5 5 75:38 +37 83
14 Cagliari 36 10 12 14 50:53 -3 42

Here are CAGLIARI vs JUVENTUS official starting lineups – formations for the Serie A Week 37 game on Wednesday 29 July 2020 at the Sardegna Arena in Cagliari, Italy at 21:45.

CAGLIARI (3-4-1-2): Cragno; Walukievicz, Ceppitelli, Klavan; Farago’, Ionita, Rog, Mattiello; Joao Pedro; Simeone, Gagliano.

Subs: Rafael, Ciocci, Pisacane, Carboni, Lykogiannis, Pereiro, Marigosu, Ladinetti, Paloschi, Gagliano, Ragatzu, Pavoletti.

Coach:  Walter Zenga

JUVENTUS (4-3-3): Buffon; Cuadrado, Rugani, Bonucci, Alex Sandro; Muratore, Bentancur, Pjanic; Bernardeschi, Higuain, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Subs: Szczesny, Pinsoglio, Demiral, Coccolo, Wesley, Frabotta, Matuidi, Peeters, Olivieri, Vrioni, Zanimacchia.

Coach:  Maurizio Sarri

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Cagliari – Juventus
Wednesday 29 July 2020
Sardegna Arena
Cagliari, Italy

19:30

Referee: GHERSINI
Assistants: TOLFO – PAGLIARDINI
Fourth Official: MARINI
VAR: MARIANI
AVAR: PAGANESSI

 

8 Italian Serie A Players among the 2018 FIFA World Cup Semifinals


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The 2018 FIFA World Cup Semifinals will be a top battle between the last 4 teams playing the Semifinals, France vs Belgium and Croatia vs England.  I am so happy to see many of our Italian Serie A players participating with their respective national teams and wish them the best.   There are 3 teams in the Semifinals including a total of 8 Serie A players among their 23-man called up squads, only England not having Serie A players.  Check it out…..

Italian Serie A players called up among the 23-man World Cup squads in the Semifinals
  • Croatia National team:  6 Italian Serie A players: Sampdoria defender Ivan Strinic, Fiorentina midfielder Milan Badelj, Inter midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, Juventus forward Mario Mandzukic, Inter forward Ivan Perisic, and AC Milan forward Nikola Kalinic.
  • Belgium National team: 1 Italian Serie A player Napoli forward Dries Mertens.
  • France National team: 1 Italian Serie A player Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi.
  • England National team: No Italian Serie A players.
 2018 FIFA World Cup Semifinals
  • France vs Belgium, Tuesday July 10
  • Croatia vs England, Wednesday July 11

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FIFA World Cup: Result SWEDEN 0 – 2 ENGLAND, Saturday 7 July 2018

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43% Ball Possession SWEDEN and 57% Ball Possession ENGLAND

  Sweden 0 – 2 England 

.                                                                       30′ Harry Maguire
.                                                                       59′ Dele Alli

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England winning the FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals game on Saturday 7 July 2018 at the Samara Arena in Samara, Russia after defeating Sweden. England securing their spot for the World Cup Semifinal.

It is England to open the score in the 30th minute. Harry Maguire defeating Sweden goalkeeper Robin Olsen with a headed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Ashley Young with a cross following a corner conceded by Emil Krafth.

The second goal of the match is in the 59th minute. Dele Alli delighting English fans with his headed shot.  The assist is by Jesse Lingard.

Here is SWEDEN official starting lineup – formation by Head Coach Andersson:

SWEDEN (4-4-2): Olsen; Krafth, Lindelöf, Granqvist, Augustinsson; Claesson, Larsson, Ekdal, Forsberg; Berg, Toivonen.

Here is ENGLAND official starting lineup – formation by Head Coach Southgate:

ENGLAND (3-5-2): Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire; Trippier, Alli, Henderson, Lingard, Young; Sterling, Kane.

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Italian Serie A players called up among the 23-man World Cup squads

Sweden National team: 2 Italian Serie A players Bologna defender Filip Helander, Genoa midfielder Oscar Hiljemark and Serie B Crotone midfielder Marcus Rohden.

England National team: No Serie A players

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Former AC Milan, Juventus, and Inter Milan player Zlatan Ibrahimovic congratulating their fellow countrymen for their participation in this World Cup

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Sweden 0 – 2 England
Saturday 7 July 2018
Samara Arena
Samara, Russia

18:00 (Local time)

Referee: Bjorn KUIPERS (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: San. van ROEKEL (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Erwin ZEINSTRA (NED)
Fourth Official: Antonio MATEU (ESP)
Res. Assistant: Pau CEBRIAN (ESP)

Goals: 30′ Harry Maguire (E), 59′ Dele Alli (E)

Official lineups – formations:

SWEDEN (4-4-2): Olsen; Krafth, Lindelöf, Granqvist, Augustinsson; Claesson, Larsson, Ekdal, Forsberg; Berg, Toivonen.

Subs: Johnsson, Nordfeldt, Olsson, Svensson, Guidetti, Helander, Hiljermark, Jansson, Rhodén, Durmaz, Kiese Thelin.

Coach: Andersson.

ENGLAND (3-5-2): Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire; Trippier, Alli, Henderson, Lingard, Young; Sterling, Kane.

Subs: Butland, Pope, Rose, Dier, Delph, Cahill, Jones, Rashford, Loftus-Cheek, Alexander-Arnold, Vardy, Welbeck.

Coach: Southgate.

FIFA World Cup: Result RUSSIA 2 (3)-(4) 2 CROATIA, Saturday 7 July 2018

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 Russia Russia 2 (3)-(4) 2 Croatia  

31′ Denis Cheryshev                                        39′ Andrej Kramaric
115′ Mário Fernandes                                    101′ Domagoj Vida
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Croatia winning the FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals game on Saturday 7 July 2018 at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi, Russia.  Croatia eliminated Russia on penalty shootouts securing their spot for the Semifinals.

Ivan Rakitic converting the penalty winner goal! The final score is 2 (3)-(4) 2 for Croatia.   It’s a great moment for the 6 Italian Serie A players called up for Croatia 23-man squad: Sampdoria defender Ivan Strinic, Fiorentina midfielder Milan Badelj, Inter midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, Juventus forward Mario Mandzukic, Inter forward Ivan Perisic, and AC Milan forward Nikola Kalinic

Here is RUSSIA official starting lineup – formation by Head Coach Cherchesov:

RUSSIA (4-2-3-1): Akinfeev; Fernandes, Kutepov, S. Ignashevich, Kudryashov; Zobnin, Kuziaev; Samedov, Golovin, Cheryshev; Dzyuba.

Here is CROATIA official starting lineup – formation by Head Coach Dalic:

CROATIA (4-2-3-1): Subasic; Vrsaljko, Lovren, Vida, Strinic; Rakitic, Modric; Rebic, Kramaric, Perisic; Mandzukic.

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Italian Serie A players called up among the 23-man World Cup squads
  • Croatia National team: 6 Italian Serie A players: Sampdoria defender Ivan Strinic, Fiorentina midfielder Milan Badelj, Inter midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, Juventus forward Mario Mandzukic, Inter forward Ivan Perisic, and AC Milan forward Nikola Kalinic
  • Russia National team:  No Italian Serie A players

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Russia 2 (3) – (4) 2 Croatia
Saturday 7 July 2018
Fisht Stadium
Sochi, Russia

21:00

Referee: Sandro RICCI (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: E. DE CARVALHO (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mar. VAN GASSE (BRA)
Fourth Official: Janny SIKAZWE (ZAM)
Res. Assistant: J. DOS SANTOS (ANG)

Goals: 31′ Denis Cheryshev (R), 39′ Andrej Kramaric (C), 101′ Domagoj Vida (C), 115′ Mário Fernandes (R)

Official lineups – formations:

RUSSIA (4-2-3-1): Akinfeev; Fernandes, Kutepov, S. Ignashevich, Kudryashov; Zobnin, Kuziaev; Samedov, Golovin, Cheryshev; Dzyuba.

Coach: Cherchesov.

CROATIA (4-2-3-1): Subasic; Vrsaljko, Lovren, Vida, Strinic; Rakitic, Modric; Rebic, Kramaric, Perisic; Mandzukic.

Coach: Dalic.