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Copa America: Result ARGENTINA 0 – 2 COLOMBIA, Goals by Martínez and Zapata, Saturday 15 June 2019

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53% Ball Possession ARGENTINA and 47% Ball Possession COLOMBIA

ARGENTINA 0 – 2 COLOMBIA

.                                                                                        71′ Roger Martínez
.                                                                                        86′ Duván Zapata

Tickets to sports events worldwideColombia winning the Copa America Group Stage debut  after defeating Argentina on Saturday 15 June 2019 at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador de Bahía, Brazil.

This Copa America game had all the Serie A “magic touch.”  Yep.  Colombia shining big time with Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina being the Captain and stopping all attempts to score.  Ospina denying one of the best players of the world Lionel Messi the chance to score.

Colombia opened the score in the 71st minute.  It is Roger Martínez to defeat Argentina goalkeeper Franco Armani with a right footed shot sending the ball to the bottom right corner. The assist is by James Rodríguez.

It is also one of Serie A players to secure the victory for Colombia.  In the 86th minute,  Atalanta forward Duván Zapata defeats goalkeeper Armani from close range with a  right footed shot.  The assist is by Jefferson Lerma.

ARGENTINA (4-2-3-1): Armani; Saravia, Pezzella, Otamendi, Tagliafico; G. Rodriguez, Paredes; Lo Celso, Messi, Di Maria; Aguero.

Head Coach: Lionel Scaloni

COLOMBIA (4-3-3): Ospina, Medina, Mina, D. Sanchez, Tesillo; Cuadrado, Barrios, Uribe; James Rodriguez, Falcao, Muriel.

Head Coach: Carlos Queiroz

There are 4 Italian Serie A players called up by Argentina Head Coach Lionel Scaloni in the 23-man Squad for the 2019 Copa America in Brazil.

  • Fiorentina defender German Pezzella (played all 90 minutes)
  • Udinese midfielder Rodrigo De Paul (played the last 45 minutes after replacing  Ángel Di María. )
  • Juventus forward Paulo Dybala (Subs, did not play)
  • Inter forward Lautaro Martinez (Subs, did not play)

There are 5 Italian Serie A players called up by Colombia Head Coach Carlos Queiroz in the 23-man Squad for the Copa America:

  • Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina (Captain, played all 90 minutes)
  • AC Milan defender Cristián Zapata
  • Juventus midfielder Juan Cuadrado (played the first 64 minutes and was replaced by Jefferson Lerma)
  • Atalanta forward Duván Zapata (scored a goal, played 9 minutes since the 81st minute when replacing Radamel Falcao)
  • Fiorentina forward Luis Muriel (played the first 14 minutes and replaced for injury by Roger Martínez)

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Group Stage – Group B

Argentina 0 – 2 Colombia
Saturday 15 June 2019
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador de Bahía, Brazil

19:00 (Local time)

Referee: Roberto Tovar (Chile)

Goals: 71′ Roger Martínez (C), 86′ Duván Zapata (C)

 

 

Copa America: ARGENTINA – COLOMBIA, Official starting lineups, Saturday 15 June 2019

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Tickets to sports events worldwideHere are Argentina vs Colombia official starting lineups – formations on Saturday 15 June 2019 for the Copa America at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador de Bahía, Brazil.

ARGENTINA (4-2-3-1): Armani; Saravia, Pezzella, Otamendi, Tagliafico; G. Rodriguez, Paredes; Lo Celso, Messi, Di Maria; Aguero.

Head Coach: Lionel Scaloni

COLOMBIA (4-3-3): Ospina, Medina, Mina, D. Sanchez, Tesillo; Cuadrado, Barrios, Uribe; James Rodriguez, Falcao, Muriel.

Head Coach: Carlos Queiroz

There are 4 Italian Serie A players called up by Argentina Head Coach Lionel Scaloni in the 23-man Squad for the 2019 Copa America in Brazil.

  • Fiorentina defender German Pezzella
  • Udinese midfielder Rodrigo De Paul
  • Juventus forward Paulo Dybala
  • Inter forward Lautaro Martinez

There are 5 Italian Serie A players called up by Colombia Head Coach Carlos Queiroz in the 23-man Squad for the Copa America:

  • Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina
  • AC Milan defender Cristián Zapata
  • Juventus midfielder Juan Cuadrado
  • Atalanta forward Duván Zapata
  • Fiorentina forward Luis Muriel

 

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Group Stage – Group B

Argentina – Colombia
Saturday 15 June 2019
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador de Bahía, Brazil

19:00 (Local time)

Referee: Roberto Tovar (Chile)

 

 

Copa America 2019 squads / Final 23-man squad

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The Copa America will be played from Friday, Jun 14, 2019 to Sunday, Jul 7, 2019 with 12 teams: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (hosts), Chile (title holders), Colombia, Ecuador, Japan (invited team), Paraguay, Peru, Qatar (invited team), Uruguay, Venezuela.

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Bolivia

Head Coach Eduardo Villegas’ final 23-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Carlos Lampe, Ruben Cordano, Javier Rojas

Defenders: Marvin Bejarano, Diego Bejarano, Luis Haquin, Adrian Jusino, Mario Cuellar, Saul Torres, Roberto Fernandez, Jose Mario Carrasco

Midfielders: Alejandro Chumacero, Raul Castro, Erwin Saavedra, Leonel Justiniano, Samuel Galindo, Fernando Saucedo, Diego Wayar, Paul Arano

Forwards: Marcelo Martins, Gilbert Alvarez, Rodrigo Ramallo, Leonardo Vaca

Brazil

Head Coach Tite’s final 23-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Alisson, Ederson, Cassio

Defenders: Dani Alves, Fagner, Alex Sandro, Filipe Luis, Thiago Silva, Miranda, Marquinhos, Eder Militao

Midfielders: Casemiro, Fernandinho, Arthur, Allan, Lucas Paqueta, Philippe Coutinho

Forwards: Everton, David Neres, Richarlison, Roberto Firmino, Gabriel Jesus, Willian

Chile

Goalkeepers: Gabriel Arias, Brayan Cortes, Yerko Urra

Defenders: Gary Medel, Gonzalo Jara, Mauricio Isla, Jean Beausejour, Paulo Diaz, Guillermo Maripan, Igor Lichnovsky, Oscar Opazo

Midfielders: Arturo Vidal, Charles Aranguiz, Pedro Pablo Hernandez, Erick Pulgar, Diego Valdes, Esteban Pavez

Forwards: Alexis Sanchez, Eduardo Vargas, Jose Pedro Fuenzalida, Nicolas Castillo, Junior Fernandes, Angelo Sagal

Colombia

Head Coach Carlos Queiroz’s final 23-man squad:

Goalkeepers: David Ospina, Camilo Vargas, Alvaro Montero

Defenders: Cristian Zapata, Santiago Arias, Davinson Sanchez, Yerry Mina, William Tesillo, Cristian Borja, Stefan Medina, Jhon Lucumi

Midfielders: Juan Cuadrado, James Rodriguez, Edwin Cardona, Wilmar Barrios, Mateus Uribe, Jefferson Lerma, Gustavo Cuellar

Forwards: Radamel Falcao, Luis Muriel, Roger Martinez, Duvan Zapata, Luis Diaz

Ecuador

Head Coach Hernan Dario Gomez’s final 23-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Alexander Dominguez, Pedro Ortiz, Maximo Banguera

Defenders: Arturo Mina, Roberto Arboleda, Pedro Pablo Velasco, Cristian Ramirez, Xavier Arreaga, Jose Quintero, Beder Caicedo, Gabriel Achilier

Midfielders: Romario Ibarra, Renato Ibarra, Carlos Gruezo, Jefferson Intriago, Antonio Valencia, Ayrton Preciado, Jefferson Orejuela, Andres Chicaiza, Jhegson Mendez

Forwards: Carlos Garces, Angel Mena, Enner Valencia

Japan

Head Coach Hajime Moriyasu’s final 23-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima, Ryosuke Kojima, Keisuke Osako

Defenders: Naomichi Ueda, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Tomoki Iwata, Ko Itakura, Daiki Sugioka, Teruki Hara, Daiki Suga, Yugo Tatsuta

Midfielders: Yuta Nakayama, Gaku Shibasaki, Shoya Nakajima, Takefusa Kubo, Tatsuya Ito, Koji Miyoshi, Kota Watanabe, Hiroki Abe, Taishi Matsumoto

Forwards: Shinji Okazaki, Daizen Maeda, Ayase Ueda

Paraguay

Head Coach Eduardo Berizzo’s final 23-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Antony Silva, Roberto Junior Fernandez, Alfredo Aguilar

Defenders: Gustavo Gomez, Ivan Piris, Bruno Valdez, Junior Alonso, Fabian Balbuena, Juan Escobar, Santiago Arzamendia, Ivan Torres

Midfielders: Oscar Romero, Richard Ortiz, Rodrigo Rojas, Miguel Almiron, Celso Ortiz, Matias Rojas

Forwards: Oscar Cardozo, Hernan Perez, Derlis Gonzalez, Federico Santander, Cecilio Dominguez, Juan Iturbe

Peru

Head Coach Ricardo Gareca’s final 23-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Pedro Gallese, Carlos Caceda, Patricio Alvarez

Defenders: Luis Advincula, Carlos Zambrano, Miguel Trauco, Aldo Corzo, Alexander Callens, Miguel Araujo, Anderson Santamaria, Luis Abram

Midfielders: Yoshimar Yotun, Christian Cueva, Edison Flores, Renato Tapia, Christofer Gonzales, Jesus Pretell, Paolo Hurtado

Forwards: Jefferson Farfan, Paolo Guerrero, Andre Carillo, Raul Ruidiaz, Andy Polo

Qatar

Head Coach Felix Sanchez Bas’ final 23-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Saad Al Sheeb, Youssef Hassan, Mohammed Al Bakri

Defenders: Tareq Salman, Abdulkarim Hassam, Hamed Ismael, , Tameem Al-Muhaza, Assim Madebo, Salem Alhajri, Ahmed Fathy, , Pedro Correira, Al Mahdi Ali, Bassam Husham

Midfielders: Boualem Khoukhi, Karim Boudiaf, Ali Afif, Abdulaziz Hatim, Abdullah Abdul Salam

Forwards: Akram Afif, Hassan Al Haydos, Almoez Ali, Ahmed Al Aaeldin, Ahmed Moein, Abdulaziz Al Ansari

Uruguay

Head Coach  Oscar Tabarez’s final 23-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera, Martin Silva, Martin Campana

Defenders: Diego Godin, Jose Maria Gimenez, Sebastian Coates, Martin Caceres, Marcelo Sarrachi

Midfielders: Giovanni Gonzalez, Diego Laxalt, Lucas Torreira, Matias Vecino, Rodrigo Bentancur, Nahitan Nandez, Federico Valverde, Nicolas Lodeiro, Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Gaston Pereiro

Forward: Edinson Cavani, Cristhian Stuani, Maximiliano Gomez, Jonathan Rodriguez, Luis Suarez

Venezuela

Head Coach Rafael Dudamel’s final 23-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Wuilker Farinez, Rafael Romo, Joel Graterol

Defenders: Roberto Rosales, Mikel Villanueva, Rolf Feltscher, John Chancellor, Yordan Osorio, Ronald Hernandez, Luis Mago

Midfielders: Tomas Rincon, Luis Manuel Seijas, Arquimedes Figuera, Jhon Murillo, Darwin Machis, Junior Moreno, Adalberto Penaranda, Yangel Herrera, Luis Gonzalez, Jefferson Savarino

Forwards: Salomon Rondon, Josef Martinez, Fernando Aristeguieta

 

 

 

UEFA European Qualifiers: Result GREECE 0 – 3 ITALY, Goals by Barella, Insigne, and Bonucci, Saturday 8 June 2019

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30% Ball Possession GREECE and 70% Ball Possession ITALY

Greece 0 – 3 Italy

.                                                                     23′ Nicoló Barella
.                                                                     30′ Lorenzo Insigne
.                                                                     33′ Leonardo Bonucci

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Italy claiming an important away victory on their quest to get a spot in the UEFA EURO 2020.  Italy defeating Greece on Saturday 8 June 2019 for the UEFA European Qualifiers Group J at the OACA Spyros Louis in Athens, Greece.  The three goals of Italy scored by Cagliari midfielder Nicoló Barella in the 23rd minute, Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne in the 30th minute, and Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci in the 33rd minute.

Italy leads Group J with 9 points and a positive goal difference of +11 followed by Finland in the second position with  points and a positive goal difference of +2.

UEFA European Championship Qualifying Standings  Group J
POS Team GP GD PTS
1 Italy 3 +11 9
2 Finland 3 +2 6
3 Greece 3 -1 4
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 -1 4
5 Armenia 3 0 3
6 Liechtenstein 3 -11 0

Great news! It is Italy to open the score silencing the Stadium in the 23rd minute. Cagliari midfielder Nicolò Barella defeating Greece goalkeeper Vasilios Barkas with a right footed shot in the center. The assist is by Torino forward Andrea Belotti.

The second goal arriving in the 30th minute. Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne shining big time delighting the fans. Insigne’s joy after delivering a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by Federico Chiesa.

Italy increasing the score in the 33rd minute. It is Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci to seal the match following a corner conceded by goalkeeper Vasilios Barkas.  Bonucci defeats Barkas with a headed shot in the bottom right corner.  The assist is by Emerson.

Here is ITALY official starting lineup  formation by Head Coach Aggelos Anastasiadis:

GREECE (3-5-2): Barkas; Siovas, Manolas, Sokratis; Samaris, Zeca, Kourbelis, Fortounis, Stafylidis; Kolovos, Masouras.

Here is ITALY official starting lineup  formation by Head Coach Roberto Mancini:

ITALY (4-3-3): Sirigu; Florenzi, Bonucci, Chiellini, Emerson Palmieri; Verratti, Jorginho, Barella; Chiesa, Belotti, Insigne.

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Qualifying round – Group J

Greece 0 – 3 Italy
Saturday 8 June 2019
OACA Spyros Louis
Athens, Greece

11:4

Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
Assistant referees: Gary Beswick (ENG) and Adam Nunn (ENG)
Fourth official: Craig Pawson (ENG)

Goals: 23′ Nicoló Barella (I), 30′ Lorenzo Insigne (I), 33′ Leonardo Bonucci (I)

Official lineups – formations:

GREECE (3-5-2): Barkas; Siovas, Manolas, Sokratis; Samaris, Zeca, Kourbelis, Fortounis, Stafylidis; Kolovos, Masouras.

Subs: Vlachodimos, Paschalakis, Mavrias, Siovas, Bouchalakis, Koulouris, Durmishaj, Mantalos, Siopis, Bakasetas, Pelkas.

Head Coach: Aggelos Anastasiadis.

ITALY (4-3-3): Sirigu; Florenzi, Bonucci, Chiellini, Emerson Palmieri; Verratti, Jorginho, Barella; Chiesa, Belotti, Insigne.

Subs: Cragno, Mirante, Romagnoli, Mancini, Izzo, De Sciglio, Pellegrini, Sensi, Zaniolo, Quagliarella. Bernardeschi, Kean.

Head Coach: Roberto Mancini.

Italy Under-21 Coach Di Biagio announces his 23-man Azzurrini squad for the UEFA European Championship

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Italy Head Coach of the Under-21 National Team Luigi Di Biagio announces his 23-man squad for the European Championship to be played in Italy for the first time from June 16 to June 30, 2019.    

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Tickets to sports events worldwideItaly U-21 is in Group A with Spain, Belgium, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.  As reported by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC),  Italy will kick off on Sunday 16 June at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara in Bologna before facing Poland (Wednesday 19 June, 21:00 CEST in Bologna) and finally Belgium (Saturday 22 June at 21:00 CEST in Reggio Emilia).

Italy Under-21 Squad list for the European Championship

Goalkeepers: Emil Audero (Sampdoria), Alex Meret (Napoli), Lorenzo Montipò (Benevento);

Defenders: Claud Adjapong (Sassuolo), Alessandro Bastoni (Parma), Kevin Bonifazi (Spal), Arturo Calabresi (Bologna), Federico Dimarco (Parma), Gianluca Mancini (Atalanta), Giuseppe Pezzella (Genoa), Filippo Romagna (Cagliari);

Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), Rolando Mandragora (Udinese), Alessandro Murgia (Spal), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Sandro Tonali (Brescia), Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma);

Forwards: Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), Patrick Cutrone (Milan), Moise Bioty Kean (Juventus), Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), Andrea Pinamonti (Frosinone).

Staff – Delegation Head: Massimo Ambrosini; Team Manager: Vincenzo Marinelli; National Teams Co-ordinator: Maurizio Viscidi; Head Coach: Luigi Di Biagio; Secretary: Mauro Vladovich; Assistant Coaches: Massimo Mutarelli, Carmine Nunziata; Fitness Coach: Vito Azzone; Goalkeeper Coach: Antonio Chimenti; Match analyst: Filippo Lorenzon; Doctors: Angelo De Carli and Luca Gatteschi; Nutritionist: Cristian Petri; Physiotherapists: Enzo Paolini, Alfonso Casano, Emiliano Bozzetti. National teams department: Manfredi Martino.

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Italy Under-21 Schedule

Friday 7 June

16:00 Press conference with the Coach

17:00 Training (first 15 minutes open to the press)

Saturday 8 June

10:30 Training (closed)

13:00 Lunch

Training camp to end and players return home

Schedule for the European Championship

Monday 10 June

Meet at 12:00 CEST at the Admiral Park Hotel –  Bologna

16:15            meeting with the press (player)

17:00            training at Casteldebole (open to the public)

Tuesday 11 June 2019

10:00            training (closed-door)

16:15            meeting with the press (player)

17:00            training at Casteldebole (first 15 minutes open to the press)

Wednesday 12 June 2019

11:00            Official photo at Casteldebole

18:00            training at Casteldebole (first 15 minutes open to the press)

Thursday 13 June 2019

10:00            training (closed-door)

16:15            meeting with the press (two players)

17:00            training at Casteldebole (first 15 minutes open to the press)

Friday 14 June 2019

10:30            training (closed-door)

13:30            Exclusive interview with UEFA.COM (Di Biagio and one player)

Saturday 15 June 2019

17:00            UEFA press conference at the Stadio “Dall’Ara”

17:30            training at the “Dall’Ara” in Bologna (first 15 minutes open to the press)

Sunday 16 June 2019

21:00            ITALY – SPAIN at the Stadio “Dall’Ara” in Bologna

Monday 17 June 2019

16:30            meeting with the press (player)

17:30            training at Casteldebole (first 15 minutes open to the press)

Tuesday 18 June 2019

15:30           UEFA press conference at the Stadio “Dall’Ara”

17:30            training at Casteldebole (first 15 minutes open to the press)

Wednesday 19 June 2019

21:00            ITALY – POLAND at the Stadio “Dall’Ara” in Bologna

Thursday 20 June 2019

16:30            meeting with the press (player)

17:30            training at Casteldebole (first 15 minutes open to the press)

Friday 21 June 2019

10:45            training at Casteldebole (first 15 minutes open to the press)

18:00            transfer to the Stadio “Città del Tricolore”

19:15            walk around at the Stadio “Città del Tricolore”  before then heading to the Hotel Boiardo

19:30            UEFA press conference at the Stadio “Città del Tricolore”

Saturday 22 June 2019

21:00            BELGIUM – ITALY at the Stadio “Città del Tricolore” in Reggio Emilia

Saturday 23 June 2019

Players depart from the squad should they be eliminated.

Olympic Play-Off

28 June 21:00 in Cesena

European Championship final 30 June 2019

20:45   Stadio Friuli in Udine