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UEFA Euro Round of 2020: Result SWEDEN 1 – 2 UKRAINE, Tuesday 29 June 2021

Atalanta, Bologna, Juventus, Sampdoria, UEFA EURO 2020

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46% Ball Possession SWEDEN and 54% Ball Possession UKRAINE
Sweden 1 – 2 Ukraine
43′ Emil Forsberg                                 27′ Zinchenko
.                                                                 121′ Artem Dovbyk

Ukraine  win the UEFA  Euro Round of 16 game defeating in extra time Sweden on Tuesday 29 June 2021 at the Parken Stadium.    Ukraine qualified to the Quarterfinals against England  on Saturday 3 July!    Sweden remained with 10 players since the 99th minute when Marcus Danielson got a red card.

Sweden ended up as the winners of Group E with seven points and posting a +2 goal differential through wins against Poland and Slovakia and a 0-0 draw against Spain.  Ukraine made it to the knockout stages with three points and a -1 goal differential despite playing in the easiest group of the tournament.  Ukraine got the best draw finishing third in their group.

✅ Italian Serie A players with 🇸🇪 Sweden National team:

  • Juventus midfielder Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) 69′ yellow card and replaced in the 97th minute by Robin Quaison
  • Sampdoria midfielder Albin Ekdal (Sweden) played all game
  • Bologna midfielder Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) not listed

✅ Italian Serie A players with 🇺🇦 Ukraine National team:

  • Atalanta midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) in the 61st minute he replaced Mykola Shaparenko.

Congrats to ex-AC Milan player and now Coach of Ukraine Andriy Schevchenko for the qualification to the Quarterfinals and to Atalanta defender Ruslan Malinovskyi.

Ukraine opening the score in the 27th minute. Oleksandr Zinchenko defeating Sweden goalkeeper Robin Olsen with a left footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Andriy Yarmolenko. This is Zinchenko’s 7th goal with Ukraine.

Sweden equalizing for the 1-1 in the 43rd minute. Emil Forsberg defeating Ukraine goalkeeper Georgiy Bushchan with a left footed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Alexander Isak. Forsberg is the first Swedish player to score 4 goals at a single EURO final tournament.

Problems for Sweden remaining with 10 players since the 99th minute.

The winner goal arriving in extra time in the 121st minute!

Click the video to watch Sweden vs Ukraine highlights on Tuesday 29 June 2021

UEFA Euro 2020
Round of 16

Sweden 1 – 2 Ukraine
Tuesday 29 June 2021
Hampden Park
Copenhagen, Denmark

21:00

Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Fabiano Preti (ITA)
Fourth Official: Davide Massa (ITA)
Reserve AR: Stefano Alassio (ITA)
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
AVAR 1: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
AVAR 2: Filippo Meli (ITA)
AVAR 3: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas (SCO)

Goals: 27′ Zinchenko (U), 43′ Emil Forsberg (S), 121′ Artem Dovbyk (U)

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

SWEDEN (4-4-2): Olsen; Lustig, Lindelof, Danielson, Augustinsson; Larsson, Olsson, Ekdal, Forsberg; Isak, Kulusevski.

UKRAINE (4-3-3): Bushchan, Karavaev, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Kryvtsov; Stepanenko, Sydorchuk, Zinchenko, Yarmolenko, Yaremchuk, Shaparenko.

Head Coach: Andriy Schevchenko

Front Pages, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Tuesday 29 June 2021

Atalanta, Copa America, Front Pages Newspapers, Inter Milan, Italian National Team, Juventus, Lazio, SSC Napoli, Torino FC, UEFA EURO 2020

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Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Tuesday 29 June 2021.

La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Tuesday 29 June 2021.

Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Tuesday 29 June 2021.


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Tutto Sport, Front Page, Tuesday 29 June 2021.


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Copa America: Result URUGUAY 1 – 0 PARAGUAY, Monday 28 June 2021

ACF Fiorentina, Cagliari, Copa America, Inter Milan, Juventus

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49% Ball Possession URUGUAY and 51% Ball Possession PARAGUAY

   Uruguay 1 – 0 Paraguay 

20′ Edinson Cavani

Uruguay win the 2021 Copa America group-stage defeating Paraguay on Monday 28 June 2021 in Rio de Janeiro. The good news is that Uruguay and Paraguay have already advanced to the knockout stage of the tournament.  These are how the quarterfinals stand:

📌Friday 2 July
🇵🇪 *Perú🆚Paraguay🇵🇾

🇧🇷 *Brasil🆚*Chile 🇨🇱

📌Saturday 3 July
🇺🇾*Uruguay🆚*Colombia🇨🇴

🇦🇷 *Argentina🆚Ecuador🇪🇨

✅ Italian Serie A Players with Uruguay National Team

  • Cagliari defender Diego Godín played the first 45 minutes and replaced by Sebastián Coates
  • Fiorentina defender Martín Cáceres replaced Matías Vecino in the 57th minute
  • Juventus midfieder Rodrigo Bentancur played all game and chosen “Best Player of the Match”
  • Inter midfielder Matías Vecino played 57 minutes and replaced by Martin Caceres.
  • Cagliari midfielder Nahitan Nánde played all game

 

✅  No Serie A players with Paraguay National Team

Uruguay starting lineup against Paraguay

Uruguay opening the score in the 20th minute with the ex-Palermo and ex-Napoli forward Edinson Cavani converting a penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner. Penalty is conceded by Ángel Romero.

Click the video to watch Uruguay vs Paraguay highlights on Monday 28 June 2021

Copa America
Group A

Uruguay 1 – 0 Paraguay
Monday 28 June 2021
Estádio Nilton Santos

17:00

Referee: Raphael Claus (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Danilo Manis (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Pires (BRA)
Fourth Official: Guillermo Guerrero (ECU)
VAR: Wagner Reway (BRA)
AVAR: Christian Lescano (ECU)
Referee Assessor: Emerson Carvalho (BRA)

Goals: 20′ Edinson Cavani (U)

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

Uruguay: Fernando Muslera; Matías Viña, José Giménez, Diego Godin, Nahitan Nández; Rodrigo Bentancur, Matias Vecino, Federico Valverde; Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Nicolás de la Cruz, Edinson Cavani.

Paraguay: Antony Silva; Alberto Espinola, Robert Rojas, Junior Alonso, Omar Alderete; Braian Samudio, Mathias Villasanti, Gastón Giménez, Ángel Romero; Miguel Almirón, Gabriel Avalos.

 

UEFA Euro 2020 Round of 16: Result FRANCE 3 (4) – 3 (5) SWITZERLAND, Monday 28 June 2021

Atalanta, Juventus, Torino FC, UEFA EURO 2020

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53% Ball Possession FRANCE and 47% Ball Possession SWITZERLAND
France 3 – 3 Switzerland
57′ Karim Benzema                  15′ Haris Seferovic
59′ Karim Benzema                  81′ Haris Seferovic
Paul Pogba                                   90′  Mario Gravanovic

Unexpected! France, current World Cup Champion, defeated in penalty shootouts by Switzerland winning the UEFA Round of 16 game on Monday 28 June 2021 at the National Arena in Bucharest. Switzerland goalkeeper becoming the hero when saving Kylian Mbappé’s penalty to claim the qualification to the Quarterfinals.  Switzerland will play against Spain in the Euro 2020 quarter-finals in Saint Petersburg on Friday 2 July.  France finished first in the group of death, while Switzerland managed to qualify as one of the four best third-placed teams.

✅  Italian Serie A players with 🇫🇷  France National team

  •  Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot (France)

✅  Serie A Players called up for 🇨🇭  Switzerland National team

  • Torino defender Ricardo Rodríguez  (Switzerland) played 87 minutes, got a yellow card in the 62nd minute and replaced by Admir Mehmedi
  • Atalanta midfielder Remo Freuler (Switzerland) played all game

Switzerland opening the score in the 15th minute. It is Haris Seferovic to defeat France goalkeeper with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Steven Zuber.

Oops… Switzerland had the chance to go for the 2-0 in the 55th minute. Yet, France goalkeeper saved Ricardo Rodríguez left footed shot penalty in the bottom left corner.

France equalizing in the 57th minute.  Forward Karim Benzema defeating Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer with a left footed shot to the center. The assist is by Kylian Mbappé.

In the 81st minute, Haris Seferovic from very close range with a headed shot shortening the distance for the 3-2

Switzerland extending the game to extra time after equalizing for the 3-3 in he 90th minute. Mario Gavranovic equalizing for Switzerland with a right footed shot to the center.


Penalty shootouts


Click the video to watch France vs Switzerland highlights on Monday 28 June 2021

UEFA Euro 2020
Round of 16

France 3 – 3 Switzerland
National Arena Bucharest
Bucharest

21:00

Referee: Fernando Rapallini (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Belatti (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Bonfa (ARG)
Fourth Official: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Reserve AR: Marcin Boniek (POL)
VAR: Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP)
AVAR 1: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP)
AVAR 2: Inigo Prieto Lopez (ESP)
AVAR 3: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras (GRE)

Goals: 15′ Haris Seferovic (S), 57′ Karim Benzema (F), 59′ Karim Benzema (F), 75′ Paul Pogba (F), 81′ Haris Seferovic (S)

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

France (3-4-1-2): Hugo Lloris (capt); Raphael Varane, Clement Lenglet, Presnel Kimpembe; Benjamin Pavard, N’Golo Kante, Paul Pogba, Adrien Rabiot; Antoine Griezmann; Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema

Coach: Didier Deschamps (France)

Switzerland (3-4-1-2): Yann Sommer; Nico Elvedi, Manuel Akanji, Silvan Widmer; Steven Zuber, Remo Freuler, Granit Xhaka (capt), Ricardo Rodriguez; Xherdan Shaqiri; Breel Embolo, Haris Seferovic

Coach: Vladimir Petkovic (Switzerland)

 

UEFA Euro 2020 Round of 16: Result CROATIA 3 – 5 SPAIN, Monday 28 June 2021

AC Milan, Atalanta, Genoa, Inter Milan, Juventus, SSC Napoli, UEFA EURO 2020

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33% Ball Possession CROATIA and 67% Ball Possession SPAIN
  Croatia 3 – 5 Spain
20′ Unai Simón (own goal)       38′ Pablo Sarabia
85′ Mislav Orsic                             57′ César Azpilicueta
92′ Mario Pasalic                          77 ‘ Ferran Torres
.                                                        100′ Álvaro Morata
.                                                        103’ Mikel Oyarzabal

Spain win the UEFA Euro 2020 Round of 16 defeating in extra time Croatia on Monday 28 June 2021 at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark.  This was a thriller! Croatia finished second in Group D, while Spain finished unbeaten in second in Group E.  Spain will face either France or Switzerland in the quarter-finals on Friday, July 2 in St Petersburg.

✅ Italian Serie A  players with 🇭🇷  Croatia National team

  • Inter midfielder Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia)
  • Genoa midfielder Milan Baldelj (Croatia)
  • Atalanta midfielder Mario Pasalic (Croatia)
  • Inter forward Ivan Perisic (Croatia)
  • AC Milan forward Ante Rebic (Croatia)

✅ Italian Serie A players with 🇪🇸  Spain National team

  • Napoli midfielder Fabian Ruiz (Spain)
  • Juventus forward Alvaro Morata (Spain)

What a blow! Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón distracted “out of focus” and PUFF! In the 20th minute, there is the own goal giving the lead to Croatia.

Spain equalizing for the 1-1 in the 38th minute. It is Pablo Sarabia to defeat Croatia goalkeeper with a left footed shot.

Spain taking the lead in the 57th minute. It is César Azpilicueta to score for the 2-1 from very close range with a headed shot to the center. The assist is by Ferran Torres. This is Azpilicueta’s first ever international goal becoming Spain’s oldest ever goalscorer at the European Championships at 31 years old and 304 days.

Spain just gaining momentum while Croatia slowing down. In the 77th minute, Spain leading 3-1, Ferran Torres scoring with a left footed shot to the center. The assist is by Pau Torres.

Croatia shortening the distance in the 85th minute scoring for the 2-3. Mislav Orsic from very close range with a right footed shot to the center.

Say what!!! Croatia just energized and there you go equalizing for the 3-3 in the 92nd minute. Mario Pasalic with a headed shot to the center. The assist is by Mislav Orsic.

More Serie A in action. Juventus forward Álvaro Morata breaking the draw for the 4-3 in the 100th minute. Morata with a left footed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Dani Olmo.

Spain just inspired and highly motivated scoring for the 5-3 in the 103rd minute. It is Mikel Oyarzabal to score with a left footed to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Dani Olmo.

Click the video to watch Croatia vs Spain highlights

 

UEFA Euro 2020

Round of 16

Croatia 3 – 5 Spain
Monday 28 June 2021
Parken Stadium
Copenhagen, Denmark

18:00

Referee: Cüneyt Çakir (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Bahattin Duran (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR)
Fourth Official: Andreas Ekberg (SWE):
Reserve AR: Mehmet Culum (SWE)
VAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
AVAR 1: Christian Dingert (GER)
AVAR 2: Christian Gittelmann (GER)
AVAR 3: Pawel Gil (POL)
Referee Observer: Bo Karlsson (SWE)

Goals: 20′ Unai Simón (own goal), 38′ Pablo Sarabia (S), 57′ César Azpilicueta (S), 85′ Mislav Orsic (C), 92′ Mario Pasalic (C), 100′ Álvaro Morata (S),  103′ Mikel Oyarzabal (S)

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

Spain (4-3-3): Unai Simón; Azpilicueta, Eric García, Laporte, Gayà; Koke, Busquets, Pedri; Ferran Torres, Morata, Sarabia.

Subs: De Gea, D Llorente, Pau Torres, M Llorente, Moreno, Thiago, Sánchez, Rodri, Fabian, Jordi Alba, Olmo, Oyarzabal.

Head Coach: Luis Enrique

Croatia (4-3-3): Livakovic; Juranovic, Caleta-Car, Vida, Gvardiol; Brozovic, Modric, Kovacic; Vlasic, Petkovic, Rebic.

Subs: Vrsaljko, Brekalo, Kramaric, Kalinic, Budimir, Pasalic, Skoric, Orsic, Badelj, Sluga, Bradaric, Ivanusec.