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Italian Serie A and Serie B Players in the 2021 Copa America Quarterfinals – Semifinals – Final

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🏆👉  Here are the Copa America Quarterfinals games to be played on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 July 2021.  I am including also the Italian Serie A and Serie B players called up with their respective national teams.  Ecuador and Paraguay don’t have any Serie A players.

✅– Perú vs. Paraguay – Estadio Olímpico (Goiania), Friday 2 July, 18:00

✅ – Brasil vs. Chile – Estadio Nilton Santos (Río de Janeiro), Friday 2 July, 21:00

✅ – Uruguay vs. Colombia – Estadio Mané Garrincha (Brasilia), Saturday 3 July, 19:00

✅ – Argentina vs. Ecuador – Estadio Olímpico (Goiania), Saturday 3 July, 22:00

 

Note:  Italian Serie A and Serie B players with red.

👉 🇦🇷  Official Argentina squad list for the CONMEBOL Copa América 2021

Goalkeepers: Franco Armani (River Plate), Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa), Agustín Marchesín (Porto) y Juan Musso (Udinese).

Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel (River), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina), Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax), Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina),  Marcos Acuña (Sevilla), Lisandro Martínez (Ajax), Cristian Romero (Atalanta), Nahuel Molina Lucero (Udinese).

Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (PSG), Guido Rodríguez (Betis), Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Ángel Di María (PSG),  Rodrigo De Paul (Udinese), Alejandro Gómez (Sevilla), Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid), Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna).

Forwards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Lautaro Martínez (Inter), Joaquín Correa (Lazio), Julián Álvarez (River), Sergio Agüero (Barcelona) y Nicolás González (Stuttgart).

👉🇧🇷  Official Brazil squad for the CONMEBOL Copa América 2021

Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City) e Weverton (Palmeiras).

Defenders: Alex Sandro (Juventus), Danilo (Juventus), Emerson (Barcelona), Renan Lodi e Felipe (Atlético de Madrid), Éder Militão (Real Madrid), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) and Thiago Silva (Chelsea).

Midfielders: Casemiro (Real Madrid), Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo), Fabinho (Liverpool), Fred (Manchester United) and Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).

Forwards: Everton (Benfica), Gabriel Barbosa (Flamengo), Gabriel Jesús (Manchester City), Neymar (PSG), Richarlison (Everton), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) and Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid).

👉 🇨🇱   Official Chile squad for the CONMEBOL Copa América 2021

Goalkeepers: Claudio Bravo (Betis), Gabriel Arias (Racing) and Gabriel Castellón (Huachipato FC).

Defenders: Daniel González (Santiago Wanderers), Mauricio Isla (Flamengo), Guillermo Maripán (Monaco), Gary Medel (Bologna), Eugenio Mena (Racing), Enzo Roco (Fatih Karagümrük), Francisco Sierralta (Watford) and Sebastián Vegas (Monterrey).

Midfielders: Tomás Alarcón (O’Higgins), Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), Pablo Aránguiz (Universidad de Chile) Claudio Baeza (Toluca), Pablo Galdames (Vélez Sarsfield), Marcelino Núñez (Universidad Católica), Carlos Palacios (Internacional), César Pinares (Grêmio), Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) and Arturo Vidal (Internazionale).

Forwards: Luciano Arriagada (Colo Colo), Ben Brereton (Blackburn), Clemente Montes (Universidad Católica), Jean Meneses (León), Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers), Alexis Sánchez (Internazionale) and Eduardo Vargas (Atlético Mineiro).

👉🇨🇴  Official Colombia squad for the CONMEBOL Copa América 2021

Goalkeepers: Aldair Quintana (Atlético Nacional), Camilo Vargas (Atlas), David Ospina (Nápoli).

Defenders: Carlos Cuesta (Genk), Daniel Muñoz (Genk), Dávinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur), Óscar Murillo (Pachuca), Stefan Medina (Monterrey), William Tesillo (León), Yerry Mina (Everton), Jhon Lucumí (Genk).

Midfielders: Baldomero Perlaza (Atlético Nacional), Juan Guillermo Cuadrado (Juventus), Matheus Uribe (Porto), Sebastián Pérez (Boavista), Wilmar Barrios (Zenit), Yairo Moreno (Pachuca), Edwin Cardona (Boca Juniors), Gustavo Cuéllar (Al-Hilal).

Forwards: Alfredo Morelos (Rangers), Duván Zapata (Atalanta), Luis Díaz (Porto), Luis Fernando Muriel (Atalanta), Miguel Borja (Junior), Rafael Santos Borré (River Plate), Jaminton Campaz (Tolima), Juan Otero (Santos Laguna), Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers).

👉🇵🇪  Official Peru squad for the CONMEBOL Copa América 2021

Goalkeepers: Pedro Gallese (Orlando City), José Carvallo (Universitario) e Carlos Cáceda (FBC Melgar).

Defenders: Aldo Corzo (Universitario), Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal), Luis Abram (Vélez Sarsfield), Miguel Araujo (FC Emmen), Renzo Garcés (club UCV), Christian Ramos (club UCV), Anderson Santamaría (Atlas), Alexander Callens (New York City), Miguel Trauco (Saint Éttiene) and Marcos López (San José Earthquakes).

Midfielders: Renato Tapia (Celta), Martín Távara (Sporting Cristal), Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul), Sergio Peña (FC Emmen), Christian Cueva (Al-Fateh), André Carrillo (Al Hilal), Wilder Cartagena (Godoy Cruz), Alexis Arias (FBC Melgar) and Raziel García (Cienciano)

Forwards: Luis Iberico (FBC Melgar), Gianluca Lapadula (Benevento), Santiago Ormeño (Club León) and Alex Valera (Universitario).

👉🇺🇾  Official Uruguay squad for the CONMEBOL Copa América 2021

Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray) Martín Campaña (Al Batin) Sergio Rochet (Nacional de Uruguay).

Defenders: Diego Godín (Cagliari), José María Giménez (Atlético de Madrid) Sebastián Coates (Sporting de Lisboa) Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), Martín Cáceres (Fiorentina) Giovanni González (Peñarol), Matías Viña (Palmeiras) Camilo Cándido (Nacional).

Midfielders: Lucas Torreira (Atlético de Madrid) Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus) Matías Vecino (Inter), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna) Nahitan Nández (Cagliari), Brian Rodríguez (Almería), Nicolás de la Cruz (River Plate).

Forwards: Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul), Brian Ocampo (Nacional) Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo) Facundo Torres (Peñarol) Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid) Maximiliano Gómez (Valencia), Edinson Cavani (Manchester United).

UEFA Euro 2020: Italy players Acerbi vs Sirigu 2 minutes game, “Guess the Player”

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Oh wow!  I love this brief 2 minute guessing game between Italy Torino goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu and Italy Lazio defender Francesco Acerbi.  The game is about “Guess the Player!”…..

I think it’s a nice way to relax too awaiting for the UEFA Euro 2020 Quarterfinal game against Belgium on Friday 2 July 2021.

  • Quarter Final – Match 46:   🇮🇹  Italy vs Belgium  🇧🇪
    Fri, 02 Jul 2021. Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany

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

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

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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)

 

Front Pages, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Monday 28 June 2021

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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, Monday 28 June 2021.

La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Monday 28 June 2021.

Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Monday 28 June 2021.


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Tutto Sport, Front Page, Monday 28 June 2021.


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