Category Archives: UEFA EURO 2020

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, Wednesday 30 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, Wednesday 30 June 2021.

La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Wednesday 30 June 2021.

Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Wednesday 30 June 2021.


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Tutto Sport, Front Page, Wednesday 30 June 2021.


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UEFA Euro 2020 Quarterfinals games on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 July 2021 – Calendar – Venues

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  Here are the UEFA Euro 2020 Quarterfinals games on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 July 2021.

  • Quarter Final – Match 45:  🇨🇭 Switzerland vs Spain  🇪🇸
    Fri, 02 Jul 2021. Gazprom Arena (Krestovsky Stadium) , Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Quarter Final – Match 46:   🇮🇹  Italy vs Belgium  🇧🇪
    Fri, 02 Jul 2021. Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
  • Quarter Final – Match 47:    🇨🇿  Czech Republic vs Denmark  🇩🇰
    Sat, 03 Jul 2021. Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Quarter Final – Match 48:  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿  England vs Ukraine 🇺🇦
    Sat, 03 Jul 2021. Stadio Olimpico (Roma), Rome, Italy

 

My predictions……… and yours?

Italy: Ciro Immobile about Lorenzo Insigne ‘s practical jokes

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Having a good time…. Italy forward Ciro Immobile commenting on his teammates Lorenzo Insigne jokes…  “With his jokes he will make me take a cuddly!”  Surely, the atmosphere is positive and enthusiasm among the players makes it even easier to get along. Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne regularly creating practical jokes to Ciro Immobile.

The  🇮🇹   Italian team is preparing for the UEFA Euro 2020 Quarterfinals against  🇧🇪  Belgium on Friday 2 July 2021 at the Football Arena Munich in Germany at 21:00.

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

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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