Italy is scared, but guarantees victory against North Macedonia

This Friday, the 17th, the Italy received the North Macedoniain a match valid for Euro 2024 qualifiers. After a great first half, the Italians were surprised in the second half, but managed to confirm their 5-2 victory in the final stretch.

With Italy clearly dominating the first half, the home team played calmly. Even with some efforts, North Macedonia was unable to even scare the Italian defense. On the other hand, the four-time world champion opened the scoring in the 16th minute, with Darmianafter a good corner kick in the penalty area.

Afterwards, Italy successfully controlled the match, without giving many spaces to their opponents, but maintaining the offensive rhythm. After a few attempts, the Italian team found the net again with Chiesa, at 41′, who finished masterfully from outside the area. However, the attacker still had another opportunity and increased the lead on the scoreboard again. Interval! 3 to 0.

On the way back to the second stage, Italy seemed calm enough to control the result, but the opposing team was not at all satisfied with what happened. Therefore, with three changes at halftime, Macedonia resumed the match with a different impetus. With just six minutes, Atanasov he dodged a header and scored to score.

In the 28th minute, Atanasov scored again, this time with a shot from outside the area, which complicated the situation for Italy, who seemed to be comfortable with the partial advantage. However, Scraper managed to score the Italians’ fourth and alleviated the situation. He still had time to El Shaarawy Write down yours and finish counting. End of the game! 5 to 2.