Lots of goals and three points: this is how the adventure beginsItaly U21 to the Maurice Revello Tournament. The blues overcome 4-3 the U19s of Japan at the end of a game full of twists and turns. Coach Carmine Nunziata’s boys thus achieved their first victory in group B. The protagonists of the match were Raimondo, who scored a brace, Fini and Fabbian, who once again proved to be head and shoulders above the category. Also on the pitch as starters are the Juventus players Hasa and Turicchia, protagonists of a great ride with the Next Gen.
Italy-Japan U21, the story of the match
Italy takes the lead after just 10 minutes: Hasa tries a curling shot from inside the area but it is blocked, then Finish he is the quickest to hit the mark. The Azzurri make the technical difference count and in the 22nd minute they double their lead with Fabbian, cold from eleven meters, after a penalty awarded for a foul by Goto on Fini. After two turns of the clock, Japan also shows up and hits the crossbar. A first wake-up call before the network Shiogai at the end of the first half. The Ternana striker (on loan from Bologna) will take care of it at game time Raymond to bring Nunziata’s team back to the double advantage. Italy gets distracted and the opponents return to the game: Ndour loses a bad ball in midfield and Shiogai is unforgiving on the restart, achieving his personal double. At 71′ Raymond find the double with a header following the development of a set piece. However, the Italians just couldn’t finish the match calmly and with five to go they conceded Shiogai hat-trick. In the final minutes Hasa, Turicchia and their teammates manage to resist and win the first three points in the fiftieth edition of the Toulon Tournament.
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