Today’s complicated day forItaly, even on a superstitious level. The Azzurri, in fact, are playing against Croatia for the round of the 2024 European Championships on an inauspicious date in a footballing sense for Italian history. In two circumstances, in fact, the June 24th an elimination took place from an important event for the team now coached by Spalletti.
Slovakia and Uruguay: blue kryptonite
The first of the two blue exits that occur today dates back to 2010 World Cup, scheduled for South Africa. Reigning world champion Italy enters the World Championships with a full belly, so much so that they did not go beyond a draw against two certainly not irreproachable opponents such as Paraguay and New Zealand. We need the victory against the freshman Slovakia to be sure of going through, but Hamsik and his teammates won 3-2. The goals from Di Natale and Quagliarella were useless: Italy thus defended in the worst possible way the title won 4 years earlier in Germany.
4 years pass, the players, the coach and the location change, but not the final outcome or the date on which it is played. On 24 June 2014, in fact, the Azzurri were called to get a result againstUruguay to access the eighth gods World Cup 2014 in Brazil. For the points and goal difference situation, a draw with Celeste would be enough, but they won 1-0 with Godin’s seal. Match also known for coach Prandelli’s resignation of Balotelli after the first 45 minutes and for Suarez’s bite of Chellini. Another bitter page dated June 24th: Spalletti, his boys and all the Azzurri fans hope it will be the last.
