Italy has qualified for the quarterfinals of the Under-21 European Championship, with one matchday to spare. In Trnava, the Azzurrini beat hosts Slovakia 0-1 and advance from the group: a match that saw the two Cagliari players called up for the tournament face off, with Matteo Prati and Adam Obert both starting.
Six minutes and Italy is already ahead: the ball is forward for the good protection of Gnonto, who avoids the sliding intervention of Obert and serves Casadei on the center-left for the diagonal of the advantage once he enters the penalty area . It is the decisive goal, both for the victory and for the qualification.
In the second half, at 65', a corner from the right and a header from Coppola is blocked by a defender, Pirola has a good chance to double the score but kicks high from an excellent position. At 83', coach Nunziata replaced Prati with Ghilardi . In the last minute before injury time, Desplanches was decisive on a close-range deflection from Nebyla.
In the other match of the group, Spain beat Romania 2-1 in a comeback , overturning the result in the last five minutes. Group A will be completed on Tuesday at 21:00 with Romania-Slovakia (both with zero points, already eliminated) and Spain-Italy (both with full points, the winner is first).