Friendly - Friendly
16-06-2015 Lancy (Geneva - Switzerland), Stade de Genève (Stade de la Praille) h. 20.45 (Friend)
PORTUGAL-ITALY 1-0
goalscorers: Eder 52
PORTUGAL: Beto, Vieirinha (Cedric 46), Fonte, Bruno Alves (Carriço 59), Fabio Coentrao (Eliseu 25), Moutinho, Danilo, Tiago (Adrien Silva 46), Quaresma (Pizzi 87), Eder, Varela (Nani 76) - Coach Santos
ITALY: Sirigu, De Sciglio (Pasqual 73), Ranocchia, Bonucci, Darmian, Soriano (Vazquez 58), Pirlo, Bertolacci (Parolo 76), Candreva (Gabbiadini 65), Immobile (Matri 74), El Shaarawy (Sansone N. 68) - Coach Count Antonio
ARBITRO: Studer (Switzerland)
NOTES: A victory was needed. To become a standard head in the qualifying draw in Russia 2018, first of all. And then to raise the percentage of successes (now is 50%) of c.t. Antonio Conte in National. Completely failed mission. Against Portugal, friendly in Geneva, Italy not only does not celebrate, but loses the first game in technical management in ten official races. It decides an Eder goal at the beginning of the second half. And his braids become the symbol of a nightclub. Conte does not reserve any surprises than the eve forecast.
In the door there is Sirigu, after the injury of Buffon in Croatia. Darmian, Ranocchia, Bonucci and De Sciglio the four behind. Soriano and Bertolacci from inside, captain Pirlo in the direction booth. In front of Candreva-Immobile-El Shaarawy. There is no Cristiano Ronaldo in Portugal. Tiago and Quaresma the old knowledge of Serie A, Varela the present, although not the future (discounted his farewell to Parma). Ready and forth, the first acute is of Pirlo: poisonous punishment on which Beto puts his fists. Italy is there and pushes. Embroidering the game is always the captain, particularly inspired.
Dai suoi lanci nascono nei primi 10' un paio di situazioni invitanti per Immobile, cui manca però la zampata decisiva. L'attaccante del Borussia Dortmund si muove molto, ma difetta spesso e volentieri in precisione. Una costante nella sua (sfortunata) stagione. Non è da meglio, a proposito di dea bendata, Fabio Coentrao, che al 23' alza bandiera bianca per un problema muscolare. Entra Eliseu, altro volto noto (chi se lo ricorda alla Lazio?) e presto un fattore sulla fascia sinistra. ERRORI — Senza le unghiate di CR7, il Portogallo in avvio pare un gattino mansueto.
The blues, however, put us on their own to make it a small tiger. First Sirigu pieccia with his feet and soon Varela does not slip the blue door (brave Ranocchia to save on the line). Then on the 36' is the same Ranocchia to miss a convenient distrust, serving Joao Moutinho at the limit: the goalkeeper of the Psg this time fixes blocking in two times. For the show how to hurt yourself. On the other side El Shaarawy drunk Tiago and shoots out of a blow with the right around. It is the first lightning of Pharaoh, encouraging.
Athletically, Milan's talent is at stake and it can be seen when he goes away in tunnels in Vieirinha with a disarming ease. Italy, however, slowly turns out, with the fall of Pirlo. And El Sha's gone too fast. At the interval, no change between blues. A precise signal. It'll be a friendly one, but Conte wants to win. Fifty seconds and Soriano vents the crossroads with his left. Then at 5' Bonucci hits the pole by collecting with his shoulder a punishment of Pirlo.
You expect from one moment to another the blue goal and instead two minutes later a great progression of Eliseu triggers Quaresma, which crosses (with so much of trivela...) Eder fishing a few steps from Sirigu. Bonucci surprised behind him, take off cause. It is the 1-0 of Portugal, at the best time in Italy, which accuses the blow. The newly-income Adrien Silva for a short time does not lay down the k.o. shot (rasoterra a lato). In Vazquez, from 4-3-3 to 4-2-3-1, but it is Portugal now doing the good and bad weather.
At 20' first Joao Moutinho and then Quaresma can't end up on the net just a few meters from the door of Sirigu. Brivid. The reaction of the National is all in a convulsive action, with Darmian to touch the pole with his left to beat Beto. The c.t. tries to shake the team with changes. Portugal risks in the final: Beto "miracoleggia" on Gabbiadini and Vazquez, Ranocchia with his left kicking side in mischia. The last flashes. Conte raises white flag, and for him it is always a problem, because the k.o. hurts also in friendly.
Especially thinking about the World Championship... (from the website "La Gazzetta dello Sport on-line")