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END GAME!
The referee blows the whistle. Nigeria wins 2-0 over Italy.
97'
SAAAAVEEEES, DESPLANCHES! Sarki comes face to face with the Italy goalkeeper, but Desplanches saves.
94' - GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAL!
FROM NIGERIA! Sunday received a long throw-in, came out in front of Desplanches and touched the goalkeeper: 2-0.
93'
The corner cross produced by Nigeria is comfortably intercepted by one of the defense players.
92'
Nigeria came on the counter-attack, but the Italy defender managed to send it out for a corner.
+8
We will have 8 minutes of overtime.
87'
Substitutions were made. Niccolo Pisilli has replaced Matteo Prati.
stop!
Fredrik is hit in the face and falls. He receives medical attention.
84'
Tommaso Baldanzi takes a quick corner, but Chijioke Aniagboso is well prepared and punches the ball away.
82'
Pressure from Italy. Players want a draw at all costs.
81'
The team works well and leaves Tommaso Baldanzi in good condition for the shot on the edge of the area, but the ball grazes the right post.
79'
Tommaso Baldanzi enters the area and is brought down after an attempted tackle by an opponent, but the referee signals NO penalty!
74'
Abel Ogwuche is penalized for the unfortunate cart. Piero Maza Gomez blows the whistle and signals the foul, making it clear that he will not accept this kind of behavior.
71'
Gabriele Guarino breaks away from her marker inside the penalty area and time her leap to take the corner. Despite being in front of goal, her header goes wide of the right post.
68'
Baldanzi carries the ball, takes it to the middle and finishes. The ball is deflected out for a corner.
65'
Victor Ehuwa Eletu is having a really unpleasant time right now. Let's find out how serious the injury is.
60' - GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAL!
FROM NIGERIA! Salim Fago opens the score. He received the cross in the small area and, with a quick-fix, he scored: 1:0.
53'
Nigeria was in danger! Desplanches came out of his goal and saved at the feet of Salim. Sunday's close-range volley was on its way to a great goal, but Ghilardi saved on the line.
50'
Solomon Agbalaka (Nigeria) is injured. Sebastiano Desplanches (Italy) is down on the pitch after the entrance and medical staff are called to his aid.
48'
Bameyi makes the cut, pulls it inside and shoots from the edge of the area. Desplanches saves. On the left side, the Italy defense sends a corner kick.
45'
In the first chance, Italy came with danger. Ambrosino fifinalized, but the Nigeria defense saved.
RESTARTS
All in for the second leg of Italy-Nigeria
HALFTIME!
End of the first half and no goals for Italy-Nigeria
48'
Baldanzi takes a long shot, Aniagboso sends it to the corner, but almost misses. It would be Italy's first goal.
+4
We will have 4 minutes of extra time before the end of the first half.
41'
Fredrick receives the yellow card after a foul on Baldanzi. It is the first yellow card of the match.
40'
Benjamin Frederick sends a cross into the box, pushed away by an opponent. The ball goes out of play. Nigeria has a corner kick in its favor.
NO PENALTY!
There was a touch of the hand, a penalty could have been awarded, but there was an Italian foul on the previous play. So the penalty was not awarded.
VAR
Judge went to the monitor to check the possible penalty for Italy.
35'
Pafundi crosses from the right, but the defense moves away. Then another cross and the ball explodes in the defense. Italy's players ask for a penalty.
31'
SAAAAAVEEEES, Desplanches! Salem Fago receives on the edge of the area, shoots dangerously and Desplanches sends it to the corner. It's still 0-0.
27'
Jude Sunday receives at the edge of the area, finishes with danger, but a ball passes to the left of the goal.
24'
It appears that Lawal Salem Fago was seeing red due to the force of its entry. Piero Maza Gomez will not tolerate this behavior on the pitch and therefore whistles the foul.
21'
ON THE BEAM! Cesare Casadei receives the ball inside the area and sends a quick shot. The ball explodes against the crossbar!
19'
Simone Pafundi took the corner, but failed to threaten the goal. The ball flew towards the opponent's players, who cleared the shot.
18'
Casadei takes a shot from a distance, without force, but Aniagboso sent it to the corner.
15'
Sunday Jude sends in a corner kick, but one of the defenders goes up in the air and pushes the ball away with a header.
13'
Mattia Zanotti brings his opponent down with a cart. Piero Maza Gomez stops the match and gives only a verbal warning instead of a card.
11'
Casadei leaves his arm in the marker and the referee commits a foul.
08'
Daka takes a dangerous shot from outside the box, but it goes wide of Desplanches' goal.
03'
Samson Lawal committed the foul when he was too aggressive in contesting for the ball.
01'
Lawal Salem Fago attempts a shot that goes into the middle of the goal. It's an easy job for the goalkeeper, it will take more than that to test him.
START THE GAME!
Ball rolling for Italy-Nigeria
5 MINUTES!
Italy vs. Nigeria in the Malvinas Argentinas Stadium for the U-20 World Cup
Nigeria:
In Nigeria's last game in the U-20 World Cup, the team reached the round of 16, where they were surprised by Senegal and ended up being eliminated from the competition.
To get to this season, Nigeria needed to reach the top four in the Cup of Nations and thus guaranteed their participation.
Like the Italians, the team won the first duel against the Dominican Republic, 2-1.
Italy XI:
Desplanches, Zanotti, Ghilardi, Guarino, Giovane, Faticanti, Prati, Casadei, Bladanzi, Pafundi, Ambrosino.
Nigeria XI:
Aniagboso, Daniel Bameyi, Agbalaka, Ogwueche, Fredrick, Daniel Daga, Jude Sunday, Victor Eletu, Samson Lawal, Salim Fago, Ibrahim Muhammad.
Italy is seeking its first-ever title
Member of Group D, Italy is seeking its first-ever title in the competition. The closest they came was in 2017, when they won bronze. This year, the team had a brilliant debut, beating Brazil 3-2.
Before starting the U-20 World Cup, Italy played six friendly matches. In all, four wins and two draws were achieved.
Facts!
Italy won the first match of the U-20 World Cup 2023. Nigeria defeated its opponent with two goals in the first round.
Both teams complete Group D. Cesare Casadei scored twice in the match against Brazil.
Italy
With a better team than Nigeria, Italy is the favorite to get a result in this duel. The team took a good step in their debut in the competition by scoring three goals in the first match. Moreover, they are undefeated in seven games.
2 or more goals
Based on the above guess, both teams scored more than once in the first game, playing strong teams. Thus, for this game the result should be no different and the score will end with more than 1.5 goals.
1 HOUR!
One hour to go before the ball starts rolling for Italy-Nigeria in the U-20 World Cup
Channels for the Italy-Nigeria match on TV and in real time?
Italy-Nigeria
Group D, round 2, of the U-20 World Cup
Date: May 24, 2023
Time: 2:00 p.m. (ET)
Venue: Malvinas Argentinas Stadium
Broadcast: SporTV, closed TV, and Fifa+, streaming
When is the Italy vs Nigeria match and how to watch it LIVE and in real time?
The match between Italy x Nigeria will start at 2 pm, being played at the Malvinas Argentinas Stadium, valid for the 2nd round of Group D of the U-20 World Cup. The duel will be broadcast on SporTV, on cable TV, and Fifa+, on streaming. You can check everything here on VAVEL Brazil.
Probable roster for Italy:
Zacchi; Zanotti, Guarino, Ghilardi e Giovane; Prati, Degli Innocenti e Casadei; Baldanzi; Montevago e Ambrosino.
Probable roster for Nigeria:
C. Aniagboso, Abel Ogwuche, B. Fredrick, S. Agbalaka, D. Bameyi, D. Daga, T. Nadi, S. Lawal, Jude Sunday, I. Muhammad.
Cesare Casadei
Cesare Casadei, 20, is a Chelsea athlete, but is currently on loan at Reading. In the first game of the competition the youngster left his mark twice and should be one of the big names in the U-20 World Cup 2023.
Nigeria's debut:
Nigeria made it all the way to the 2023 U-20 World Cup after qualifying among the top four teams in the Nations Cup. In their last participation in the tournament, the team stopped in the round of 16, when they were eliminated by Senegal.
In their first match in the competition, the team had a good debut, beating the Dominican Republic, 2-1.
Italy x Nigeria
Italy and Nigeria face each other on Wednesday (24), at 3 pm (Brasília), in the Malvina Argentinas Stadium, for the 2nd round of Group D of the under-20 World The match can be viewed at SporTV, on closed TV, and Fifa+, on streaming.
Both Nigeria and Italy won their matches of the first round of the U-20 World Cup. Italy beat Brazil 3-2 in their opening match, while Nigeria beat the Dominican Republic 2-1.
The Italians, having scored more goals, are the group leaders, while Nigeria is in second place.
Group D
With the opening result, Italy leads Group D ahead of Nigeria, who beat the Dominican Republic 2-1 in the preliminary round, and is just behind. Closing the group, we have Brazil in third place and the Dominican Republic closing the standings after the first round of the U-20 World Cup.
Italy's debut:
Italy faced the Brazilian National Team in a match valid for the group phase of the U-20 World Cup. With an overwhelming first half, the Italians took no notice of the Brazilians and won 3-2, leaving Brazil's situation in the competition delicate.
The match started with a lot of excitement, with Italy giving a preview of what would happen in the following minutes. Thus, at 10', the Italians opened the scoring with Prati, who counted with a slight deviation in the area and appeared to stuff the net. The Brazilian team, in turn, tried to respond with some quick attacks, but could not take danger to the Italian goal.
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