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Goals and Highlights

June 18, 2022 8:14 PM ET

93'

It's over! Italy pulls out the victory after a hard-fought duel.

June 18, 2022 3:55 PM ET

89'

Andrei's powerful shot, but the goalkeeper ends up holding the ball.

June 18, 2022 3:47 PM ET

83'

Sali's cross, but Turiccia ends up intervening and cuts the ball well.

June 18, 2022 3:41 PM ET

75'

Italy looks for the second, but Romania is well positioned at the back.

June 18, 2022 3:34 PM ET

68'

Romania change. Cubis and Radaslavescu are replaced by Pantea and Popescu.

June 18, 2022 3:26 PM ET

66'

Goal, goal, goal for Italy! Volpato counter-attacks after a series of attempts on goal, and ends up putting Italy ahead.

June 18, 2022 3:24 PM ET

57'

Change from Italy. Volpato replaces Baldanzi

June 18, 2022 3:14 PM ET

53'

Goal, goal, goal for Romania! Andrei sends a lethal shot that Despanches can't keep out of the path of his goal.

June 18, 2022 3:10 PM ET

47'

Goal, goal, goal for Italy! Baldanzi recovers the ball and sends in a lethal shot from the halfway line to open the scoring.

June 18, 2022 3:04 PM ET

46'

Change of Romania. Andrei replaces Bodisteanu.

June 18, 2022 3:04 PM ET

45'

The action resumes for the second half.

June 18, 2022 3:03 PM ET

45+1'

The first half is over, Italy and Romania are tied at 0-0 at halftime.

June 18, 2022 2:47 PM ET

41'

Baldanzi's shot, but Popa ends up deflecting and again prevents the scoreboard from opening.

June 18, 2022 2:42 PM ET

34'

Baldanzi is looking for a pass, but the Romanian defense ends up preventing the ball from going through.

June 18, 2022 2:35 PM ET

27'

Italy dominates the match, but fails to convert its supremacy into a goal.

June 18, 2022 2:33 PM ET

19'

Close! Fabbian's shot, but Popa ends up saving the first.

June 18, 2022 2:20 PM ET

9'

The match is still very tight in the midfield, with both teams looking for the opponent's goal.

June 18, 2022 2:11 PM ET

0'

Slovakia is underway.

June 18, 2022 2:05 PM ET

Romania: LineUp

R. Popa; A. Pantea, G. Danuleasa, B. Gergely, S. Pirvulescu; D. Sirbu, A. Pandele, L. Andronache, E. Radaslavescu, S. Bodisteanu; A. Chiritoiu.

June 18, 2022 1:59 PM ET

Italy: LineUp

S. Desplanches; G. Mulazzi, D. Ghilardi, D. Coppola, S. Giovane; G. Fabbian, G. Faticanti, C. Casadei, T. Baldanzi; M. Nasti, G. Di Bruttopilo.

June 18, 2022 1:56 PM ET

To the court

Both teams are already on the field warming up before kickoff.

June 18, 2022 1:52 PM ET

Arrived

Romania is already at the Dac Arena stadium, looking for its first three points in this tournament.

June 18, 2022 1:47 PM ET

Present

Italy is also already at the Dac Arena, this afternoon they will be looking for three points and start the tournament with a valuable victory.

June 18, 2022 1:42 PM ET

All in all

Fans of both teams are already beginning to gather at the venue for this highly anticipated match.

June 18, 2022 1:37 PM ET

In advance

Both teams arrived well in advance in Slovakia, the host country of this championship, seeking to adapt to this place to give a good performance.

June 18, 2022 1:32 PM ET

Romania call-up list

These are the players who will see action during this U-19 national team match.

June 18, 2022 1:27 PM ET

Romania statement

Adrian Văsîi, Romania U19 coach, said, "I have been working with this group of players for almost 5 years and I am sure they can achieve great things in this last tournament. In these two training seasons we have felt them motivated, they have worked hard in every training session. We are not afraid of the names of our opponents. Our goal is to qualify for next year's U20 World Championship."

June 18, 2022 1:22 PM ET

What a stat

Both Rares Ilie and goalkeeper Robert Popa were included among the top 30 U-19 players of the season. They are ranked 24th and 26th in the list published by the French newspaper L'Équipe.

June 18, 2022 1:17 PM ET

We are back!

We're back for a minute-by-minute update on the match between Italy and Romania. We will shortly share with you the most relevant information about the match as well as the confirmed line-ups.

June 18, 2022 1:12 PM ET

Stay tuned for the Italy vs Romania commentary.

In a few moments we will share with you the starting rosters for Italy vs Romania live, as well as the latest information from the Dac Arena Stadium. Stay tuned for up-to-the-minute coverage of the match on VAVEL. 

June 18, 2022 1:07 PM ET

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June 18, 2022 1:02 PM ET

Italy Quotes

Italy coach Carmine Nunziata spoke ahead of this match: "The first match is important, in this preliminary stage of the European Championship, not only from the point of view of the result but also from a psychological point of view."

 "At this stage, every team we meet will not be taken lightly. On paper we are favorites, but Romania is a tough team, both physically and technically: they have good attack and temperament, we will have to be careful."

Having reached this level, all teams hide pitfalls: in Slovakia we will find the 8 best European teams and, at youth level, it is not always the shield to give strength to the team. Each match is a story in itself". On the dangers of the group stage: "Let's start with Romania, which has good individuals in the attacking department, to move on to the hosts Slovakia, who in front of their fans will give everything to make the game difficult; an essential team that knows how to stop the opponent's game and use the counter-attack well: in pre-European friendlies they beat Portugal, Holland and drew with France. We know the transalpine team well, because of their physicality and the quality of their game".

June 18, 2022 12:57 PM ET

Italy's call-up list

Goalkeepers : Sebastiano Desplanches, Gioele Zacchi.

Defenders : Diego Coppola, Alessandro Fontanarosa, Daniele Ghilardi, Gabriele Mulazzi, Riccardo Stivanello, Filippo Terracciano, Riccardo Turicchia.

Midfielders : Cesare Casadei, Duccio Degli Innocenti, Giovanni Fabbian, Giacomo Faticanti, Jacopo Fazzini, Samuel Giovane, Fabio Miretti.

Forwards : Giuseppe Ambrosino Di Bruttopilo, Tommaso Baldanzi, Marco Nasti, Cristian Volpato. 

June 18, 2022 12:52 PM ET

Going for it all

Both Italy and Romania will be looking to start the tournament on the right foot, going for the three points in their quest to top Group A.

June 18, 2022 12:47 PM ET

Keep an eye on the group

Italy and Romania are placed in Group A along with Slovakia and France, the tournament will be opened by Slovakia and France, and then the match between these two teams, which is expected to be quite exciting.

June 18, 2022 12:42 PM ET

The match will be played at the Dac Arena Stadium.

The match Italy vs Romania will be played at the Dac Arena Stadium located in Dunajská Streda, Slovakia. The stadium has a capacity of 12,700 people. 

June 18, 2022 12:37 PM ET

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June 18, 2022 12:32 PM ET
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