GENOA, STADIUM LUIGI FERRARIS 'MARASSI' – Italy-Ukraine 1-1, goal: Federico Bernardeschi 55 ', Malinovsky 65' . Friendly match to honor the memory of the victims of the collapse of the Morandi Bridge and preparation for the Nations League .
Italy never wins . The Italian National is out among the whistles of the Marassi Stadium. Roberto Mancini is at the sixth match on the blue bench and won only his debut, a measure against the modest Saudi Arabia. For the rest two defeats, against France and Portugal, and three draws suffered against the Netherlands, Poland and Ukraine. We are not here, this team will have to pull out everything it has to beat Poland in the Nations League and avoid a humiliating relegation in Serie B.
Mancini: "Little evil at the door, we change the register"
"It does not turn out so well, we deserved to make a couple of goals". So the Italian coach Roberto Mancini, from the microphones of RaiSport, after the final whistle of Italy-Ukraine. "We had to do a couple of nets – Mancini insists – we have to improve on this aspect and continue on this path. We need to be more incisive and to score goals. When you start making 4-5 changes it becomes a problematic game, we pushed to the end, giving something, but the race was good ".
On the debutant Barella, the coach says that "he made an excellent match, he was good. Compared to Portugal, today the game was easier because it was played at home ".
On the trials of Jorginho and Verratti, Mancini says that "every now and then they stomped their feet, they only played two games together, I think a positive performance for the midfield. For sixty minutes we were good, making the changes becomes more difficult ". But does not lack malice in this Italy?
"We have to be more cynical when you have the chance to score – the coach replies -. We had a huge effort to take the lead, on the second occasion they scored immediately. The three attackers were good, do not give references, they move. Then I think he can do it a classic striker. We can do this too, after all we did only one training session, and I think they went really well ".
Bernardeschi: "Great Italy, only victory is missing"
"I saw a great Italy tonight, but I'm sorry I did not win: we deserved it": says Federico Bernardeschi, author of the goal in 1-1 with Ukraine. "We played football, we had fun," said the Azzurri striker at RaiSport. "I've seen Italy grow up, but we still lack concreteness. We have to continue like this, Mancini's ideas are right ". As for tonight, "I'm really sorry: we had so many chances since the first half, they drew at the first shot".
The highlights of Italy-Ukraine 1-1
Draw of Ukraine with Malinovsky. His left on the fly left no way to Donnarumma.
#Malinovsky #ItaliaUkraine 1-1 pic.twitter.com/jsiOqtQyTB
– Topolino Gol (@GolTopolino) 10 October 2018
Italy deservedly took the lead on 55 minutes. Federico Bernardeschi, best in the field, kicks with the left from the long distance. An insidious but not impregnable shot, but fortunately for the Azzurri Pyatov makes himself the protagonist of an incredible duck and gives us the advantage.
#Bernardeschi goal #ItaliaUkraine 1-0 pyatov thanks for the pic.twitter.com/QdjgXi6ZN3 network
– Topolino Gol (@GolTopolino) 10 October 2018
Italy-Ukraine, all stopped in minute 43 in memory of the victims caused by the collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa
Only 3 "of video to let you participate in an exciting minute lived at the stadium in the resort of the 43 victims of #PonteMorandi with #GenovaNelCuore #ItaliaUkraine #Genova #emotion pic.twitter.com/IjdE6M0R5U
– Maurizio Romeo (@Mau_Romeo) 10 October 2018
At 43 minutes the Luigi Ferraris stadium stops to remember the victims of #PonteMorandi #VivoAzzurro @Vivo_Azzurro #ItaliaUkraine #Genova pic.twitter.com/bhUrm36Ic9
– Matteo Reve Politanò (@pennadireve) 10 October 2018
At 16 ', Italy still close to scoring. Insigne appeared before the Ukrainian goalkeeper and tried to beat him with a lob but the referee stopped him for offside.
#Insigne close to a maradona goal in #ItaliaU Ucraina Offside penalty pic.twitter.com/fxMA6pZhf2
– Topolino Gol (@GolTopolino) 10 October 2018
At 5 ', Italy touched the advantage. Bernardeschi went to the shot from the edge of the penalty area of Ukraine but had to deal with a miraculous Pyatov parade
#bernardeschi turns on #italiaucraina . Here he is very close to the goal pic.twitter.com/kYSAoZGKgX
– Topolino Gol (@GolTopolino) 10 October 2018
The report cards of Italy-Ukraine 1-1
Italy: Donnarumma 6; Florenzi 6, Bonucci 6, Chiellini 6, Biraghi 5.5; Verratti 6, Jorginho 5.5, Barella 6.5; Bernardeschi 7, Insigne 5.5, Church 5.5. Substitute: Berardi 5.5, Bonaventura 6, Pellegrini 6, Building 5.5, Criscito 6 and Piccini 6. Coach: Roberto Mancini 5.
Ukraine: Pyatov 5.5, Karavaev 6, Burda 6, Rakitskiy 6, Matviyenko 6, Marlos 6.5, Sydorchuk 6, Zinchenko 6.5, Malinovskyi 7, Konoplyanka 6.5, Yaremchuk 5.5. Substitutes: Kravets 6, Petryak 5.5, Stepanenko 6 and Tsygankov 6. Coach: Shevchenko 6.
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