The Italian national football team drew with North Macedonia in a qualifying match for the 2024 European Championship.
The meeting of Group C took place in Skopje and ended with a score of 1:1. The hosts responded to Ciro Immobile’s goal (47th minute) with a precise strike from Enis Bardi (81). This match was the debut for Luciano Spalletti as head coach of the Italian national team. The 64-year-old specialist, who headed Zenit St. Petersburg from 2009 to 2014, previously replaced Roberto Mancini, who resigned, in the national team.
Italy, with four points from three matches, is in third place in the Group C standings, ahead of North Macedonia (4) in additional indicators.
In the parallel matches of Group I, the visiting Swiss team failed to beat Kosovo – 2:2. Remo Freuler scored for the Swiss (14), and Vedat Muriqi scored a double for the hosts (65, 90+4). Amir Rrahmani (79) sent another goal into his own goal. Romania tied at home with Israel (1:1). Denis Alibek (27) scored the goal for the hosts, and Oscar Gloch (53) scored for the Israelis. For the Israeli national team, defender Elazar Dasa, who plays for Dynamo Moscow, played the entire game with the captain’s armband.
Watch matches of the Euro 2024 qualifying stage on the channels of the Match holding company and on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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“North Macedonia” – “Italy” – 1:1 (0:0)
Goals: Bardi, 81 (VIDEO). — Immobile, 47 (VIDEO).
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“Kosovo” – “Switzerland” – 2:2 (0:1)
Goals: Murici, 65 (VIDEO), 90 (VIDEO). — Freuler, 14 (VIDEO). Rrahmani, 79 (VIDEO).
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“Romania” – “Israel” – 1:1 (1:0)
Goals: Alibek, 27 (VIDEO). — Deaf, 53 (VIDEO).