Italy fails to break down the defensive wall of Poland, which wins thanks to a goal from Krystian Bielik, while a goal is canceled to Orsolini

FORMATIONS:

Italy (4-3-3): Meret; Adjapong, Mancini, Bastoni, Dimarco; Barella, Mandragora, Pellegrini; Orsolini, Cutrone, Church. Herds Di Biagio.

Poland (5-4-1): Grabara; Fila, Wieteska, Bielik, Bochniewicz, Pestka; Jagiello, Zurkowski, Dziczek, Szymanski; Kownacki. Mich. Michniewicz.

CHRONICLE:

The Italian team started well, and they immediately showed themselves ahead with a not very powerful conclusion from Pellegrini and a right-footed shot from Church to the side of a couple of meters. Guests face the Meret area on 10 minutes, when Bielik kicks from the edge and finds a corner deviation. Italy goes to gusts. A cue from Chiesa on the left puts the opposing defense in difficulty, Pellegrini tries with his right but his attempt ends far from the posts of Grabara. It is always the Fiorentina striker who becomes dangerous at the 26th minute. Adjapong finds space on the right, puts a poisonous ball in the middle which Chiesa tries to throw into the net at the far post: the Polish goalkeeper is alert. Ancora Chiesa on the 30 ‘provides a delightful ball on the penalty spot, which ends up on Mandragora’s feet but the Udinese midfielder devours a sensational opportunity kicking to the side. To try, shortly after, is Barella with his left-handed, still failing the target. Poland is surprisingly ahead in the 39th minute. The boys of Michniewicz take advantage of a free kick retaliated by the barrier and on the rejected Bielik kicks in the left flight, mocking Meret. The blue goalkeeper touches the ball with his fingertips, but the ball kisses the inner post and rolls over the net. Italy draws immediately with Orsolini, but the VAR cancels the network due to the Bologna attacker’s offside position. The first portion closes with a score of 0-1.

The Italians press on the accelerator, crushing their opponents in defense. First Pellegrini shoots a not easy ball over the crossbar, then Chiesa at 51 ‘grazes the Eurogol. His conclusion on the left flight is however diverted to a corner by Grabara. Tonali also tries, just entered from the bench, with a powerful 30 meter right that ends high over the crossbar. The Poles try to be seen in attack with Kownacki. His shot is weak and easily blocked by Meret. Di Biagio’s team gets longer, no longer able to be incisive and suffering the timid restarts of the red and white. It is Pellegrini who gives his parents a wake-up call in 75 minutes, throwing an area-to-ground missile from distance and hitting the pole. Two minutes later Kean caught Cutrone at the near post, but the Milan player’s conclusion was also inaccurate in this case. The last Italian sieges are in vain, as they are constantly bumping into the wall erected by Poland and the match ends at 0-1. Italy is now in second place in the group. For the semi-finals access the challenge against Belgium scheduled for Saturday will be decisive, but the first of the three rounds and the best second pass. Everything is hanging by a thread.