Six Nerazzurri players in action in the playoffs: all of them through to the final, with Zielinski scoring for Poland
Six Nerazzurri players in action in the playoffs: all of them through to the final, with Zielinski scoring for Poland A night to remember as seven Nerazzurri featured on the international stage. Six players were in action for the World Cup playoff semifinals: all of them won and will progress to the World Cup playoff finals scheduled for Tuesday, 31st. Thuram was also in action during the friendly between France and Brazil.
Here is a recap of the matches: Barella, Bastoni, Dimarco, and Esposito in Italy vs. Northern Ireland Calhanoglu in Turkey vs. Romania Zielinski in Poland vs.
Albania Thuram in Brazil vs. France ITALY 2-0 NORTHERN IRELAND A small step in the right direction towards the World Cup for Italy. In Bergamo, the Azzurri beat Northern Ireland 2-0 with two goals in the second half from Tonali and Kean to get through to the playoff finals.
On Tuesday at 20:45 CET in Zenica, they will take on Bosnia, who, thanks to a goal from Edin Džeko, secured a draw against Wales before winning on penalties. In the match that took place at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, four Nerazzurri were chosen by coach Gattuso: Bastoni (substituted in the 63rd minute), Barella and Dimarco (who played the full 90 minutes), while Esposito came on for Retegui in the 63rd minute. Davide Frattesi didn't feature.
Next match : Bosnia vs. Italy on Tuesday, 31 March at 20:45 CET | Zenica POLAND 2-1 ALBANIA A spectacular night for Piotr Zielinski and Poland, who secured their place in the playoff finals by making a comeback to beat Albania 2-1 at home. Poland's next opponent will now be Sweden.