Before a decisive shock in England, Italy beat Malta 4-0 on Saturday evening.
Beaten by England on the first day of the qualifiers last March, the Italian selection meets the Three Lions next Tuesday at Wembley, for a decisive match in Group C of the Euro 2024 qualifiers. The Nazionale consolidated its 2nd place in the ranking ahead of Ukraine (tied on points) by winning against Malta (4-0) on Saturday in Bari.
Giacomo Bonaventura opened the scoring for the team of captain Gianluigi Donnarumma (23rd), before a double from Domenico Berardi (45th+1 and 64th) and a final match goal from Davide Frattesi (94th). After the shock against the English, Luciano Spalletti’s Italians will conclude their qualifying campaign against North Macedonia and especially Ukraine.
Giacomo Bonaventura scores his first goal for the selection! Italy leads 1-0 against Malta
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In Group H of the qualifiers, Denmark obtained a valuable victory against Kazakhstan (3-1), thanks in particular to a double from Robert Svok, and joined Slovenia at the top of the ranking before the last 3 days.
