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Italy 2-3 Belgium: the Azzurrini's Olympic adventure ends in the Quarter-Finals. And it's such a
shame too, because the gold medal (which talent-wise was well within the Azzurrini's reach, also
because Brazil/Argentina were on the opposite side of the table) will remain a mirage for
Casiraghi's boys.
After their 0-0 draw in Ancona, the Azzurrini needed an exploit... and they delivered. Casiraghi
can really be proud of his boys tonight, as Italy's U-21 team travelled to Tel-Aviv and defeated
Israel U-21 with a score of 3-1, courtesy of a Balotelli double and a cherry on the cake by Abate.
A really wonderful [.
Mission accomplished for Italy's U21 team. In order to qualify for the Euro 2009 knock-out round, a
win or a draw against Croatia was necessary for Casiraghi's boys Tuesday, a task which the
Azzurrini completed with brio. In truth, the final scoreline doesn't really reflect how this match
played out, because of over 83 minutes [.
It'll be Israel for the Azzurrini. Pierluigi Casiraghi's Italy U-21 team discovered their playoff
phase opponent this Friday, after the Euro 2009 Under 21 Draw that gifted us clashes like Germany
vs. France and Wales vs. England. The home-and-away matches will be played on October 11/12 and
14/15 (with match venues, dates and kick-off times to [.
New Jersey-born striker Giuseppe Rossi has been selected to play for Italy in Beijing next month.
The team will gather next week to start training at Coverciano, the Italian Soccer Academy near
Florence. Meanwhile, his new Villareal teammate, American Jozy Altidore, is still waiting to learn
if he will be able to play for the US Olympic team.
For all those people that since June 22, 2008 have been anxiously waiting to see the Azzurri
back in action, those weeks of anticipation are finally over. Granted, this isn't the Nazionale
(we'll have to wait until August 20th for that), but the Azzurrini are always a fun bunch to watch,
as we have so many talented young talents and this Beijing Olympics should be very interesting.
18 years... Super Mario's wait was a long one, but it was worth it: not even a month after
receiving his official Italian citizenship papers, Balotelli has already conquered Italian hearts.
His goal vs. Greece's U-21 team today was magnificent, but alas was not enough for the Azzurrini to
get an automatic bye to the [.
Bad day for Italy's U-21 team. The Azzurrini could not do better than a 0-0 goal-less draw at
Ancona Saturday, making their road towards the Euro 2009 final tournament a little bit harder.
Casiraghi's boys now need either a win or a draw (with goals) on Wednesday, as they travel to
Tel-Aviv to face a [.
