A record was created in the match between the Armenia vs Italy national team in the Euro 2020 qualifiers at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium on Thursday (5/9/2019). Euro 2020 qualifying match between Armenia vs Italy in Yerevan was won by the visitors with a score of 3-1.
These results make Gli Azzurri – Italian national team nickname – stands more firmly at the top of Group J in Euro 2020 qualifiers. Roberto Mancini’s boys collected perfectly 15 points from five qualifying matches.
The game of Armenia vs Italy
GLI Azzurri appear to dominate the game by having 68 percent possession of the ball. The Italian national team has 15 shots with 8 of them on target versus 6 of the hosts. Nevertheless, Armenia excelled first in the 11th minute. Alexander Karapetyan made the host supporters cheered after breaking through Gianluigi Donnarumma’s goal.
The visitors equalized through Andrea Belotti in the 28th minute, utilizing Emerson’s cross. Disaster for the host came in the 45th minute when Karapetyan got a second yellow card for elbowing Leonardo Bonucci.
Although outnumbered, the defensive game of Armenia could reduce the pressure from GLI Azzurri until the last 15 minutes of action. Substitute Lorenzo Pellegrini broke the deadlock in Italy after using Leonardo Bonucci’s cross in the 77th minute.
Italy sealed the win with a score of 3-1 after his shot which hit Aram Hayrapetyan shook the Armenian goal. This victory made Italy create a record in the European Cup qualifying round. Based on Opta’s record, the result at Yerevan was Italy’s 8th consecutive victory throughout European Cup qualifiers.
The game of Spain vs Romania
The positive results of the Italian national team were also followed by the Spanish national team. Come to the headquarters of Romania, Arena Nationala, on Friday morning, the Spanish national team won by a score of 2-1.
The Matador Team’s winning goals came from Sergio Ramos (29′), and Paco Alcacer (47′). The home team only managed to score one goal by in the 59th minute. It was resulted from the kick of Florin Andone who plays as a striker for Turkish club Galatasaray.
This victory puts La Furia Roja – the Spanish national team nickname – at the top of Group F with a perfect number, 15, the results of five wins from five matches that have been played.
