In its final stretch enters the Nations League with the second semi-final between Spain and Italy (15/06, 21:45)!
Furia Rocha and Squadra Azura duel in Involved for the place in Sunday’s grand final, where he awaits Croatia who won 4-2 against the Netherlands in the first semi-final held at Rotterdam.
In racing data, the whole of it De la Fuente faced a lot of problems in his preparation since o Juan Bernat was injured and left the mission, with the 23-year-old Fran Garcia to take his place. Also absent is Danny Olmo who is suffering from muscle problems and will miss the semi-final.
On the other hand, his team Roberto Mancini cannot account for him Alessandro Bastoni who developed a fever and was excluded from the mission, one day before the semi-final of the event. His place was taken by Alessandro Buggiorno of Torino who made 34 appearances this season in the Italian league.
The journey of the Spaniards started from the second group of the first category and with three wins, two draws and just one defeat, they collected 11 points and took the first place in the group. A similar course with the same results was carried out by the Italians in the third group, leaving in second place the Hungary.
The two teams have… a past in the tournament as in the previous competition they faced each other in the same phase, with Spain to beat Italy 2-1 (17′, 45+2′ Torres – 83′ Pellegrini) and advance to the final, where they were defeated by France with the same score. In total, tonight’s gladiators have met 35 times with De la Fuente’s side holding a narrow lead with 13 wins to the Italians’ 10, while 12 encounters have ended in draws.
The pairs of the semi-finals
Wednesday 14/06 / Rotterdam
Netherlands – Croatia 2-4 (34′ Mullen, 90+6′ Lang – 55′ Kramaric, 72′ Pasalic, 98′ Petkovic, 116′ Modric)
Thursday 15/06 / Enschede
21.45 Spain – Italy
Sunday 18/06 – Enschede
16.00 Short final
Sunday 18/06 – Rotterdam
21.45 Final
Source: Sport Fm
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