European U21, Nicolato’s Italy beat Switzerland after the disappointment against France. But watch out for the biscuit that could eliminate us
We Italians remember a biscuit well. Which is still bitter, despite the fact that when we talk about this sweet we think of something tasty. But it could be tasty for others, in this case, since the issue could touch Nicolato’s Under-21 national team, which is currently at the European Championship.
Yesterday afternoon the Azzurrini won against Switzerland, gaining the first victory of their group after the robbery against France: a match, the one against the transalpines, marked by at least three clamorous blunders of the match director that did not allow Italy to draw. Right now we would be here talking about another situation, one of the good ones. A victory in the last round against Norway would have been enough to be certain of going ahead. Instead, unfortunately, our national team is not exactly in control of destiny. Here’s what could happen.
European U21, Italy fears the cookie
Let’s start from the fact that, at the last day, there could be three teams with 6 points: Italy, France and, of course, Switzerland, should the latter manage to pull off a coup against one of the favourites not only in this group but in the entire European Championship.
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If Switzerland beat France 3-2, 4-3, 5-4 (and so on, as long as it’s by a goal difference), the Azzurrini would be arithmetically out regardless of their own result against Norway. This is because in the event of three teams finishing tied on points, the first criterion for settling the tie is the classification avulse. This takes into account the goal difference in direct matches, which in the event of a 3-2 draw for Switzerland would be equal (0 for all three). In the event of a further draw, the goals scored in direct matches would then be looked at, and both Switzerland and France could do better than Italy if the aforementioned results were to occur. In short, there is the biscuit risk, it is obvious, but France in this case could also catch Spain in the knockout phase. Which could be quite a risk