DBasia.news – The Italian national team continued its good momentum after winning 2-0 against Finland in the 2020 European Cup Qualification match. After the match, Gli Azzurri won 6-0 over Liechtenstein at Ennio Tardini on Wednesday (3/27) early morning Western Indonesian Time.
Six Italian goalscorers are: Stefano Sensi (17 ‘), Marco Verratti (32’), Fabio Quagliarella’s two goals (35 ‘and 45 + 3’), Moise Kean (69 ‘), and Leonardo Pavoletti (76’). Roberto Mancini, coach of the Italian national team, was very happy with the victory.
“We have played the match correctly from the start, this victory is likely to have been predicted, but it is important to maintain the level of concentration and score a lot of goals,” Mancini told Rai Sport.
“It’s crucial for us to create a lot of opportunities and move the ball to play well. I hope the debutants can continue to wear Italian shirts for years to come, this will be truly satisfying.”
Not only won the match and won three points, which brought Italy to the top of Group J above Greece, Bosnia Herzegovina, Finland, Armenia and Liechtenstein, Giorgio Chiellini et al also broke three records.
The first record was the biggest score victory after 57 years, then the second record scored six goals for the first time since 26 years.
Finally, they scored six goals against Malta in 1993 at the World Cup Qualification. Arrigo Sacchi’s Italy won 6-1. In addition, Italy also won 6-0 against Turkey in December 1962.
In addition to victory with a landslide position, the four-time World Cup champions have also managed to keep clean sheets five times in a row. Italy has never done it since Marcello Lippi’s deal in 2005 – then won the 2006 World Cup.
In order to complete Italy’s landslide victory, Quagliarella made a record that made him an elderly player dangerous. The term, Sampdoria striker is like red wine, which is more enjoyable if you get older.
How not, the two goals make Quagliarella the oldest scorer in the history of Italian football at the age of 36 years 54 days. Quagliarella is above Christian Panucci (35 years 62 days), Antonio Di Natale (34 years 241 days), Fabio Cannavaro (34 years 146 days), and Andrea Pirlo (34 years 28 days).
“It’s a beautiful night with a score of two goals. I want to thank my teammates because they asked me to score the third goal in the second half. They all want to help me score and it’s very beautiful,” said Quagliarella.
“I also want to thank the fans, because the standing ovation will be a memory that I will always remember. I haven’t been supporting the national team for a long time, so coming back here and helping is great.”
“I am 36 years old, but I don’t feel it. I am happy, in good physical condition, I am practicing well and Sampdoria helps me maintain performance. I thank Roberto Mancini, who gave this opportunity and watched me all season,” he said.
Quagliarella has now scored nine goals in 27 caps with the Italian national team. His two goals with Italy continued his sharpness as Serie A top scorer with a score of 21 goals, above Cristiano Ronaldo (19 goals), Krzysztof Piatek (19 goals), Duvan Zapata (17 goals), and Arkadiusz Milik (15 goals).