Italy U19 overwhelms Georgia 5-0 and flies to the European Championship. Gravina: “Proud of the work of the youth sectors”

After the Under 17s, who celebrated thanks to the 2-2 draw in Finland, also theUnder 19 purchase your ticket for the final stage of theEuropean, scheduled for July 15-28 in Northern Ireland. To the boys of Bernardo Corradi a draw was needed but, at the ‘Guido Teghil’ of Lignano Sabbiadoro, an extraordinary 5-0 victory over Georgia thanks to the goals scored by Endless, Palestra, Zeroli, Sia e Of May. A success that allows the Italians to close group 5 of the elite phase of the European Championship with full points (9 points in 3 games) (this hasn’t happened since 2008).

Gravina: “A result that confirms the excellent work of Club Italia”

The result, added to that of Massimiliano Favo’s boys, crowns the FIGC as the only federation to have led both national teams to the respective final stages for 5 consecutive years. “The qualification for the final phase of the European championship of the U19 national team, immediately after that of the U17, confirms the high competitive level of the Italian youth teams – underlines the president, Gabriele Gravina -. We are proud of the results of the Italians at all levels, because they are the result of the quality that is emerging from the clubs’ youth sectors and above all because they certify the excellent work carried out by Club Italia, the technical staff and the coordinator Maurizio Viscidi. In the recent history of UEFA, no other Federation has qualified as many teams as the FIGC for the continental finals.”