Category: Russian Roulette

Russian Roulette: Azzurri, It’s Over! Italy Misses World Cup Pass

Italy, Russian Roulette, The Azzurri, World Cup 2018
When preparing to deliver the very last corner kick in Italy-Sweden, just moments before referee Mateu Lahoz blew the final whistle, Alessandro Florenzi kissed the ball. He put all his hopes, as well as one nation’s hopes, into that ball. It didn’t work. The Swedish fort held a few seconds more, and the score remained set on 0-0. Italy failed to overturn their 0-1 loss from three days ago in Solna, and missed the last train to Russia.
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Russian Roulette: Azzurri Fate Hangs by Thread After 0-1 Loss

Italy, Russian Roulette, The Azzurri, World Cup 2018
Italy lost 0-1 to Sweden in the first leg of their World Cup playoff match, making their road to Russia extremely complicated. While the goal that put the Suedes ahead originated from a Daniele De Rossi’s unfortunate deflection on a shot by Jakob Johansson, the Azzurri never gave the impression of being able to pose any real threat to the opponents’ goal.
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Russian Roulette: Italy “alla frutta” After Tie With Macedonia

Italy, Russian Roulette, The Azzurri, Uncategorized
A terrible, predictable pun – stating that Italy is alla frutta after drawing with Macedonia in their penultimate qualification round game on their way to Russia 2018 – has been used in every single local article, post, or discussion commenting the Azzurri’s last night disappointing performance against the Balkan side.
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