Tag: Italy vs North Macedonia

Jorginho, a Man’s Courage Should Not Become Stubbornness

Euro 2024, International Football, Italy, Serie A
Luckily for Jorginho, Federico Chiesa soon went into berserk mode and scored twice in the space a few minutes to build a three-goal cushion for the Azzurri. Jorginho’s umpteenth penalty miss was thus quickly forgotten. But not forgiven. The man had some courage, we’ll give him that. But you know how they say, right? “To err is human, (but) to persist is diabolical.”
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Italy put five past North Macedonia, but conceded two goals when it seemed that they had got the job done in their penultimate Euro 2024 Qualifiers game

Italy vs North Macedonia 5-2: Azzurri Chase Away Macedonian Curse

Euro 2024, International Football, Italy, Serie A
Winning was the only thing that mattered tonight at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome as Italy faced their recent times nemesis North Macedonia in the Euro 2024 Qualifiers. And the Azzurri did win, putting five past the North Macedonians, but also conceded two to Blagoja Milevski's side right when it seemed that they had got the job done. 
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In the wake of the Azzurri's shocking defeat to North Macedonia, we take a look at the worst five losses ever suffered by Italy in their history

The Worst Five Losses in the History of Italian Football

International Football, Italian Football, Italy, North Macedonia, Serie A, The Azzurri
Italy’s defeat to North Macedonia could arguably make it to a list of the worst five losses suffered by the Azzurri in their more than centennial history. But, since the memory of it is still fresh (and painful!), we will leave it out of the count and take a look at the most shameful of Italy’s defeats aside from the Palermo disaster.
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Italy vs North Macedonia Player Ratings: Verratti Not Enough

International Football, Italian Football, Italy, Player Ratings, Serie A, World Cup 2022, World Cup 2022 Qualifiers
Aleksandar Trajkovski snatched the win for the Balkans with a shocking added-time winner on his old turf, spelling the end of the Azzurri's World Cup hopes, as the nation misses out on the grand carnival for the second time in a row. So here are our player ratings for Italy following their devastating defeat at the hands of North Macedonia. 
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