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Perfect Spain and Italy move closer to Euro 2020 qualification

 

Spain and Italy moved closer to Euro 2020 on Sunday after their respective victories over the Faroe Islands and Finland maintained their perfect qualifying records for next year's tournament. Sports fanatics from all over the world can buy Italy Euro Cup Tickets online to enjoy its stunning performances.

Rodrigo and Paco Alcacer both scored two goals in an easy 4-0 win over the Faroe Islands in Gijon. Captain Sergio Ramos tied Iker Casillas' national record with 167th place.

This is Spain's sixth out of six victories in Group F and it scores 18 points, seven more than Sweden, who drew 1-1 against Norway, their Scandinavian rival. With two qualified teams from the group, they are also one point ahead of Romania, third after their 1-0 win over Malta.

"Yes, it's almost over, but not yet mathematically," Spanish coach Robert Moreno said when asked if his team had qualified with four games to play.

"We have to grow as a team by winning all our games. Of course, the ultimate goal is qualification, but what matters is that the team feels good about it. "

The evening began in a gloomy way with a minute of silence in honor of the daughter of former coach Luis Enrique, Xana, who died of bone cancer at age nine last week. Moreno, who succeeded Enrique in June when the former Barcelona coach resigned, made 10 changes to the starting lineup who won 2-1 in Romania on Thursday, while only Ramos retained his place.

The attackers, however, took little time to take the lead, but Rodrigo tapped despite suspicions of an offside in the 13th minute as a result of defensive confusion. Substitute Alcacer put the icing on the cake with two goals in the final moments of the match, scoring Thiago Alcantara's first goal in the 90th minute before scoring in the lead near the post to score his third goal from Spain this week.

Italy also maintained their 100% record thanks to Jorginho's penalty, which allowed Italy to win its sixth consecutive victory, 2-1 against Finland, its closest rival. Chelsea midfielder Jorginho's goal in Tampere, Tampere, gave Roberto Mancini's team a six-point lead over Finland, second in Group J, after Norwich City striker Teemu Pukki equalized Ciro Immobile's first goal in Italy in two years.

"I felt the pressure not to score with this jersey," said striker Lazio Immobile.

"But I knew the time would come. Tonight was not easy, but we did well. We are happy, we leave again after the disappointment of having missed the World Cup."

Italy, four-time world champion, has 18 points with four qualifying matches, nine points ahead of Armenia, third, despite a 4-2 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday. They could now qualify for the tournament, which will start in Rome next June, against Greece or Liechtenstein - which drew 1-1 in Athens - next month.

Switzerland maintained its hopes of qualifying Group D with a 4-0 win over Gibraltar, which has not yet scored a point or scored a goal after five games. The goals of Denis Zakaria, Admir Mehmedi, Ricardo Rodriguez and Mario Gavranovic were enough to move Vladimir Petkovic's team three points behind the Irish leader.

They are also one point behind Denmark, second, who could only succeed a 0-0 draw against Georgia and have one less match against his two rivals. The fate of the Swiss could be decided in the next round of matches next month, when they will travel to Copenhagen to face the Danes before welcoming Ireland to Geneva.

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