The primacy of the qualifying round is very important and sometimes the results of the other matches also help, as in the case of Italy beating Lithuania in the Qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar ; the Azzurri, in fact, fulfill their duty and rejoice in the draw of Switzerland against Northern Ireland . This allows Italy to restore the six points behind the Swiss, who are stationed in second place and in any case have two games less.
Although in a very reworked formation, the Italian national team plays very well, it does not risk anything; this time, unlike the last two outings, the team capitalizes on the large amount of play produced and scores 5 goals. The opponents, to be honest, are very modest but this victory gives new life to the blue team, which ended up at the center of criticism after two consecutive draws.
Now the qualification appears much closer and Mancini ‘s men , among other things, have extended the unbeaten record, which has now lasted for 37 games. Italy is , therefore, the national team with the longest streak of useful results in the history of football and this, although it takes a back seat to qualification, is an excellent result.
Italy beats Lithuania World Cup Qualification 2022 Qatar – The Match
After a few minutes of Lithuanian pressure , there is only one team on the field, even if it shows up with its second lines. Mancini partially subverts the forecasts on the formation, deploying Bastoni and Acerbi in the center of the defense and leaving Locatelli on the bench to let Cristante play . In attack, surprisingly, Berardi starts from the bench and the offensive trident is made up of Kean, Raspadori and Bernardeschi.
The new Juventus striker unlocks it at 10 ‘, making the most of a gift from the Lithuanian defense and beating the goalkeeper at the near post. Four minutes later it’s the turn of Raspadori, who, after an exchange with Pessina , turns and kicks towards the goal, finding the decisive deviation of the defender, who sends the ball into his own goal. The goal is not to be attributed to the young Italian but it cannot be denied that the same has propitiated the net with a splendid play.
At 24 minutes, the Sassuolo striker concedes an encore; the action starts from the feet of Bernardeschi , who serves in superimposition Di Lorenzo , who puts it in the middle. After a detour of the defense, Raspadorihe throws himself on the riveted one and puts it back inside. Italy continues to grind the game and at 29 ‘ scores the third goal with Kean, who receives a high pass from Bernardeschi and bags with a nice volley.
Mancini understands that the game is over and sends out those who have played little but Italy continues to attack and reaches the fifth goal, thanks to a cross from Di Lorenzo that lands in the Lithuanian goal. Lithuania is similar to a played boxer and fails to sketch any reaction. At the end of the match another good news arrives for the Azzurri, who learn of Switzerland ‘s draw in Belfast. The absolute protagonists are young peopleKean and Raspadori, who could not have imagined a better debut.
The opponent is very weak but the result is very important in view of qualifying for the Qatar World Cup next year; therefore the Azzurri deserve a round of applause because they did their duty tonight.
