Italy Under 21 beats Poland 6-2 and qualifies for the European Championships

Entertainment, Guinness book goals and open stage applause. Italy Under 21 enchants the Adriatic of Pescara by annihilating Poland 6-2 and deservedly gaining the pass to the final phase of the European Championships in the category. Baldini's team, which with the victory reaches the Poles at the top of group E and is first on goal difference, sprints from the start, finding the lead after fifteen minutes with Koleosho and closing the first half with Ndour's second. In the second half the Azzurrini's show continues with the Fiorentina midfielder who scores a hat trick with a super goal from almost 70 meters to close the match and the qualification discussion. Then comes Lipani's poker, the Polish goal with Mikołajewsk and Fini's five. But it's not over: here's Żewłakow's 5-2 five minutes from the final whistle and finally Cherubini's sixth Italian goal.

For the decisive direct clash Baldini chooses Cisse as center forward with Camarda on the bench, on his sides Liberali and Koleosho. In midfield Faticanti and not Lipani, in defense Ahanor on the right, while Bartesaghi returns.

Rocket start from the Azzurri who immediately came close to taking the lead: perfect cross from Liberali from the right, Ndour entered the area perfectly and headed the ball, a super save from Lubik. As the action develops, Bartesaghi volleys a volley from outside, the ball not high enough. Shortly after another miracle from Lubik who blocks Pisilli's header at the far post. Italy's continuation paid off in the quarter of an hour when the 1-0 goal arrived thanks to Koleosho: Liberali entered the area from the short side on the right and exchanged well with Ahanor. The deflected shot becomes a good one for the Paris FC striker who is able to stop the ball with his right thigh and kick with his left foot under the crossbar from a few steps away.

Having taken the lead, Baldini's team continues to push in search of the second goal advantage which would allow them to directly qualify for the final phase of the European Championship. For its part, Poland tries to lighten the pressure with some sporadic counterattacks that are almost never dangerous. More and more doubling in the air which arrives in the 27th minute with Ndour: directly from the corner the ball reaches Koleosho centrally who catches Liberali who manages to cross on the fly for the insertion and the header in the small area by the Fiorentina midfielder. At 2-0, Italy Under 21 didn't stop looking for a trio until the end of the first half with a series of dangerous actions that continued to keep Poland in a corner, stunned and unable to react.

The second half started with the Italians always moving forward in search of the third goal which would close the match and the qualification issue: an incredible hat trick which materialized in the 54th minute with a feat by Ndour (who scored a brace) who scored from almost 70 meters away: after a corner for Poland, the Italian captain stole the ball in his midfield, saw the goalkeeper outside the posts and let loose a wonderful shot which entered the net making the Adriatic explode with joy. At 3-0, Baldini's team does not stop, also dropping the poker with LIpani who closes the match and secures the pass for the European Championships in Albania and Serbia next summer: Koleosho uproots the ball from Krajewski, advances and from the edge of the area pots in for the insertion of Lipani. Left to the near post and poker centered. Poland tries to react by scoring the 4-1 goal but immediately afterwards comes the 5-1 scored by the new arrival Fini who re-establishes the distance. The Frosinone winger is very free on the right, is served, enters the area, fakes the shot by sitting down an opponent and then finds the goal with his left foot. Then there is time for another Polish goal scored by Żewłakow and Cherubini's sixth goal five minutes from 'the end'. Thus it ends with Italy Under 21 always on the attack, the Adriatic party and a tennis result that means qualification for the European Championships in Albania and Serbia.