Sweden-Italy 1-0: Johansson beats Ventura

A bad nation loses the way for the World Cup to go to Sweden


It seems to be the prelude to a sports drama, the first time of a horror movie, but with the plot becoming, so much so that we can think, in a hidden corner of our heart, that there may still be a happy ending. Italy loses in Sweden 1-0 at the end of a game of rare ugliness by the Ventura Blue. Solna decides Johansson's 61th goal. In San Siro will be the one that has the air of the company, because it is unthinkable that today Italy can make two of this solid and more "team" Sweden without it.

THE CHOICE - Ventura trusts with an impressive 3-5-2. Forward there are Immobile and Belotti, on the bands Darmian and Candreva. De Rossi puts forward the 117th presence and surpasses Pirlo, placing fourth in the all-time blue championship. Andersson set up Sweden with the usual 4-4-2: forward Toivonen and Berg. From left side Forsberg, free to span across the front of attack.

It takes a few seconds and Toivonen resets a nose on Bonucci's nose, falling to the ground with a bloody nasal septum. Sweden presses high, Italy struggles to deflect action by defense, Verratti and De Rossi propose little, but when the maneuver becomes more fluid (only 45 minutes), Darmian can cross from left to head of Belotti, with the Rooster not framing the door for a breath (6 '). Sweden responds with a Toivonen downhill that takes Buffon counter-clockwise, but ends out.


VERRATTI BACK THE RETURN - These are the clearest opportunities of a first time in which Sweden, with great team spirit, makes the match. The hosts also try us on the 25th with a Forsberg round shot that ends broadly to the side. Italy tries the counterattack card, but without success. And on Ventura's head comes the Verratti tile: Psg midfielder warns at 29 'and misses the return race. But it's all over Italy to suffer constantly, including BBC, often in turmoil. The only positive note is the scarce technique of the Swedes, who in fact never commit Buffon, except in a timely exit on Berg's feet.

ADVANTAGE SWEDEN - The race is becoming more and more nervous: flywheels, elbows (Swedes), some screenplay and protests from both sides. Everything badly managed by Turkish Cakir. Sweden loses Ekdal (back pain) and Johansson joins 57 '. Four minutes later, he took the lead with the newcomer, who picked up a short throw (lateral foul action) and beat Buffon with De Rossi's decisive dirty shot.

DARMIAN - The goal does not shake Italy and this is the worst news. Enter Eder for Belotti (65 '), but the blues create the only opportunity (Darmian's stunning pole) only on the developments of a corner. Game construction is always tremendously slow and Sweden defends well, especially with the power plants. Immobile is almost tender and then Ventura, less than a quarter of an hour from the end, throws Insigne into the mix instead of Verratti and passes 4-2-4. Lorenzinho tries to invent football, with few results in the Swedish bunker. There are so many balloons in the area, the heart does not lack, but the one of Sweden, for one night, is twice the size of ours. Now it's up to San Siro, but it needs a quality performance as well as heart to go to the World Cup.

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