Jorginho misses penalty, Italy draws with Switzerland and will decide direct spot in the Cup in the last match of the Qualifiers

This Friday, the Italy tied with the Switzerland, at home, 1 to 1, for the penultimate round of European Cup Qualifiers. Silvan Widmer hit the net at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome for the visitors, and Giovanni Di Lorenzo equalized for the home team. In the second half, Jorginho lost a penalty.

With the result, the Italian national team continues to lead Group C and has 15 points. The Swiss, who have the same score, remain in second place in the key.

Still looking for a direct place in the World Cup in Qatar, Italy returns to the field on Monday, at 16:45 (GMT), when they face Northern Ireland, away from home, in the last and decisive round of qualifying. Switzerland, in turn, receives Bulgaria at the same time.

The game – Switzerland, under the command of Murat Yakin, started the game better and opened the scoring after 12 minutes, with Widmer. The midfielder received a pass from Noah Okafor, down the left, hit the ball hard from outside the area and hit the right corner of Gianluigi Donnarumma, scoring a great goal.

The Italian draw came in the 35th minute, with Di Lorenzo. After a rehearsed play in free kick, the lateral climbed up behind the opponents and headed into the back of the goal, equalizing the score for Roberto Mancini’s team.

The complementary step was not as inspired as the first. Italy had superior possession of the ball but did not create many clear scoring chances. However, the comeback triumph did not come close.

In additions, midfielder Jorginho wasted a penalty kick. Thus, the clash in Rome ended in a draw at 1-1.

Check out other results of this Friday’s European Qualifiers:

Moldova 0 x 2 Scotland
Andorra 1 x 4 Poland
Austria 4 x 2 Israel
Denmark 2 x 1 Faroe Islands
Hungary 4 x 0 San Marino
England 5 x 0 Albania
Northern Ireland 1 x 0 Lithuania