Tomorrow, at 12, the challenge to Switzerland in the quarterfinals. First goal for Andrea Borgo with the Senior national team
Switzerland will be the opponent of Italy in the quarterfinals of the senior male hockey men’s European European. The blue formation lost 2-1 against France on the third and final day of group A of the continental event in progress in Paredes, Portugal. Second defeat for the Azzurri, protagonists of a balanced race with several occasions created. To close in front of everyone in the grouping was Spain, according to France and Portugal last in the ranking. From tomorrow the start of the direct elimination phase with the challenges crossed between the two groups of the European Championship: the Swiss, seconds in group B, will compete for the boys of Bertolucci the opportunity to hit the semifinal. Starting whistle at 12 Italian time (11 Portuguese).
Italy presents itself with Giulio Cocco among the ten: the player under Trissino, who had accused a muscle problem during the challenge with Portugal, underwent an ultrasound that did not highlight injuries. Inflammation to the adductors for the blue captain who can be available to the coach Alessandro Bertolucci. The Tuscan coach was unable to count on Alessandro Factin: European finished for the player of the Amatori Wasken Lodi, who underwent an extension of the Ilio-Psoas muscle and cannot be available in the final phase of the competition.
Italy starts well in the encounter with several occasions created but the transalpine goalkeeper Tom Savreux denied the joy of the goal to the Azzurri. At an altitude of 6.53, Anthony Da Costa, athlete of the Noisy Le Grand who capitalized the assist of Carlo Di Benedetto, unlock the meeting. At 23.13 the Borgo Su Rouze foul, the penalty shot beaten by Carlo Di Benedetto slamages on the pole and Malagoli kicks off to the counterattack that leads to the 1-1 signed by Borgo on assist from Alberto Pozzato. First center with the Senior national team for the Vicenza player.
In the second half Italy does not materialize the direct shot after the tenth and fifteenth foul as a French team (errors of Comrade and Borgo) while Roberto Di Benedetto, at an altitude of 19.02, signs with a shot from distance the seal that pierces Mattia Verona (debut to the European Championship in the Senior national team for Versilian). In the race final Alessandro Bertolucci inserted the fifth movement player but it was not enough to find the same.
The program of the quarterfinals, in addition to Italy-Switzerland, is completed by France-Germany, Spain-Austria and Portugal-Gararra.
The whole European 2025 of Paredes will be possible to follow him on World Skate Europe TV, at the address https://europe.worldskate.tv. Italy’s games will be broadcast on World Skate Europe TV and commented by Francesco Ferrari
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Scoreboard
France-Italy = 2-1 (1-1, 1-0)
France: Savreux, by Benedetto B, Rouze, Da Costa, Di Benedetto C (C) – by Benedetto R, Herman, Turluer, Vankammelbecke, Chamberell – Coach: Lopes
Italy: Sgaria, Pozzato, Verona A, Gavioli, Borgo – Malagoli, Comrade, Ipinazar, Cocco (C), Verona N – Coach: Bertolucci
MARKERS: 1st time: 6’53 “Da Costa (Fra), 23’25” Borgo (ITA) 2nd time: 19’02 “by Benedetto R (Fra)
Expulsions: 2nd time: 21’19 “Verona (2 ′) (ITA)
Referees: Diaz (Spa), Sanchez (Spa)
Alberto Pozzato and Andrea Borgo – Credit Photo: World Skate Europe
Francesco Comrade – Credit Photo: World Skate Europe
Italian national presentation Paredes 2025 (PDF)
The called up of the Italian Senior National Senior national team:
Goalkeepers: Bruno Sgaria (Hockey Trissino), Mattia Verona (Hockey Bassano 1954), Stefano Zampoli (Hockey Trissino)
Center/wing: Giulio Cocco (Hockey Trissino), Francesco Comrade (Amatori Wasken Lodi), Davide Gavioli (Hockey Trissino), Francisco Ipinazar (HC Forte dei Marmi)
Centro/Punta: Andrea Borgo (HC Forte dei Marmi), Alessandro Factin (Amatori Wasken Lodi), Alberto Pozzato (Hockey Bassano 1954), Alessandro Verona (Sporting CP)
Road to Paredes 2025
7-14 August 2025-First meeting | Recoaro Terme (VI)
18-19 August 2025-Second gathering | Recoaro Terme (VI)
20-25 August 2025-Goldencat | Cerdanyola (Spain)
28-29 August 2025-Third gathering | Recoaro Terme (VI)
1-7 September 2025-European Senior Male | Paredes (Portugal)
56th Male European WSE Championship – Paredes 2025 (integral direct http://europe.worldskate.tv)
3rd day – September 3, 2025
15:00 – Austria x Andorra = 2-7
17:30-Switzerland x Germany = 3-3
20:00-France x Italy = 2-1
22:45 – Spain for Portugal
Ranking group A: Spain 6 points, France 6 points, Italy 3 points, Portugal 0 points (Spain and Portugal one race less)
Ranking Girone B: Andorra 7 points, Switzerland 3 points, Germany 2 points, Austria 2 points
Final quarter – September 4, 2025
12:00 – QF3 – Italy x Switzerland
16:00 – QF2 – France x Germany
19:00 – QF1 – Spain X Austria
21:45 – QF4 – Portugal X Andorra
Semifinals – September 5, 2025
12:00 – SF4 – Loser QF2 X Loser QF3
16:00 – SF3 – Loser QF1 X Loser QF4
19:00 – SF2 – Winning QF2 X winner QF3
22:45 – sf1 – winner QF1 x winner QF4
Finals – 6 September 2025
12:00-Final 7-8 place-loser SF3 x loser SF4
16:00-Final 5-6 place-winner SF3 X winner SF4
19:00-Final 3-4 place-loser sf1 x loser sf2
22:15-Final 1-2 place-winner SF1 X winner SF2
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