What a shock for Italy, what a knockout of the European champion. What a victory for North Macedonia! With a blasting volley by Aleksandar Trajkovski in the first minute of overtime, Blagoje Milevski’s team shocked the Azzuri at the Renzo Barbera Stadium and scheduled the final with Portugal in Porto on March 29. Italy will not be at the World Cup for the second time in a row, and the Macedonians will be looking for a new miracle against the Portuguese – 0:1 (0:1).The Italians are left to cry out loud. They pressed the opponent during the entire match, while the Macedonians defended in an organized manner. They did not threaten much, they needed a special moment, an extraordinary move, and it was made by the Al Feihe striker. Too much space was left in front of Trajkovski, who shot brilliantly from a distance of 20 meters and hit the lower right corner of the helpless Donnarumma. By the way, Trajkovski wore the Palermo jersey for four years, and he knew every part of this field. For him, this was obviously the home field.‼️ H I S T Ó R I C O ‼️Italia ha perdido un partido de clasificación para la Copa del Mundo EN CASA por PRIMERA VEZ.Sólo quedan DOS selecciones invictas como locales en las Eliminatorias.🇪🇸 ESPAÑA (51-10-0)🇧🇷 BRASIL (49-12-0)ABRO DIRECTO YA:https://t.co/A8bGVl7VD7— MisterChip (Alexis) (@2010MisterChip) March 24, 2022 Roberto Mancini’s unlucky team ended the match with 32 shots on goal, but only five were on target. The Macedonians hit the frame twice, and the other one pushed the Azure into a complete abyss. Italy besieged Macedonia’s goal throughout the game, but in the second half, they began to seriously drown in their own helplessness. Blagoje Milevski’s men were under a lot of pressure, but they gained self-confidence as time went on, and the cooperation in defense worked better and better.1 – Italy won’t take part to the World Cup in two successive editions for the first time ever. Void.#ItaliaMacedonia— OptaPaolo 🏆 (@OptaPaolo) March 24, 2022 Mancini left Berardi on the field until the very end of the match, but he looked like he did not want to score. In the 54th minute, he shot near the goalpost, four minutes later he hit the crossbar, and in the 63rd minute, his shot was blocked by the dedicated Macedonian national team. After that, Mancini paired him with his teammate from Sassuolo, Gianluca Raspadori, but nothing happened. The Macedonians will enjoy a spectacular victory tonight, but they do not have much time to relax. In five days, an even better opponent is waiting for them in Porto, who gained confidence tonight after the celebration over Turkey. However, no one should underestimate Macedonia anymore.
