U17 World Cup: Inacio and Reggiani lead Italy to semi-finals | OneFootball

While Mussa Kaba with the German national team and Mathis Albert with the USA squad were eliminated in the first knockout rounds, Samuele Inacio and Luca Reggiani are still flying the flag for Borussia Dortmund with Italy at the U17 World Cup in Qatar. On Friday, the two BVB talents advanced to the semifinals with the Squadra Azzurra after defeating Burkina Faso in the quarterfinals, and can now look forward to a neighborhood duel in the next round.

Burkina Faso, who had knocked out Germany, also made life difficult for Italy. While Reggiani and his colleagues kept things tight at the back in central defense, the Italian offense, with Inacio in the number ten role, struggled against the African opponents.

Golden Goal Eight Minutes Before the End

Just when everything seemed to be pointing toward a penalty shootout, substitute Thomas Campaniello managed to score the winning goal for Italy in the 82nd minute. The team then held onto their narrow lead until the final whistle—with Reggiani on the pitch, while Inacio was substituted in the 90th minute to run down the clock.

Italy will now face Austria in the first semifinal on Monday (kickoff: 2:30 p.m.). The Alpine nation also won 1-0 against Japan. In the second semifinal, Portugal and Brazil will face each other at 5 p.m.

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