U17 World Cup: Inacio and Reggiani take Italy to quarter-finals | OneFootball

For Mussa Kaba with the German squad and Mathis Albert with the USA, the U17 World Cup in Qatar ended as early as the round of 16. However, with Samuele Inacio and Luca Reggiani, two players are still flying the flag for Borussia Dortmund and have now advanced two steps further than their eliminated club teammates. With a 3-2 victory over Uzbekistan, the duo, together with the Italian team, reached the quarterfinals today, Tuesday.

Italy took the lead through Thomas Campaniello in the 19th minute, but conceded the equalizer to Amirkhon Muradov in the 56th minute. Once again, Campaniello and Dauda Amihere, with a quick double strike in the 68th and 70th minutes, put the Squadra Azzurra back on track. The goal to make it 2-3 by Aziz Erimbetov in the fourth minute of stoppage time for the Uzbeks—who were already down a man after Asilbek Aliev was sent off for violent conduct—only made Italy nervous for a brief moment before their progression was secured.

Reggiani Named Player of the Match

Reggiani in central defense and Inacio in the number ten position were on the field for the entire match. While Inacio was unable to add to his impressive tally of four goals and two assists in the tournament so far, this time it was his Dortmund defensive colleague who became one of the decisive factors. For a flawless performance in the Italian back line, Reggiani was officially named Player of the Match.

Italy will now continue on Friday with the quarterfinal against Burkina Faso—the team that knocked out Germany and managed to prevail in a purely African duel against Uganda in the round of 16 after a penalty shootout.

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