😮‍💨 Two off the woodwork, wonder keeper, then Cisse sends Italy U21s wild 🇮🇹

😮‍💨 Two off the woodwork, wonder keeper, then Cisse sends Italy U21s wild 🇮🇹 Italy U21 beat Armenia 0-1 , and they did it in the most unbelievable way possible: just when it all seemed set for a 0-0 draw full of regret, Cisse in the 95th minute handed the Azzurrini a massive win in the European Championship qualifiers. Silvio Baldini’s side dominated for long stretches, creating chance after chance and running into a Davtyan in inspired form. Two shots off the crossbar, a missed penalty by Koleosho , and at least three crucial saves from the Armenian goalkeeper seemed to have condemned Italy to a bitter draw. Then, right at the death, came the moment that changed everything. 😱 Two crossbars, a missed penalty, and then... Cisse! Italy started with the right attitude and immediately tried to take control of the game. In the 17th minute came the first big chance: Koleosho picked out Fini perfectly, but all alone in front of Davtyan, he somehow headed wide. Shortly after, Armenia threatened at the other end against Palmisani , who pulled off a great save in the 23rd minute from Harutyunyan’s effort. But Italy kept creating: in the 31st minute, Ndour rose highest from a corner and sent the ball just inches wide of the post. The teams went into the break at 0-0, with the Azzurrini clearly looking more dangerous. Baldini tried to change things right away in the second half, bringing on Cisse, Lulli and Liberali , and Cisse immediately became one of the main figures in the match. In the 50th minute, Camarda tried an acrobatic effort, but Davtyan parried it away. Six minutes later, Cisse received the ball from Pisilli on the edge of the box and curled a right-footed shot that crashed off the top corner of the crossbar . The Milan player tried again shortly after with a thunderbolt from the edge of the area , but once again Davtyan came up huge and kept Armenia alive. Then in the 70th minute came another huge chance: from a free-kick, Comuzzo got his head to it, and the ball struck the crossbar yet again. The goal seemed cursed. And when Italy won a penalty in the 77th minute, it finally looked like their moment had come. Koleosho stepped up, but Davtyan saved that too and kept Armenia alive once more. 🤩 Cisse, the goal worth its weight in gold That brought the game into six minutes of stoppage time. Armenia held firm, Italy kept pushing, and time seemed all but up. Davtyan produced another miracle save from Cisse and then, in the 95th minute , came the play that changed the night. The Armenian keeper was brilliant at first in denying Cherubini’s close-range effort, but he could do nothing about Cisse’s left-footed finish, which flew into the top corner and sent the Italy bench into wild celebrations! Game, set, match. Italy came away with a win that had looked to be slipping away and kept their European qualifying campaign on track. Against Armenia, it was crucial not to lose ground , and the Azzurrini managed to do it in the most dramatic way possible. For Baldini and his players, all eyes now turn to Poland : after a night like this, Italy head into the final fixture with three hugely important points more and the knowledge that their fate is in their own hands. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.