Pafundi, like Maradona at Maradona, puts the Italians in their first final with a 2-1 win against Korea
The wall and Duarte give Uruguay its third attempt to be champion with the 1-0 defeat of Israel
MADRID, 9 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The teams from Italy and Uruguay will meet on Sunday in the final of the U-20 World Cup being held in Argentina, after beating South Korea (2-1) and Israel (1-0) in the semifinals on Thursday.
The Italian team was the one who closed the decisive game, the first final in its history, with a spectacular goal from Simone Pafundi, a 17-year-old striker for Udinese. At the Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona in La Plata, Buenos Aires, the young Italian, left-handed and with the same 1.65 as ‘Pelusa’, jumped onto the field in the 82nd minute and in the 86th minute nailed a precious free kick to the squad .
This is how the pass for Italy was resolved, which after a third place and another fourth, will try to take its best tournament to the top. Casadei, Golden Boot of the World Cup at the moment with 7 goals, put the Italians ahead but Lee Seung-Won equalized with a penalty shortly after. In the second half, Korea had dangerous counters and Italy saw the rival goalkeeper take a ball almost inside.
In the previous semifinal, also at the Maradona de La Plata, Uruguay, twice runner-up, signed their fifth match of six without conceding and beat Israel with a goal from Anderson Duarte in the second half. The formula for Uruguayan success with Randall Rodríguez under the sticks, to reach the final.