Italy have didn’t qualify for the World Cup for the third time in a row after shedding on penalties to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday.
The match ended 1-1 in regular time, however Bosnia received 4-1 within the penalty shootout.
Italy began effectively and took the lead after a mistake by Bosnia goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj. Moise Kean took benefit of the error and scored calmly, making it his second purpose in two matches.
Bosnia responded strongly and stored pushing for an equaliser. Italy’s job turned more durable simply earlier than half-time when Alessandro Bastoni was despatched off after a foul, leaving the crew with ten gamers.
Within the second half, Italy tried to defend their lead, however Bosnia continued to assault. Their stress paid off within the 78th minute when Haris Tabaković scored to make it 1-1.
Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made a number of vital saves to maintain his crew within the recreation, however the match went to penalties.
Within the shootout, Italy missed key probabilities, hitting the crossbar and sending one effort over the bar, whereas Bosnia transformed their kicks with ease to seal the win.
The result’s one other main disappointment for Italy, as the previous world champions miss out on the World Cup as soon as once more.
