Italy beat Portugal, Azzurrini a step away from the semi-finals
(WorldNews Italy)

The Under-19 National Team are now a step away from a place in the European Championship semi-finals. The Azzurrini beat Portugal 3-2 to notch up a second consecutive win that sees them go top of the group ahead of Portugal and Norway who are both on three points. Sunday`s match against Norway will prove decisive after they beat Finland 3-2 today. Italy would only go out should they lose by a two-goal margin with Portugal also beating Finland. The Azzurrini put in a great effort as they battled for 90 minutes, showing courage and determination while they never lost sight of the goal at hand. Despite going down to ten men after nine minutes, Portugal continued to fight until the end. They...