GIROUD SCORES AND THEO PROVIDES ASSIST IN FRANCE WIN

Wednesday saw the final matches of the latest round of international fixtures take place, with various Rossoneri players involved.

Let’s start with yesterday’s friendlies. Giroud and Hernández both made goal contributions in France’s victory. Olivier momentarily made it 3-1 with a right-footed finish in the middle of the box, while Theo provided an assist for Les Bleus’ second of the evening. Meanwhile, Mike Maignan played for the full 90 minutes between the sticks. In the end, the French ran out 3-2 winners over Chile in Marseille. Tijjani Reijnders featured for an hour as the Netherlands lost 2-1 away to Germany. There was also playing time for Noah Okafor, who took to the pitch for the final quarter of an hour in Republic of Ireland 0-1 Switzerland in Dublin.

As for the competitive action, the Elite Round of Euro qualifying at U19 level is now over. Italy recorded a fantastic 5-0 victory over Georgia in Lignano Sabbiadoro, with Kevin Zeroli finding the net after a fine team move and Diego Sia (on his second appearance) both scoring and providing an assist. Meanwhile, Davide Bartesaghi played the entire match. Another Primavera player, Jan-Carlo Simić, came on as a second-half substitute in Serbia U19s’ 3-3 draw with Greece in Tábua.

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