The Portuguese national roller hockey team reached the final of the Nations Cup this Saturday in Montreux, Switzerland, beating Italy 3-2 in a penalty shootout after a goalless game.
After a semi-final in which neither team managed to score in regulation or extra time, Joao Rodrigues and Gonçalo Alves twice gave Portugal a “lottery” lead, only to be canceled out by Alessandro Verona and Davide Banini.
From the 11th throw, Gonçalo Alves scored again, in contrast to Alessandro Verona, in the 12th, and thus the Quinas formation marked a meeting in the final with Argentina, while Italy will compete for bronze against France.
In the first semi-final, Argentina beat France 6–4, in a match in which they were never at a disadvantage and were level by one goal at half-time.
The Albi-Celestes goals were scored by Facundo Navarro (14 minutes), Lucas Ordonez (28, penalty and 45) and Gonzalo Romero “Nolito” (31, 38, penalty and 50 free kicks). , world title holders.
The Gauls, who beat Portugal 6-5 in the group stage, scored from Bruno di Benedetto (11 minutes, penalty), Roberto di Benedetto (32 and 49) and Remy Herman (39, penalty).
In the fifth to eighth classification games, Spain thrashed hosts Montreux 7-1 and Angola beat home team Switzerland 3-2 with goals from Andre Centeno, Afonso Sousa and Rafael Lourenço.
The Angolans will therefore compete for fifth place with the Spaniards, while the hosts and hosts will battle it out for last place.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
I am Michael Melvin, an experienced news writer with a passion for uncovering stories and bringing them to the public. I have been working in the news industry for over five years now, and my work has been published on multiple websites. As an author at 24 News Reporters, I cover world section of current events stories that are both informative and captivating to read.