The Turkish Diaspora: UEFA U-19 EURO, Matchday 2
Our scouting round-up of MD2 of the men's tournament in Northern Ireland.
Italy look like the clear favourites for this men’s UEFA U-19 EURO title. Read on to find out why, but to sum them up in three words: “they are stacked.”
Matchday 2 saw them introduce the prodigious Francesco Camarda to the fray, and he made an immediate impact with two goals despite playing three years up. These goals tag onto a summer in which he’s already won an U-17 EURO title as well as the Player of the Tournament award.
You can catch up on our MD1 round-up below, which focuses on the tremendous Simone Pafundi — another shining starlet of this Azzurini side.
Pafundi Perfetto: UEFA U-19 EURO, Matchday 1
After all the hullabaloo of EURO 2024 in Germany, we can now unwind with the lazily-paced men’s UEFA U-19 EURO in Northern Ireland. Eight teams play out four games across two days, with a rest in between each round. Perfect. This is the tournament that doesn’t quite fit into the increasingly relentless football calender. It’s mid-July start means clubs are reluctant to let their youngsters compete in it when they want, or need, them for their own pre-season. That means the squads we see aren’t quite as strong as they would be.
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But on with this show, as Stephen Ganavas walks you through its goings on.
In this MD2 round-up:
- Italy’s “stacked” team with exciting potentials
- Why clubs should sign Aaron Ciammaglichella
- The usually-dominant Spain flatter to deceive
- Another good set of Turkish disapora prospects
