Decisive game to stay in the league: Italy against Denmark today

After the matches against Norway and France, Italy was free of play on Monday. The “Azzurri” used the time to prepare as best as possible for their upcoming missions. With the last-minute win against the French - Gander scored the winning goal 52 seconds before the end of regular time - Coach Pokel's boys must have gained a lot of self-confidence.

However, the road to staying in the league is still long. The game against Denmark, which is on the Italians' World Cup program on Tuesday (15.45:0 p.m. CEST), could be decisive. The Danes have not yet won a game and are therefore at the bottom of Group A. At the start, coach Jan Karlsson's team lost 3-3 against Sweden, and in the second match they narrowly lost to the Norwegians 4-XNUMX. With a win against the red-whites, the blue team could take another important step towards staying in the league.

Diego Kostner: “We can do it” “It’s a very important, if not decisive, game,” says Diego Kostner. “We played a solid game against France. The defense worked well and we created a few good opportunities up front. Bellissimo also showed a strong performance. Maybe we made one or two mistakes too many. But in the end we deserved to win. A tough challenge awaits us in Denmark. They are strong and will start like the fire department right from the start. But if we play our usual game and work with concentration, we can do it,” said the striker from Val Gardena confidently.

Denmark under the microscope

The Danes have a top-class World Cup squad. Five players, namely Nicklas Jensen, Hannik Hansen, Mikkel Boedker, as well as defensemen Philipp Larsen and Oliver Lauridsen, earn their money in the NHL. Egger and Co. also have to be careful of striker Patrick Bjorkstrand from the KHL club Zagreb and Morten Green from the Schwenninger Wild Wings (DEL). The last time the two teams faced each other was at the 2012 World Cup in Stockholm. At that time, the “Azzurri” had the upper hand 4-3 after extra time. Giulio Scandella scored the decisive goal.

The Group A table:

1. Canada 7 points/3 games (10:7) 2. Norway 6/2 (7:3) 3. Sweden 5/2 (7:3) 4. France 5/3 (9:7) 5. Italy 3/2 (2:4) 6. Czech Republic 3/3 (9:10) 7. Slovakia 1/3 (6:12) 8. Denmark 0/2 (3:7)

The results so far and the further World Cup program of the “Azzurri”: May 10: Italy – Norway 0:3 May 11: Italy – France 2-1 May 13, 16:45 p.m. (local time/CEST -1): Denmark - Italy May 14, 16:45 p.m.: Czech Republic - Italy May 16, 16:45 p.m.: Italy - Canada May 17th, 20:45 p.m.: Italy - Slovakia May 19, 20:45 p.m.: Italy - Sweden

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Decisive game to stay in the league: Italy against Denmark today

After the last-minute win against France, the Azzurri will face Denmark, the current bottom of Group A, on Tuesday, who are still waiting for their first win. For the Pokel squad, this will probably be the last solvable task. “It's a crucial game. We have to win,” said Diego Kostner

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