Mission Impossible 4: Finland is the next hurdle

Although Italy is at the bottom of Group B with 0 points and the worst goal difference, the Blue Team has performed well so far: the Azzurri gave Germany four goals, and against Latvia there was hope of getting a point until the last minute. Only against Norway did Italy not exploit its full potential and surrendered to its fate more or less defenseless. As difficult as those games were, the bar will be raised many times over on Thursday when the Azzurri face Finland. The Scandinavians have seven points after two wins against the USA and Norway and a surprising defeat after a penalty shootout against Kazakhstan. A win against the Azzurri is firmly planned so that there are no doubts about participation in the quarter-finals. To make this work, the Finns rely on super talent Anton Lundell. The 19-year-old was selected at number XNUMX in the NHL draft last year, is considered a future star and has already scored two goals in his first three World Cup games. His Italian counterpart in terms of tournament performances so far is undoubtedly Justin Fazio. The HCB goalie is playing a very strong World Cup despite conceding nine goals against Germany. Trivellato and Gander before a comeback The Italian-Canadian is supposed to drive the strong and technically skilled Finns to despair and thus keep his team in the game. However, it would be presumptuous to think of success against an overwhelming opponent - even if it were With Alex Trivellato and Markus Gander, two mainstays will most likely return to the lineup. However, defender Thomas Larkin, goalkeeper Jake Smith and coach Greg Ireland are still corona-positive, which makes participation in the World Cup increasingly unlikely. The game against Finland starts on Thursday at 19.15 p.m. and will be played by SportNews accompanied in the live ticker. The table: Pos Country Games Points 1. Germany 3 9 2. Latvia 3 7 3. Finland 3 7 4. USA 3 6 5. Kazakhstan 3 4 6. Norway 3 3 7. Canada 3 0 8. Italy 3 0

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Mission Impossible 4: Finland is the next hurdle

Italy is, in a sense, making its own film at the Ice Hockey World Championships in Riga, Latvia. On Thursday, Daniel Frank & Co. have the fourth “impossible task” on their hands when they meet the reigning world champions.

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