5-0！ 3-2！ Spain is defeated Italy and Portugal compete for the U19 European Youth Championship

On July 14, Beijing time, the semifinals of the U19 European Youth Championship ended, Portugal defeated Norway 5-0, Italy beat Spain 3-2, and competed for the championship in the final!

A total of 8 teams participated in the U19 European Youth Championship, and the top two teams in the group directly advanced to the semi-finals. Portugal finished first in Group A and faced Norway, second in Group B, in the semi-finals, only to result in an 18-year-old Portuguese centre-out with two goals from Rodrigo Ribeiro, while Manchester City winger Carlos Borges and Benfica rising star Hugo Felix scored one goal each to win 5-0.

Spain finished first in Group B and faced Italy, second in Group A. Monza winger Vanato broke the deadlock for Italy in the 52nd minute and Spanish striker Barbera equalised in the 58th minute. In the 66th minute, Roma midfielder Pesili scored again, but in the 74th minute, Regonesi swung an own goal and Italy equalized both leads. It wasn't until the 85th minute that substitute Ripani scored the winner to give the Azzurri a 3-2 victory.

In this way, Italy and Portugal will play in the final and will compete for the title in the early hours of July 17, Beijing time. Historically, Portugal has won the Under-19 European Youth Championship four times, Italy three times, and England has won the most titles 11 times.