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Italy end Uzbekistan's run

Italy end Uzbekistan's run

Doha: Uzbekistan's FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025 campaign to an end following a 3-2 defeat to Italy in their Round of 16 tie on Tuesday.
It was a heartbreaking end for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup™ Saudi Arabia 2025 champions, who fought back from going a goal behind but had to concede to Italy's superiority.
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European champions Italy got off to fast start and were rewarded in the 19th minute with Thomas Campaniello putting them ahead.

Italy protected the lead till the 56th minute but Uzbekistan were not to be denied the equaliser, drawing level through Amirkhon Murodov.
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The European side, however, turned on the power and hit twice in quick succession through Campaniello's header (68th) and Idrissa Dauda Amihere's low drive (70th) to dampen Uzbekistan's hopes.
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The Central Asian side were down to 10 players in the 89th minute following Asilbek Aliev's red card but refused to throw in the towel and reduced the deficit through Azizbek Erimbetov in the fourth minute of time added on.

Italy will meet Burkina Faso in the quarter-finals.

Photos: FIFA via Getty Images

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