{"id":15634,"date":"2025-07-23T01:05:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T05:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/23\/italy-shatters-his-dream-just-one-minute-into-the-game\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T01:05:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T05:05:29","slug":"italy-shatters-his-dream-just-one-minute-into-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/23\/italy-shatters-his-dream-just-one-minute-into-the-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy Shatters His Dream Just One Minute into the Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\"><span class=\"timestamp\">Christmas 22, 2025, 07:39 PM ET<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Italian coach Andrea Songsing found solace amid his disappointment after his team came agonizingly close to the Euro 2025 final.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It stings, but we should take pride in our accomplishments,&#8221; he expressed to the press. &#8220;Not making it to the final serves as motivation; being just a minute away is also a source of encouragement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Pick<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2025\/0722\/r1522314_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2025\/0722\/r1522308_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Italian midfielder Sofia Cantre shared with Reuters that the team&#8217;s performance highlights their strength and development.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve built something remarkable. It&#8217;s disappointing now, but we believe in our potential,&#8221; Cantore remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Italy last reached the Women&#8217;s European Championship final in 1997.<\/p>\n<p>The team seemed poised to relive that moment when Juventus midfielder Barbara Bonancy celebrated scoring in the 33rd minute at Starde des Geneva, prompting Italian fans to cheer and wave &#8220;I&#8217;m back to Rome&#8221; signs.<\/p>\n<p>However, England&#8217;s 19-year-old substitute Michelle Aggieman had different plans, equalizing in the 96th minute, leading to Chloe Kelly&#8217;s decisive goal that dashed Italian hopes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are many regrets. We were just a minute and a half from our dreams. Sadly, fatigue from the final took its toll,&#8221; Elena Linari shared with Italian broadcaster Rai.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m proud of the team. It&#8217;s a bittersweet night,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Cantre expressed hope for continued fan support, emphasizing its importance for the team&#8217;s momentum.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fans need to stay close to us; they help us recognize our current strengths,&#8221; she stated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Fan Take:<\/strong> This news is crucial for soccer fans as it highlights Italy\u2019s potential resurgence in women&#8217;s soccer, suggesting that the team is on the brink of greatness. A strong showing like this can inspire future generations and elevate the sport&#8217;s profile, especially in countries where women&#8217;s soccer is still emerging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas 22, 2025, 07:39 PM ET Italian coach Andrea Songsing found solace amid his disappointment after his team came agonizingly close to the Euro 2025 final. &#8220;It stings, but we should take pride in our accomplishments,&#8221; he expressed to the press. &#8220;Not making it to the final serves as motivation; being just a minute away [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[681,40,300,169,3149,46,3825,45],"class_list":{"0":"post-15634","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-dream","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-game","11":"tag-italy","12":"tag-minute","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-shatters","15":"tag-soccer"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}