Controversy erupts after Italy's European qualification, Ukraine accuses UEFA: Ceferin's dream came true!

The moment of the penalty claimed by Ukraine

Italy has cut a ticket to the European Championship in Germany amid many difficulties. In the last group game against Ukraine, the "Axurri" definitely needed a point, as the defeat qualified the opponents and fortunately for Spaletti's men, the challenge ended with the result 0-0.

Due to the war, Ukraine, which was playing host, played this match in Leverkusen, Germany. The first half spoke more for Italy, who were left in the mud by coach Mancini in these qualifiers, but failed to achieve.

Ukraine chose to do it at the end of the game and in overtime there was great controversy. Cristante made a questionable tackle inside the area and Ukraine insisted on a penalty, but the referee didn't even see it in VAR.

In the end, this episode, which could leave Italy out of the European Championship, left a lot of disappointment among the Ukrainians. A sports daily even writes that "Ceferin's dream came true", as earlier the president of UEFA had stated that "Italy's European qualification is very important".

After eight group games, Italy moved up to second place on 14 points, the same as third-placed Ukraine, but qualified thanks to victory in Milan in the head-to-head. (A2 Televizion)