Perfect Italy advance with Serbia
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
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Federico Bonazzoli weighed in with four goals in five days as Italy took maximum points from Group 9, dispatching second-placed Serbia 3-1 on the final day of qualifying.
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• Italy and hosts Serbia both win first two matches to qualify for elite round
• Alessandro Pane's side score nine goals in opening two games, Serbia five: neither concede
• Italy striker Federico Bonazzoli hits hat-trick in 6-0 triumph over San Marino
• Serbia squeeze past Armenia, Nemanja Radonjić netting the winner on the stroke of half-time
• Armenia end on positive note, sending two unanswered goals past San Marino
• Italy finish top with nine points, sweeping aside Serbia 3-1 on final day
Elite round draw: 3 December