Team Retornaz at the last stone: access to the semi-finals will be decided on Thursday morning against Switzerland

Team Retornaz all'ultima stone: l'accesso alle semifinali si deciderà giovedì mattina contro la Svizzera
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Team Retornaz at the last stone: access to the semi-finals will be decided on Thursday morning against Switzerland

At the European Championships in Helsingborg, curling Italy remains in the running after winning the extra end against the Netherlands.

A very suffered match, but with the 7-6 against the orange, Joel Retornaz and his companions immediately canceled the previous day's knockout, always remedied to the extra end against Denmark, making a small step towards the semifinals. The final commitment of the round robin will be the decisive one: if on Thursday morning, starting at 9.00 on the Swedish ice, the Blues will beat Switzerland, then they will be sure of the pass to play the medals. Otherwise, everything would depend on the results of the other meetings. Italy is currently second, on a par with Scotland and Switzerland, with 5 victories out of 8 games, behind undefeated Sweden and with a margin success on the trio formed by Germany, Norway and Denmark, all still in the running to return between the first four. The national women's team, back from 6 victories in the first 6 round robin matches, suffered a double defeat which, in group B, complicates their journey even if they are still leaders along with Turkey, which beat the Italians as well as the Italians. ''Hungary. The challenge of tomorrow (2 pm) against England is essential to play out the chances of promotion.
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