Malmö, Sweden will play host to this long awaited IFAF European Championship gold games that come pit Team Sweden against Italy.

Team Sweden will try to defend their home ground and celebrate their first gold since 2005 in front of friends and family. Sweden defeated Finland semifinals to host today’s championship game. On the visitor side an extremely talented Italian the team looks to be writing history with its first IFAF European championship.

Leading the home team’s offensive is quarterback Phillip Juhlin. Juhlin played well against Finland in his last excursion two weeks ago and will target recipient Jacob Bergwall, Kevin Börzsei, and Mattias Gauthier. Kasper Wedberg and Timmy Göransson will share the load from the back field. Both players are fat runners who can take tough yards after contact. Eric Blomgren leads an experienced offensive line into this match against a well-trained Italian front seven.

Team Italy @ Sverige, 31 October, 12:30 CET (12:30 pm, 6:30 am ET)

Sweden the defense aims to include a stable of Italian hills working behind a great offensive line. ELF superstar Sebastian Gauthier will surely make an impact. The hard-hitting linebacker has a long history of playing for Sweden and comes after a fantastic season in the European League of Football. Gauthier fits in well Carlstad linebacker Mattias Eriksson one of the Swedish The best slopes in the super series. In the secondary, Nicholas Peterson and William James are two game securities that can change the game with a key turnover. On the line of scrimmage, Benjamin Egbudiwe is a great defensive tackle that can cause havoc in opposing backfields.

Team Sweden head coach BD Kennedy:

“Without a doubt it would be huge. This has been a long process and when this opportunity and idea was first shared with me by Robert Sundberg, our GM in the national team, the goal was that we would find this game. I was lucky to “I was part of the coaching staff when we won in 2005 and I know it’s an extremely special moment. At the same time, every time you get to represent your country in the sport you love to play, it’s a special moment.”

Davide Giuliano, head coach of Team Italy, leads their team onto the field as they look to win gold as visiting underdogs. Today’s championship game can write history, like Italy goes for their first IFAF European Gold. However, the team has not played together since 2019, after advancing to the championship game due to a covid-19-related loss in the semifinals in early August from kl. Team France.

Quarterback Luke Zahradka from Milan sailors will be below the center of Italian the national team once again. The veteran national team passer will have plenty of options as a skilled group of receivers will look for the ball, including Italian dish prominent Simone Alinovi and Milan teammates Stefano Di Tunisi and Jordan Bouah. Tight end Nick Diaco is also another goal to watch as the 6’4 athlete showed his toughness and versatility during a phenomenal season with Parma Panthers. Veterans Alessandro Malpeli Avalli and Mike Gentili will be in the running game. If Italian offensive line can keep their blocks, expect this talented offensive moves the ball well against a physical Swedish team.

American-Italian running back Gentili comments on the growth of his national team:

“For us, this is more than just a match – this is the last step in something we have been working towards since we won Group B in 2016. Every camp, every qualifier, every cancellation, amount of adversity that this team has overcome has already been incredible . It has brought us as close as a team and helped us drive towards this ultimate goal. We’ve been together since July, all working, all ready, all for this game. ”

A strong linebacking core headline Italian Defenses like Enzo Mensah, Nicholas Knoblauch, Nick Alfieri and Alex Ferrari are physical tacklers with speed, eager to represent their country again. In the trenches, Milan sailors captain Lorenzo Dalle Piagge needs a big game to help contain a talented group of Swedish defenders. In the secondary Guiseppe Della Vecchia, a veteran of Italian national team expects to influence from its security position along with German Football League master Cody Pastorino.

Sweden would love nothing better than hoisting the trophy in front of their fans Malmö. Even though you play at home, Sweden will need to beat a talented Italian team to complete their magic IFAF EM run. Expect both of these teams to play hard because they are hungry to take gold.

Watch the match live here. Team Italy @ Sverige, 31 October, 12:30 CET (12:30 pm, 6:30 am ET)

Team Sweden

Team Italy