Armenia facing Italy in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiersSeptember 5, 2019 - 10:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia are confronting Italy in a match within the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying tournament on Thursday, September 5. The Italian team currently top Group J with 12 points, while Armenia sit in the third spot with 6 points. Tickets for the fixture have long sold out, with UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin also set to attend the game in Yerevan. The country's Football Federation released a statement earlier, urging match-goers to get to the stadium at least one hour before kickoff. Armenia will be enhanced by midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan who has just joined Roma. The second leg match will be held on November 18. Mkhitaryan left Arsenal on Monday before the European transfer window closed after Roma made a deadline-day move for him. The Serie A side have paid a loan fee of £2.75 million to sign the 30-year-old for the season as part of a deal that has no obligation to buy clause. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |