Johansson gives Sweden first-leg advantage

• Sweden explain one-goal advantage in World Cup play-off with Italy
• Jakob Johansson’s initial general idea valid a compare winner
• Second leg takes place during a Giuseppe Meazza in Milan on Monday

A second-half strike by Jakob Johansson gave Sweden a profitable 1-0 home win over Italy in a initial leg of their European section play-off for a 2018 FIFA World Cup Russiaâ„¢ on Friday evening.

In what was a tightly-contested event in Solna, Johansson came off a dais to measure his initial idea for his republic and acquire a Scandinavian republic a slim one-goal advantage forward of Monday’s wilful second leg in Milan.

The initial half during a Friends Arena saw chances combined during both ends, with Emil Forsberg carrying a few sights during a Italian goal, while Andrea Belotti went agonisingly tighten with a close-range header in a early stages.

Though a visitors done a improved start to a second half, it was Sweden that won a compare by Johansson only after a hour mark. From an Emil Krafth throw-in, a Swedish substitute’s shot took a large deflection off of Daniele De Rossi and wrong-footed Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon before anticipating a behind of a net.

Italy’s best possibility to equalize fell to Matteo Darmian, though his absolute strike come off a post, as Sweden hold on to explain victory.

Needing to overturn a one-goal total deficit, Italy will have to do so but a services of Marco Verratti, who will be dangling for Monday’s second leg after being requisitioned in a initial half of Thursday’s first-leg defeat.

1st general idea for Jakob Johansson

SWE 1-0 ITA with 20 mins left… pic.twitter.com/pYxkmo02a2

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