Baseball: Italy beaten by Venezuela, the dream of the final fades. Trump exalts the winners…

Italy was defeated byVenezuelaby 4 to 2 in the semi-final ofWorld Baseball Classic 2026. On the diamond of ‘LoanDepot Park’ di Miamisold out, a wonderful adventure ended with a historic onefourth place entrando nel gotha del world baseball.

Venezuela’s initial advantage and comeback

The manager’s bluesFrancisco Cervellithey had started the match in the best way by taking a 2-0 lead in the second inning. After filling the bases in the sixth inning but not scoring any points, theItalian teamhe collected a deadly 3-0 partial in the seventh.

An unforgettable Classic for Italian baseball

For the Italy of baseball and the many grandchildren of the ‘paisà’ he will remain aUnforgettable classic con five wins in six matcheson all those onUnited Statesin the group stage (8-6) ePuerto Rico(8-6). The final of the sixth edition ofWBC sarà tra United States e Venezuela. For the Americans it will be the third consecutive final, for the Venezuelans the first.

Trump celebrates the winners

The American president Donald Trump he cheered Venezuela’s victory in baseball. “Wow! Venezuela defeated Italy tonight, 4-2, in the WBC semifinal,” he wrote on Truth. “They are doing really well. Good things are happening in Venezuela lately! I wonder what this magic is?”, he added. And then the gloss: “State #51, anyone?” in reference to Venezuela as the 51st state of the union.

The phases of the Italy-Venezuela match

The first inning ended 0-0, Italy took the lead in the second whenKeider Monteroforced a run with three bases on consecutive walks with a run ofZach Dezenzo. He climbed onto the Venezuelan pitching moundRicardo Sanchez. With the bases still loaded, the second point also came inJac Caglianone.

The home run and the comeback of the South Americans

The South Americans broke free in the top of the fourth inning: thehome run di Eugenio Suarez contro Aaron Nolabegan the comeback. At this point iVenezuelan fansthey made themselves heard and the decibels underwent a deadly surge.Avila da una parte e Lorenzenon the other there were the findings on the pitch from the fifth round.

After filling the bases in the sixth inning, theVenezuelatied the game in the seventh withRonald Acunabefore 3 to 2 ofMaikel Garcia. For the blueMichael Lorenzena very difficult moment also because the new validity ofLuis Arraezit earned the South American 4-2 (Venezuelan score 3-0).

Italy tried to hold on but could do nothing against itBazardo, Machado e Palenciawho showed off their throwing skills to the point of exceeding the speed of a ball100 miles per hour.

The blue heroes

For Italy, many satisfactions starting from the fact that it has become thefirst nationto have reached onesemifinal of the World Baseball Classic. The Azzurri veterans fromfive victoriesin as many matches during the tournament they had attracted attention with the ritual of sipping theespresso coffee dopo i home run.

What remains is the pride of an edition by a team that rewrote thenational baseball historylooking to tomorrow, first toEuropeansof next year and then dreamingLos Angeles 2028 dove lo hit-and-run sportwill return to being Olympic.

Places available forLA2028there are still three (2 for Europe): already qualified,United States(Host country),Dominican Republic e Venezuela(throughWBC 2026).