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ROME — Federico Chiesa scored two first-half goals and defending champion Italy beat North Macedonia 5-2 to gain a measure of revenge and move closer to qualifying for the European Championship. Italy now needs only a draw against Ukraine on Monday to secure a spot at next year's tournament in Germany. North Macedonia kept Italy from qualifying for last year's World Cup with a 1-0 playoff win over the Azzurri in Palermo. Matteo Darmian opened the scoring for Italy and Giacomo Raspadori scored a key goal in the 81st after substitute Jani Atanasov scored twice for North Macedonia. Stephan El Shaarawy added another for Italy in stoppage time.
