Venezuela will face Team USA in the World Baseball Classic final, after it beat Italy at loanDepot Park in Miami tonight. With both teams aiming to reach a first WBC championship game, it was Italy who took a 2-0 lead after J.

Team Italy made its deepest run in the World Baseball Classic this month, and Northville product Dante Nori was a big reason why.

Lifted by a three-run seventh inning, Team Venezuela defeated Team Italy, 4-2, in the WBC semifinal at Miami. Undefeated (5-0) entering Monday night, surprising Team Italy had handed Team USA its only loss on the way to this unanticipated run to the WBC semifinal.

Italy jumped out to a big lead and stopped a late Puerto Rico comeback for an 8-3 win to reach the WBC semifinals

Phillies starter Aaron Nola will start for Italy against Venezuela in the WBC semifinals to face USA in the finals. Here's how to watch.

Cervelli’s remarks came after Italy’s 4-2 loss to Venezuela on Monday night, which ended the program’s first run to a WBC semifinal. The Azzurri had emerged as one of the tournament’s biggest surprises, opening with a 5-0 record and defeating the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico along the way.

Venezuela outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. made a critical single in their semifinals match against Italy in the World Baseball Classic.

Jorge Posada is on the Team Italy coaching staff at the World Baseball Classic with former teammate Francisco Cervelli.