Italy, fresh from winning bronze at the recent U17 World Cup, begin the new year with a loss at the Ciudad del Fútbol against Spain, who scored through Pedro Rodríguez.
Italy lost against their Spanish peers at the Ciudad del Fútbol: Christian Imga scored in the first half and Jorge Domínguez in the second. The rematch is on Thursday (12:00, live on Vivo Azzurro TV)
The Azzurrini beat Slovenia thanks to a goal from Luca Muzzi Moraes, son of Artur, the former Roma and Siena goalkeeper. The second friendly will be played on Thursday 11:00 CET, at Novarello again.
The newly crowned African champions have moved up seven places to twelfth, with runners-up of the AFCON, Morocco, in eights (+3). Spain remain in top spot, ahead of Argentina and France.
The Azzurre will begin their journey towards the 2027 World Cup by playing at the ‘Granillo’ for the first time. Four days later, they will return to the ‘Menti’, which is set to host Italy for the third time.
Fortea’s early second-half goal proved decisive. Watching from the stands were Federal Vice President Umberto Calcagno and Under-21 coach Silvio Baldini
Italy, fresh from winning bronze at the recent U17 World Cup, begin the new year with a loss at the Ciudad del Fútbol against Spain, who scored through Pedro Rodríguez.
Italy lost against their Spanish peers at the Ciudad del Fútbol: Christian Imga scored in the first half and Jorge Domínguez in the second. The rematch is on Thursday (12:00, live on Vivo Azzurro TV)
