72 hours after the 2-0 win in their opening European Championship clash against Poland, the National Under 17s are back in action this afternoon (17:00 CEST, live on Rai Play and UEFA TV) at the Dasaki Achnas Stadium against Slovakia in their second Group C fixture. The Azzurrini, with a win, would go through automatically to the quarter-finals with a game to spare.

"We don't make calculations," specified haed caoch, Massimiliano Favo, "and we never have done. Our only objective, even in friendlies, is to win without, though, going against who we are. We have a precise philosophy, outlined by our youth national teams coordinator (Maurizio Viscidi, ed.), and we are keen to follow it, as we have done up to now."

After facing Slovakia, Italy will then take on Sweden at the Paralimni Municipal Stadium Tasos Markou on Monday 27 May (17:00 CEST).

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Group stage

Group A: Cyprus, Ukraine, Serbia, Czechia.
Group B: Denmark, Austria, Croatia, Wales.
Group C: ITALY, Sweden, Slovakia, Poland.
Group D: France, Portugal, Spain, England.

Group C schedule

Matchday 1 (Tuesday 21 May)

Slovakia 0-0 Sweden
ITALY 2-0 Poland

Matchday 2 (Thursday 24 May)

17:00 CEST: ITALY vs. Slovakia, Dasaki Achnas Stadium in Dasaki
17:00 CEST: Sweden vs. Poland, AEK Arena in Larnaca

Matchday 3 (Monday 27 May)

17:00 CEST: Sweden vs. ITALY, Paralimni Municipal Stadium Tasos Markou in Paralimni
17:00 CEST: Poland vs. Slovakia, Dasaki Achnas Stadium in Dasaki

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals (Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 May)

Semi-finals (Sunday 2 June)

Final (Wednesday 5 June)