It will be Sassuolo’s Enzo Ricci stadium to host the Under 20s Elite League match against Portugal on Tuesday 21 November at 14:00 CEST. The two teams will face each other 4 months after the U19 Euro final in Malta where the Azzurrini were crowned champions of Europe. It will be the 4th time in the history of the Italy Under 20 squad that they play in Sassuolo: the last time was in November last year, a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic thanks to goals from Ambrosino and Cassano.

It’s 10 times, however, that Italy U20s have played Portugal: the record counts 4 Azzurrini wins, 3 draws, and 3 wins for Portugal. The last meeting, again part of the Elite League, was won 2-1 by Italy in September 2022 thanks to goals from Cesare Casadei and Cristian Volpato, the latter now plays for Sassuolo.

ITALY vs. POLAND. Meanwhile, the excitement is growing for the game between Italy and Poland Under 20s scheduled for Friday at 18:00 CEST (live on figc.it) at the Nicola Ceravolo stadium in Catanzaro. The game will be free to attend with a ticket downloadable at the bottom of the page. The pre-match press conference will take place tomorrow, Thursday 12 at 11:30 CEST, in the headquarters of the Comitato Regionale Calabria. In attendance, the Vice Mayor of Catanzaro, Giuseppina Iemma, the president of CR Calabria and vice president of the LND, Saverio Mirarchi, the Italu Under 20s coach, Alberto Bollini, Head of the Delegation, Evaristo Beccalosi, and footballer Luis Hasa.