Italy U20s’ Elite League campaign finished with a 3-0 victory away to Türkiye at Pendik Stadyumu in Istanbul. The Azzurrini, who won the last three tournaments, have temporarily moved up to second place with 13 points, one behind table-toppers England (who play Portugal tomorrow).

Italy took a 34th-minute lead through Inter midfielder Thomas Berenbruch. In the second half, Fiorentina attacker Maat Daniel Caprini (50’) and Monza talent Kevin Zeroli (91’) also found the net.

“We must commend these lads because they went into this game after a long journey and only one training session, and that was in the snow,” said Head Coach Bernardo Corradi. “It wasn’t easy to win in such a clear manner, so we should enjoy this win, which brings a very formative experience for the players to an end.”

Thanks to this victory, the Azzurrini have surpassed Germany (in third with twelve points), who will play tomorrow (17:00 CET) against Czechia in Teplice and on Monday (15:30 CET PM) against Portugal in Potsdam.

Under-20 Elite League 2024/2025

Results

05/09/2024 - Czechia 1-2 Italy
05/09/2024 - Romania 2-3 Germany
06/09/2024 - Türkiye 1-1 England
09/09/2024 - Portugal 2-1 Poland
10/09/2024 - Italy 0-3 Germany
10/09/2024 - Czechia 0-0 Türkiye
10/09/2024 - England 2-0 Romania
10/10/2024 - Czechia 0-1 Romania
10/10/2024 - Italy 1-2 England
10/10/2024 - Türkiye 1-2 Portugal
11/10/2024 - Germany 3-1 Poland
14/10/2024 - Portugal 1-1 Italy
14/10/2024 - England 3-0 Czechia
15/10/2024 - Poland 4-2 Türkiye
14/11/2024 - Romania 1-1 Portugal
15/11/2024 - Poland 2-3 Italy
18/11/2024 - Portugal 1-1 Czechia
19/11/2024 - Italy 4-1 Romania
19/11/2024 - Poland 1-1 England
19/11/2024 - Türkiye 0-2 Germany
20/03/2025 - Türkiye 0-3 Italy

Upcoming matches

21/03/2025 - Portugal vs. England
21/03/2025 - Czechia vs. Germany
21/03/2025 - Poland vs. Romania
24/03/2025 - Germany vs. Portugal
25/03/2025 - Romania vs. Türkiye
25/03/2025 - Poland vs. Czechia

Table: England 14*, Italy 13**, Germany 12, Portugal 9, Poland 4, Romania 4, Czechia 2, Türkiye 2.

*one more match played.
**two more matches played.