Friuli Venezia Giulia will be the region to host the Under-19 National Team’s Euro qualifying Elite Round fixtures between Wednesday 20 and Tuesday 26 March.

Italy, the reigning European U19 champions, progressed from the Qualifying Round in second behind Switzerland and will soon face Scotland (Wednesday 20 March at the Stadio Teghil in Lignano Sabbiadoro), the Czech Republic (Saturday 23 March at the Stadio Friuli in Udine) and Georgia (Tuesday 26 March, once again at the Stadio Teghil in Lignano Sabbiadoro) in the next stage of qualifying. At 14:30 CET on Wednesday 14 February, the Stadio Teghil will also stage the friendly between the Azzurrini and Austria (a game that will be streamed live on the FIGC website). The other matches in Italy’s Elite Round group will be played at the Stadio Giuseppe Morigi in Manzano. The team that finishes in first place will progress to the finals, which will take place between 15 and 28 July in Northern Ireland.

Friuli Venezia Giulia also hosted the U19s’ Elite Round matches six years ago, in March 2018. Back then, Paolo Nicolato’s side qualified for the final tournament, where they then lost out to Portugal in the final.

Group 5 schedule (20 to 26 March)

Matchday one (Wednesday 20 March)
ITALY vs. Scotland (Lignano Sabbiadoro – Stadio Teghil)
Czech Republic vs. Georgia (Manzano – Stadio Giuseppe Morigi)

Matchday two (Saturday 23 March)
ITALY vs. Czech Republic (Udine – Stadio Friuli)
Georgia vs. Scotland (Manzano – Stadio Giuseppe Morigi)

Matchday three (Tuesday 26 March)
ITALY vs. Georgia (Lignano Sabbiadoro – Stadio Teghil)
Czech Republic vs. Scotland (Manzano – Stadio Giuseppe Morigi)