There were excellent viewing figures once again for Robetto Mancini's National Team. Last night's game against Malta, shown live on Rai 1, was seen by 6,468,000 people (30.8% of the share), making it the most watched TV programme in the evening.

Thursday's game against England was followed by 7,151,000 viewers with a share of 33.5%, while on the official Azzurri social media channels, there were also some outstanding numbers recorded: 550,000 views and 60.000 interactions for ‘Vivo Azzurro Live’, the pre-match build-up show hosted by Pierluigi Pardo, and for ‘Casa Azzurri Live’, the talk show with 'Gli Autogol' on air during the match.