The Azzurri will be back in action in just under two months, with Italy facing Luxembourg on Wednesday, 3 June 20:45 CEST at the Stade de Luxembourg, before taking on Greece on Sunday, 7 June 20:45 CEST at the Pankritio Stadium in Heraklion in Crete for another friendly.The Under-21 national team coach Silvio Baldini, assisted by his staff, will be in charge of the Azzurri for both matches.

HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS WITH LUXEMBOURG AND GREECE. Italy have won eight of the nine games played against Luxembourg: the only draw (1-1, goals from Marchisio and Chanot) was in the friendly on 4 June 2014 in Perugia, which was the final game before the national team left for the World Cup in Brazil. Italy have played Greece eleven times before (this will be the first in Crete), with a record of seven wins for the Azzurri, three draws, and one defeat. The most recent encounter between the two sides was back on 12 October 2019 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, in front of 56,000 spectators. Italy won that game 2-0 thanks to goals from Jorginho and Bernardeschi, securing qualification for the European Championship with three games to spare.

 

THE NATIONS LEAGUE. In September, the national team will begin their campaign in the fifth edition of the UEFA Nations League. Drawn in Group 1 of League A with France, Belgium, and Turkey, the Azzurri will make their debut in the competition on Friday, 25 September, hosting Belgium, before travelling on Monday, 28 September to face Turkey and on Friday, 2 October to play France. The first international window of the season, which will feature Italy playing four matches in the space of eleven days, will come to an end on Monday, 5 October, with a home fixture against Turkey. In November, the Azzurri will host France and then travel to Belgium for their final group match.