Yesterday afternoon, the Poland vs. Italy fixture on Rai 3 caught the attention of Italian fans, with an average of 724,000 viewers over the 90 minutes with a 7.78% share, the highest of Silvio Baldini’s team’s first five games this season. The peak was at 966,000 viewers and a 9.91% share in the second half. Yesterday’s share also comes close to the audience record for a qualification game in the last decade (Serbia vs. Italy, 13 November 2017, Rai 2, 7.87% with 1,574,823 viewers).

 

Yesterday’s statistics highlight the growing trend in the new era of the Under-21s: the Azzurrini’s first five matches have amassed a total of 3,624,000 viewers. With an average share of 6.3%. This marks an increase compared to the first five games, all on Rai 2, in 2023-2025: +388,000 viewers (from 3,236,000, roughly +11%) and +1.5% share (from 5.1%)