Bursa's Atatürk Sports Complex – a distinctive stadium renowned for its crocodile-shaped roof – will host Türkiye vs Italy on Monday 28 September, the Azzurri's second fixture in the fifth edition of the UEFA Nations League. Drawn in League A Group 1, Italy will begin their campaign against Belgium at Rome's Stadio Olimpico on Friday 25 September before travelling to Türkiye. The Azzurri will then head to France, where they face Les Bleus on Friday 2 October. Italy will conclude the first international window of the season on Monday 5 October by hosting Türkiye at Bologna's Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, before wrapping up their group campaign in November with their final two matches against France (12 November, venue to be confirmed) and Belgium (15 November, Brussels).

The top two teams in the group will qualify for the quarter-finals, while the fourth-placed side will be relegated to League B. The team finishing third will contest a promotion/relegation play-off against one of League B's runners-up to retain their place in League A. The quarter-finals and play-offs are scheduled for March 2027, with the tournament finals taking place in June 2027.
 

AZZURRI’S SCHEDULE IN GROUP A1

25 September 2026 (20.45 CEST): Italy vs. Belgium - Stadio Olimpico, Roma

28 September 2026 (20.45 CEST): Türkiye vs. Italy – Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, Bursa

2 October 2026 (20.45 CEST): France vs. Italy – Stade de France, Saint-Denis

5 October 2026 (20.45 CEST): Italy vs. Türkiye - Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, Bologna

12 November 2026 (20.45 CEST): Italy vs. France - TBC

15 November 2026 (20.45 CEST): Belgium vs. Italy - King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels