The Azzurre finish the first round of the UEFA Women's Nations League with a game against Spain on Friday 1 December at 21:30 CET at the Pasaron Stadium in Pontevedra, and then against Switzerland on Tuesday 5 December at 18:30 CET at the Ennio Tardini Stadium in Parma. Let's look at the previous meetings between the sides and the history of the venues.

SPAIN. Italy haven't beaten Spain since 2002 in Pozoblanco, Andalusia. In the last 21 years, there have been 5 matches, with 3 defeats and 2 draws. In general, the record is still in favour of Italy due to a number of victories between the 70s and 2000s: 10 wins and 2 draws between 1971 and 2002. The growth of the women's game was impressive, building up to winning the World Cup in August. The total tally counts 11 Italian victories, 4 draws and 3 Spanish successes.

SWITZERLAND. Switzerland are the side Italy have faced on the most occasions. The Azzurre recorded eleven consecutive wins against the Swiss between 1985 and 2003 before extending this tally to 13 (plus two draws) by the end of 2010 thanks to two victories in the play-offs for the 2011 World Cup. In the last 13 years, there have been four wins apiece. Italy won 1-0 in Thun and St. Gallen in the last two meetings, but the last encounter on Italian soil saw the Swiss run out 2-1 winners in Palermo in November 2021.

The Azzurre are set to play for the second time at the Tardini in Parma after their 7-0 victory over Lithuania in 2022 in World Cup qualifying (Caruso and Bergamaschi (x2), Cernoia, Sabatino and Bonetti got on the scoresheet).