ROMA (ITALPRESS) – Waiting for the new federal president who will be elected on 22 June and therefore the choice of the new technical commissioner, Italy departed from the manager of the Under 21. The National Team will be back in a few less than two months, which on Wednesday 3 June (at 20.45) at the Stade de Luxembourg will face Luxembourg and on Sunday 7 June (at 20.45) will be staged at the Pankritio Stadium in Candia, on the island of Crete, for another friendly test with Greece.
Driving the blue on the occasion of the two races will be the technician of the Under-21 Silvio Baldini, who will be assisted by his staff. The Azzurri won 8 of the 9 matches played with Luxembourg: the only draw (1-1, goal of Marchisio and Chanot) in the friendly played on June 4, 2014 in Perugia, last test before the departure of the National Team for the Brazilian World Championship. There are 11, however, precedents with Greece (first time in Crete), with a balance of 7 wins for the blues, 3 draws and one defeat. The most recent comparison between the two nationals dates back to 12 October 2019, when at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, in front of 56,000 spectators, Italy stood for 2-0 with the networks of Jorginho and Bernardeschi, conquering with three days in advance the arithmetic qualification to the European Championship.
In September, with a new federal president who will take the place of Gravina and a new ct after the divorce with Gattuso and the failure to qualify for the World Championship, the National Team will begin its journey in the fifth edition of the Uefa Nations League. Joined Group 1 of the League A with France, Belgium and Turkey, Italy will make its debut in the tournament on Friday, September 25, hosting the Red Devils and then visiting on Monday, September 28 at Turkey and Friday, October 2 at France. The first seasonal window dedicated to the nationals, which will see Italy go down four times in the course of eleven days, will close on Monday 5 October with the home match with Turkey. In November the Azzurri will host France and will then fly to Belgium for the last meeting of the group.
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