Italy have qualified for EURO 2024 and will play four friendlies in the lead-up to the tournament, with suggestions that one of these could be played in the US against a South American team.
The Azzurri have secured their place in the competition, which will be held in Germany next summer, and are placed in a group including Spain, Croatia and Albania.
There will be two slots for pre-tournament friendlies, allowing these to be played in March 2024 and then just before kick-off on June 14.
Laut La Gazzetta dello Sport und Tuttomercatowebthe FIGC and coach Luciano Spalletti hope to make the opponents as tough as possible to serve as real tests for this relatively new squad, as the CT only replaced Roberto Mancini in September.
Possible opponents are Austria, Serbia, Hungary, Scotland and the Czech Republic.
Even more intriguing is the suggestion that Italy could play a friendly in the United States against a team from South America, as it would allow the federation to make a large sum of money with significantly more fans than they would likely get in Europe.
The dates for these games are expected to be between May 27th and June 10th, with the opening game of the tournament against Albania taking place in Dortmund on June 15th.
2023-12-05 20:19:10
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