✅ Luxembourg-Italy | Official: calls on Palestra, Pio and Inacio 👀
Italy's national football team is set to begin a new chapter under interim head coach Silvio Baldini. Following their elimination from the World Cup playoffs, the Azzurri will play a friendly match against Luxembourg, featuring a squad primarily composed of Under-21 players. This match marks the first of two friendlies aimed at rebuilding the team's confidence and future prospects.
- ▪Silvio Baldini will coach Italy for the first time in a friendly against Luxembourg.
- ▪The squad includes several young talents, with Donnarumma and Pio Esposito as notable exceptions.
- ▪Italy aims to rebuild after missing the World Cup for the third consecutive time.
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