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European Under-17 Championship - Italy U17 vs Slovakia U17
Match Time: 24-05-2024 23:00 Friday (GMT+8)
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After suffering a group-stage exit in 2023, Italy are already well set to better that performance following a successful outing against Poland on Tuesday.
Inter Milan's Mattia Mosconi opened the scoring, before defender Andrea Natali was given his marching orders in the opening stages of the second period.
Despite being left a man-light, Italy still managed to double their advantage through Federico Coletta's 72nd-minute effort.
As a result of the 2-0 win, Massimiliano Favo's side have now gone five games without defeat since losing to France in a friendly earlier this year.
They will now turn their focus to Friday's fixture, where they will attempt to record a win that would secure them an eighth knockout-round appearance at the European Under-17 Championship.
Slovakia are featuring at the European Under-17 Championships after previously appearing at the tournament hosts in 2013.
On that occasion, Slovakia navigated their way through the group stage, before losing 2-0 in the semi-finals to Italy.
Eleven years later, they will be hoping for a better result as they look to claim their second win in tournament history.
They will enter the contest with a point to their name after they played out a goalless draw in Monday's clash with Sweden in Paralimni.
Slovakia can be pleased that they still have yet to lose a group game in European Under-17 Championships history, having seen their four group matches produce one win and three draws.
Prediction: Italy 2-0 Slovakia