Italy - San Marino Friendly meeting Start: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Stadium: Carlo Castellani, Empoli

Italy - San Marino
Friendly meeting
Start: Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Stadium: Carlo Castellani, Empoli

Italy's team welcomes Emporio's neighbors from San Marino to a friendly meeting where the squadron will test several new players before the start of the World Cup qualifiers 2018 when they start against Liechtenstein on 11 June. Prior to qualifying, Italy will play another control against Uruguay on June 7.

San Marino can hardly be a measure or "sparring" partner in football. The team occupies the unbeatable 204th position in FIFA rankings and their latest appearances are usually catastrophic. The team is in a series of five consecutive losses in their World Cup qualifiers, allowing for a total of 23 goals this time.

Italy has a little more time to form the team that will be storming the World Cup 2018. Ventura has selected a relatively young team for this friendly match, his goal being to keep the main footballers to control Uruguay and fight against Liechtenstein. Among Ventura's choice are Atalanta striker Andrea Petanja and Sassuolo midfielder Matteo Politano who will try to draw attention to themselves.

The final match between Italy and San Marino ended with a clear victory for the "Azzurri" 4: 0. Expectations for the upcoming match are the same, the question is how much they will lose San Marino.