The return of head coach Ruslan Rotan did not help either.
National team of Ukraine U-21 lost to peers Italy in test match 1:3.
The first half was left for the hosts – Lovato scored. After a break in the team of Ruslan Rotan, who returned to the ranks of the youth team after matches at the head of the national team, Kashchuk scored. The hero of the meeting was Lorenzo Colombo. The forward scored a double – in the 70th and 82nd minutes.
The meeting in Reggio di Calabria is the second friendly for the Ukrainian team in March. Earlier, the youth team in the control match minimally defeated Denmark – 3:2.
Recall that the Ukrainian national team U-21 got into group B at Euro 2023, where it will play with Romania, Croatia and Spain. The two best teams from each quartet will advance to the playoffs of the European Youth Championship.
- test match
Italy U-21 – Ukraine U-21 – 3:1 (1:0)
Goals: Lovato, 18, Colombo, 70, 82 – Kashchuk, 66
Source: Sportarena
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