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Published on 2024-03-26 11:37:27
Italy, the reigning European champion, concluded its American tour with a hard-fought 2-0 victory against Ecuador in a warm-up match for Euro 2024 on Sunday in Harrison, New Jersey.
Lorenzo Pellegrini opened the scoring in the 3rd minute with a 20-meter shot following a free kick deflected by the Ecuadorian wall. After the break, Italy struggled physically and was pushed around, but was never really threatened by an uninspired Ecuadorian team. In stoppage time, Nicolo Barella doubled the lead on a counterattack (90+4th minute).
Italian coach Luciano Spalletti, in line with his desire to conduct a thorough review of the squad, decided to change the entire team that started against Venezuela, narrowly defeated 2-1 on Thursday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Italy, who secured qualification for Euro 2024 in a hard-fought manner, will face Albania, Spain, and Croatia in the group stage of the German tournament.
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