With 83 days until the Italy National team’s debut at the Euros, their journey continues with a 2-0 win over Ecuador in the second of two friendlies in the USA. After winning the first challenge against Venezuela, decided by a brace from Mateo Retegui, the Azzurri repeated the result against a stronger opponent who is 31st in the FIFA Ranking and who we faced on our last trip to America 19 years ago (1-1 result).

At the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, only a few kilometres from New York, Italy was renewed compared to Thursday (11 changes to the starting line-up) but set up the same as against the Vinotinto in a 3-4-2-1. Pellegrini opened the scoring right away with a great goal, the lead was deserved and almost doubled before suffering in the second half when the South Americans brought out their physicality.