Italy U21: Rossi (Pelizzoli 46); P Cannavaro
, Ferrari
(Lucchini 59), Zaccardo, Bellini (Castellini 46), Marchionni
, Brighi (possibly) (Blasi 46), Donati; Pirlo; Bonazzoli
(Iaquinta 53), Maccarone
France U21: Landreau (Gregorini 46); Boumsong, Brechet, Escude, Reveillere
(Sorlin 39), Pedretti (Sable 46), Berson, Armand (Frau 46), Meriem, Govou (D Cisse 46), Luyindula
Ref: Meyer (Ger)
Italy U21 2-3 France U21
Escude 13 (F), Luyindula 20, pen 32 (F), Pirlo pen 24 (I), Maccarone 77 (I)
......13 minutes from time Maccarone eventually broke through. Again combining with former Empoli teammate Marchionni, the hitman slid a low drive into the far corner. But it was not enough to snatch back a result from the well-organised Bleus.
France U21: Landreau (Gregorini 46); Boumsong, Brechet, Escude, Reveillere
(Sorlin 39), Pedretti (Sable 46), Berson, Armand (Frau 46), Meriem, Govou (D Cisse 46), Luyindula
Ref: Meyer (Ger)
Italy U21 2-3 France U21
Escude 13 (F), Luyindula 20, pen 32 (F), Pirlo pen 24 (I), Maccarone 77 (I)
......13 minutes from time Maccarone eventually broke through. Again combining with former Empoli teammate Marchionni, the hitman slid a low drive into the far corner. But it was not enough to snatch back a result from the well-organised Bleus.