Italy U21 vs Belgium U21
World • Friendlies - Group Stage • 2026 • Group Stage
Italy U2116 November 2026
Belgium U21
Match information
- Country
- World
- Competition
- Friendlies - Group Stage
- Season
- 2026
- Stage
- Group Stage
- Date
- 16 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Stadio Olimpico, Roma
Clubs
Italy U21
- Founded
- 1898
- Country
- Italy
- Stadium
- Stadio Olimpico
- City
- Roma
- Capacity
- 82 656
- Surface
- grass
Belgium U21
- Founded
- 1895
- Country
- Belgium
- Stadium
- Stade Roi Baudouin
- City
- Brussel
- Capacity
- 50 093
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
Italy U21WWWWW
Belgium U21WLWWD
Head-to-head
- 22 June 2019 • UEFA U21 Championship - Group Stage • Belgium U21 1 : 3 Italy U21 (Half-time 0 : 1)
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Italy U21
- Silvio Baldini
- Belgium U21
- Gill Toby Todor Swerts
Missing players
Italy U21
- 7Aaron Ciammaglichella - injured
Squad - Italy U21
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 |  Lapo Siviero | 19 |
| 1 |  Lorenzo Palmisani | 22 |
| 12 |  Diego Mascardi | 20 |
| 12 |  Lorenzo Torriani | 21 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 |  Adam Bakoune | 20 |
| 3 |  Cristian Cama | 19 |
| 4 |  Christian Corradi | 21 |
| 4 |  Cristian Chiarodia Fabio | 21 |
| 5 |  Wisdom Amey | 21 |
| 6 |  Gabriele Calvani | 22 |
| 6 | Giacomo Stabile | 21 |
| 13 |  Niccolo Fortini | 20 |
| 15 |  Pietro Comuzzo | 21 |
| 19 |  Brando Moruzzi | 22 |
| 19 |  Gabriele Guarino | 22 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 2 |  Costantino Favasuli | 22 |
| 4 |  Fabio Rispoli | 20 |
| 5 |  Luca Lipani | 21 |
| 7 |  Aaron Ciammaglichella injured | 21 |
| 8 |  Mattia Mannini | 20 |
| 9 |  Alvin Okoro | 21 |
| 10 |  Cher Ndour | 22 |
| 16 |  Giacomo Faticanti | 22 |
| 18 |  Kevin Zeroli | 21 |
| 21 |  Federico Cassa | 20 |
| 21 |  Niccolo Pisilli | 22 |
| 23 | Alessandro Di Nunzio | 19 |
| Gabriele Alesi | 22 | |
| Forwards | ||
| 7 |  Dominic Vavassori | 20 |
| 7 |  Luigi Cherubini | 22 |
| 9 |  Francesco Camarda | 18 |
| 9 |  Matteo Lavelli | 19 |
| 11 | Emanuele Rao | 20 |
| 11 |  Luca Koleosho | 22 |
| 17 |  Seydou Fini | 20 |
| 20 |  Alphadjo Cisse | 19 |
| 20 |  Patrick Nuamah | 20 |
Squad - Belgium U21
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 |  M. Epolo | 20 |
| 12 |  K. Peersman | 21 |
| 55 |  M. Delavallée | 21 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 |  K. Sabbe | 20 |
| 3 |  J. Spileers | 20 |
| 5 |  M. Dams | 21 |
| 6 |  J. Mokio | 17 |
| 6 |  M. Smets | 21 |
| 13 |  N. Martens | 21 |
| 15 |  V. Burlet | 20 |
| 17 |  L. Noubi | 20 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 8 |  M. Delorge | 21 |
| 16 |  J. Nonge | 20 |
| 20 |  A. Vermeeren | 20 |
| 29 |  M. Stroeykens | 21 |
| Forwards | ||
| 7 |  T. Degreef | 20 |
| 9 |  N. Bassette | 21 |
| 10 |  S. Mbangula | 21 |
| 18 |  M. Servais | 21 |
| 19 |  K. Furo | 18 |
| 22 |  R. Bounida | 19 |
| 32 |  N. Adedeji-Sternberg | 20 |
| 76 |  L. Stassin | 21 |
Head-to-head
Last 1 meetings
Italy U21 wins1
Draws0
Belgium U21 wins0
- Goals: Italy U21
- 3 (3.0)
- Goals: Belgium U21
- 1 (1.0)
- Goals per match
- 4.0
- Both teams scored
- 1 / 1
- Over 2.5 goals
- 1 / 1
Results
- 22 June 2019 • UEFA U21 Championship - Group Stage • Belgium U21 1 : 3 Italy U21 (Half-time 0 : 1)
Form: last 10 matches
| Italy U21 | Belgium U21 | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 9-0-1 | 6-2-2 |
| Scored (per match) | 31 (3.1) | 18 (1.8) |
| Conceded (per match) | 6 (0.6) | 4 (0.4) |
| Clean sheets | 6 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 4 / 10 | 2 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 7 / 10 | 3 / 10 |
Recent form - Italy U21
- W5 October 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Italy U21 6 : 2 Poland U21 (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W1 October 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Armenia U21 0 : 1 Italy U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W8 June 2026 • Friendlies • Italy U21 1 : 0 Albania U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W31 March 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Sweden U21 0 : 4 Italy U21 (Half-time 0 : 2)
- W26 March 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Italy U21 4 : 0 North Macedonia U21 (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W18 November 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Montenegro U21 1 : 4 Italy U21 (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L14 November 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Poland U21 2 : 1 Italy U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W14 October 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Italy U21 5 : 1 Armenia U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W10 October 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Italy U21 4 : 0 Sweden U21 (Half-time 3 : 0)
- W9 September 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • N. Macedonia U21 0 : 1 Italy U21 (Half-time 0 : 1)
Recent form - Belgium U21
- D6 October 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Denmark U21 0 : 0 Belgium U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W29 September 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Belgium U21 1 : 0 Wales U21 (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W24 September 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Belgium U21 1 : 0 Belarus U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L30 March 2026 • Friendlies • Netherlands U21 2 : 1 Belgium U21 (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W27 March 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Belgium U21 1 : 0 Austria U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L14 November 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Austria U21 1 : 0 Belgium U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W14 October 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Belgium U21 2 : 0 Denmark U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W10 October 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Wales U21 0 : 7 Belgium U21 (Half-time 0 : 2)
- D4 September 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Belarus U21 1 : 1 Belgium U21 (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W23 March 2025 • Friendlies • Belgium U21 4 : 0 Andorra U21 (Half-time 1 : 0)