Italy’s Under-21s were held to a 1-1 draw by Serbia, but remain top of their qualifying section for Euro 2017.
Bordeaux right-back Milan Gajic opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark with a powerful effort from outside the box.
The Azzurrini went into half-time 1-0 down, but levelled proceedings on 53 minutes when Alberto Cerri converted a penalty.
The result leaves Luigi Di Biagio’s side top of Group 2, five points clear of Slovenia having played a game more.
Italy’s Under-21s were held to a 1-1 draw by Serbia, but remain top of their qualifying section for Euro 2017.
Bordeaux right-back Milan Gajic opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark with a powerful effort from outside the box.
The Azzurrini went into half-time 1-0 down, but levelled proceedings on 53 minutes when Alberto Cerri converted a penalty.
The result leaves Luigi Di Biagio’s side top of Group 2, five points clear of Slovenia having played a game more.
Italy only have to beat Andorra on Tuesday in La Spezia to secure their place in the Under-21 European Championships.
Italy Under-21s 1-1 Serbia Under 21s
Gajic 33 (S) Cerri pen 53 (I)
Italy Under-21s: Cragno; Conti, Caldara, Romagnoli, Murru; Verre, Cataldi, Mazzitelli, Benassi; Rosseti, Cerri
Serbia Under-21s: V. Milinkovic-Savic; Gajic, Veljkovic, Lazic, Antonic; Maksimovic, Grujic; Meleg, S. Milinkovic-Savic, Gacinovic; Cavric