The generational shift is finally happening for Italy, as for the first time they start five players born in this Millennium.

It kicks off on neutral turf at the Boszik Arena in Budapest at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

The Azzurri make several changes from the side that fought back from an early goal to beat France 3-1 in Paris on Friday evening.

New faces for Italy

Alessandro Buongiorno, Raoul Bellanova, Giacomo Raspadori and Moise Kean all step into the starting XI.

If we add in Samuele Ricci of Torino and Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali, who had also played against France, then there are now five players born from the year 2000 onwards in the line-up.

This has never happened before for Italy, so it is a new record for the Azzurri.

The ‘youngsters’ are Ricci, Raspadori, Tonali, Kean and Bellanova.

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