Italy’s Under-21 side fought back for a 1-1 draw away to France, as Christian Capone cancelled out a Moussa Dembele opener.
Coach Gigi Di Biagio completed the season with the final friendly before their summer break.
There were several new faces on show, plus familiar Serie A names Manuel Locatelli and Davide Calabria of Milan, Lazio midfielder Alessandro Murgia and Benevento winger Vittorio Parigini.
Italy’s Under-21 side fought back for a 1-1 draw away to France, as Christian Capone cancelled out a Moussa Dembele opener.
Coach Gigi Di Biagio completed the season with the final friendly before their summer break.
There were several new faces on show, plus familiar Serie A names Manuel Locatelli and Davide Calabria of Milan, Lazio midfielder Alessandro Murgia and Benevento winger Vittorio Parigini.
It took just 12 minutes for France to break through, as Calabria’s marking left something to be desired, allowing Celtic hitman Dembele to nod in a cross from the right.
Parigini and Federico Bonazzoli had chances, while debutant goalkeeper Novara goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipò performed important saves on Dembele.
Gianluca Scamacca stung the French shot-stopper’s gloves, though supersub Capone found the equaliser within 20 seconds of stepping off the bench.
The Pescara striker, owned by Atalanta, curled a marvellous right-foot strike into the top corner.
Ex-Genoa midfielder Oliver Ntcham almost snatched the winner late on, but blasted just over the bar.
France 1-1 Italy
Dembele 12 (F), Capone 78 (I)
France U21: Bernardoni; Rosier, Gelin, Gnagnon, Niakhaté; Tousart, Aouar (Ntcham 73), Nkunku (Lopez 64), Bamba (Del Castillo 80); Grandsir (Karamoh 67), Dembelé (Terrier 64)
Italy U21: Montipò; Calabria (Adjapong 61), Luperto, Mancini, Dimarco (Pezzella 61); Murgia, Locatelli, Valzania; Verde (Scamacca 46), Bonazzoli (Capone 76), Parigini (Brignola 76)