Match Report
In the standings it was Italy U21 16th on 5 points, Croatia U21 11th on 7 — separated by 2. Recent form flatters Croatia U21's table spot — 6th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th. Per game in the league, Italy U21 were scoring 2 and conceding 0.67, Croatia U21 2 and 1.75, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
Croatia U21 had won four straight, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
Stadio Olimpico in Romagnano Sesia staged the fixture, a ground that holds 72,698.


