U23 representatives, the March 2026 wrap-up

U23s Nerazzurri on International Duty – Tuesday 31 March

While Javison Idele started for Itqaly U19s in their 1-1 draw with Turkey, Federico Steffanoni was an unused substitute instead. The result proved enough for the Azzurrini to punch their ticket to the UEFA U19 EURO finals, set to be held in Wales from June 28 to July 11.

Albert Navarro also celebrated qualification with Spain U19s, who cruised to a 3-0 win over the Netherlands. The Nerazzurri centreback came on in the 78th minute as La Roja wrapped up a comfortable victory and secured their place in the final tournament.

Slovenia U21s also got their job done with a 2-0 win against Norway. Relja Obrić, however, was an unused substitute on the night.

All matches and results

UEFA Under-21 European Championship Qualifiers

Relja OBRIĆ - Slovenia U21

• March 27 in Sarajevo: Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-0 Slovenia | Obrić played the full match
• March 31 in Ptuj: Slovenia 2-0 Norway | Obrić was an unused sub

UEFA Under-19 European Championship Qualifiers

Javison IDELE & Federico STEFFANONI - Italy U19

• March 25 in Catanzaro: Italy 3-0 Hungary | Idele played the full match, Steffanoni was an unused substitute
• March 28 in Cosenza: Italy 3-0 Slovakia | Idele played the opening 76 minutes and was replaced by Steffanoni
• March 31 in Catanzaro: Italy 1-1 Turkey | Idele played the whole game, Steffanoni was an unused substitute

Albert NAVARRO - Spain U19

• March 25 in Benidorm: Spain 4-0 Slovenia | Navarro came on in the 83rd minute
• March 28 in Benidorm: Spain 4-0 Finland | Navarro played the whole game
• March 31 in Benidorm: Spain 3-0 Netherlands | Navarro made a substitute appearance on 78 minutes

Friendlies

Federico CASSA, Lorenzo RICCIO & Dominic VAVASSORI - Italy U20

• March 27 in Riano: Italy 3-3 England | Vavassori played the full match and scored a goal, Cassa came on in the 59th minute, Riccio did not feature