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UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification 2026Match Finished

Romania U17 vs Italy U17

31 Mar 2026 · 17:00 BST · Group Stage - 2

Romania U17

HOME
1:2HT 0–2

Italy U17

AWAY
⚽ Matei 85′
⚽ Fugazzola 26′⚽ Perillo 41′
Venue not suppliedReferee: Not suppliedRecorded clock 90′ + 6′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Italy U17 win 2–1

Match Finished in the group stage - 2 of the UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification. 3 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES1 – 2
HALF-TIME0 – 2
MATCH COVERAGE

Know what’s in the report

LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Romania U17Italy U17

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Romania U17

Formation not supplied

Coach N. Grigore

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Tudor CosaProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 2
    MateiProfile: Defender
    Normal Goal 85′Off 86′
  3. 4
    Andrei DăncușProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  4. 6
    PaulProfile: Defender
  5. 3
    Lóránd BenczeProfile: Attacker
    Off 46′
  6. 20
    TriponProfile: Midfielder
  7. 5
    CorlatProfile: Defender
  8. 8
    PrecupMatch position not supplied
  9. 11
    Răzvan MarinceanProfile: Attacker
    Off 80′
  10. 17
    BotaProfile: Midfielder
    Off 46′
  11. 10
    GoncearProfile: Midfielder
    Yellow Card 35′Off 75′

Substitutes8

  1. 12
    KroesMatch position not supplied
  2. 7
    MunteanProfile: Midfielder
    On 75′
  3. 9
    BodnarProfile: Attacker
    On 46′
  4. 14
    Claudiu StancuProfile: Defender
    On 46′
  5. 15
    PadureProfile: Midfielder
    On 80′
  6. 16
    ManailaMatch position not supplied
    On 86′
  7. 19
    MihaiMatch position not supplied
  8. 22
    AnghelProfile: Defender

Italy U17

Formation not supplied

Coach M. Favo

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 12
    LupoProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 2
    BonifaziProfile: Defender
    Off 87′
  3. 4
    DialloProfile: Defender
  4. 5
    VaraliProfile: Defender
  5. 3
    AlbiniProfile: Defender
    Yellow Card 32′Off 65′
  6. 15
    Gianluca Okon-EngstlerProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
  7. 8
    BiondiniProfile: Midfielder
  8. 17
    GasparelloProfile: Midfielder
    Off 77′
  9. 10
    CoriglianoProfile: Midfielder
    Yellow Card 65′Off 65′
  10. 11
    FugazzolaProfile: Midfielder
    Normal Goal 26′
  11. 9
    PerilloProfile: Attacker
    Normal Goal 41′Off 77′

Substitutes9

  1. 1
    GiarettaProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 6
    DonatoProfile: Defender
  3. 7
    LandiProfile: Attacker
    On 65′
  4. 13
    DattiloProfile: Defender
    On 65′
  5. 14
    PuricelliProfile: Defender
    On 87′
  6. 16
    BallarinProfile: Midfielder
    On 77′
  7. 19
    CasagrandeProfile: Attacker
    On 77′
  8. 21
    BernamonteMatch position not supplied
  9. 23
    FustiniProfile: Attacker
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalItaly U17

    Fugazzola

  2. Yellow CardItaly U17

    Albini

  3. Yellow CardRomania U17

    Goncear

  4. Normal GoalItaly U17

    Perillo

  5. SubstitutionRomania U17

    Off Bota On Bodnar

  6. SubstitutionRomania U17

    Off Lóránd Bencze On Claudiu Stancu

  7. Yellow CardItaly U17

    Corigliano

  8. SubstitutionItaly U17

    Off Corigliano On Landi

  9. SubstitutionItaly U17

    Off Albini On Dattilo

  10. SubstitutionRomania U17

    Off Goncear On Muntean

  11. SubstitutionItaly U17

    Off Gasparello On Ballarin

  12. SubstitutionItaly U17

    Off Perillo On Casagrande

  13. SubstitutionRomania U17

    Off Răzvan Marincean On Padure

  14. Normal GoalRomania U17

    Matei · Assist: Claudiu Stancu

  15. SubstitutionRomania U17

    Off Matei On Manaila

  16. SubstitutionItaly U17

    Off Bonifazi On Puricelli

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2026 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Romania U17

WPortugal U17 vs Romania U1728 Mar 2026 · Group Stage - 20 – 1WIceland U17 vs Romania U1725 Mar 2026 · Group Stage - 22 – 5WAzerbaijan U17 vs Romania U1714 Oct 2025 · Group Stage - 11 – 5DFrance U17 vs Romania U1711 Oct 2025 · Group Stage - 11 – 1DRomania U17 vs Israel U178 Oct 2025 · Group Stage - 11 – 1

Italy U17

WIceland U17 vs Italy U1728 Mar 2026 · Group Stage - 20 – 4WItaly U17 vs Portugal U1725 Mar 2026 · Group Stage - 23 – 2WUkraine U17 vs Italy U177 Oct 2025 · Group Stage - 11 – 2LItaly U17 vs Montenegro U174 Oct 2025 · Group Stage - 11 – 2WItaly U17 vs Estonia U171 Oct 2025 · Group Stage - 18 – 1
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 4 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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