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India U-17 football team to play friendly against Italy on May 19

India U-17 football team is all set to face European giants Italy on Friday (May 19) in Arezzo, Itay.

By PTI

New Delhi, May 16: India colts will lock horns with Italy on Friday, in what will be another tough test, as a part of its preparation for the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup. The match will be held in Arezzo.

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Luis Norton de Matos' side lost 1-2 to Sporting Lisbon in the last match of its exposure trip to Europe on May 10.

India U-17 football team (Image courtesy: Indian football team Twitter handle)

Sporting Lisbon created a few chances towards the end of the game but the Indian defenders saw off the danger to keep the scoreline unchanged.

Before that, the India team went down 0-3 to Portuguese club SL Benfica in a friendly match in Lisbon.

The Indians had claimed a 2-2 draw against the same club on April 27.

Spanish and Barcelona legend Carles Puyol was in the Capital on Monday (May 15) to launch the ticket sales for the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be played in India from October 6-28.

PTI

Story first published: Thursday, August 3, 2017, 8:06 [IST]
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