Italy ended its training trip across the United States on Sunday with a win over Ecuador. Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur) makes his debut for the Italians in Harrison, who plays under eleven different names than he did on Thursday against Venezuela.
Matteo Retegui was the big man for the Italian side against the Venezuelans, but the Genoa striker started on the bench against Ecuador. National coach Luciano Spalletti even selected a completely new team. This means Lorenzo Pellegrini could start too. The Roma midfielder continued his good form and scored the opening goal within three minutes.
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In extra time of the second half, Nicolo Barella delivered the final blow. The Inter Milan midfielder capped off his first match as captain of the Italian team with a goal. When Ecuador was pressing, Barella doubled the lead to make the final score 0-2.
Vicario
Vicario finished his first international match with clean sheet. The 27-year-old goalkeeper, who had never played for an Italian representative team before today, replaced Gianluigi Donnarumma. The first choice was not under the bar for Italy for the first time since November 16, 2022.
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